RYASAP (Public allies)

Description

Description:
Public Allies is a leadership development program that aims to advance diverse young leaders to strengthen communities, nonprofits and civic participation. Through our core program, Public Allies advances the skills, networks and experience of diverse young leaders as they strengthen communities, nonprofits and civic participation. Public Allies selects our communities' most promising young leaders, ages 18-30, who commit to a rigorous and rewarding ten-month program of full-time, paid apprenticeships in community organizations, team service projects and weekly leadership training. Currently (2006-2007) program year), we have a class of twenty Allies, placed at twenty different nonprofit organizations in Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven.