Technical and Training. Referral services are provided to appropriate state, local and private agencies. Technical assistance and training is provided to community-based organizations whose clients include members of the Hispanic community. Funding may be approved for ongoing projects as well as for new, innovative projects addressing the needs of the Latino community. Participating college students are required to attend weekly sessions that comprise the Latino Leaders Fellowship Institute which was established to prepare, motivate and empower Latinos for leadership positions in public service.
Colleges contact the program coordinator for student application procedures.
Interested sponsoring public agencies or private entities should contact the program and indicate interest in providing a challenging project for a Hispanic college intern. A research fellowship program has been established in cooperation with the Center for Urban Strategic Community Leadership, Rutgers University. The Center's goal is to play an active role in policy development regarding the fastest growing minority group in the State of New Jersey. This will be achieved by recruiting the best and brightest young Latino scholars to assist in identifying trends and issues to address. Upcoming reports are second edition of Status Report on Hispanic Initiatives published August 1993, serves to highlight the current services that are being provided by the State of New Jersey and as a point of departure for more in-depth research for future policy recommendations to examine whether state services are meeting the Latino community's social, economic and political needs.