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Dear Colleagues,

Here is some information on the Wellstone Fellowship on Health Care

Advocacy....thought you might be interested in checking it out either

for yourself or for your staff and colleagues.

I hope that you find this to be helpful. Bobbi

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Bobbi Ryder

CEO

National Center for Farmworker Health

1770 FM 967

Buda, TX 78610

512-312-5453 (direct)

512-312-5451 (Assistant, Carolyn Love)

512.312.2600 (fax)

http://www.ncfh.org

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For more information visit

http://www.familiesusa.org/site/PageServer?pagename==Wellstone_Fellowship_index & JServSessionIda002==5tlj926kq1.app12d

Families USA is proud to announce the creation of the Wellstone

Fellowship for Social Justice to honor the late Senator D. Wellstone of

Minnesota. Throughout his Senate career, Wellstone built a reputation

as an advocate for social justice and as an outspoken champion for those who

lacked a voice in the national arena. The Wellstone Fellowship provides a

unique opportunity to honor Senator Wellstone's memory by promoting equity

in health care.

The Wellstone Fellowship is a year-long, full-time, salaried

position that will begin in September 2004. The fellow will be engaged in

health care advocacy work in Families USA's office in Washington, D.C.,

where he or she will learn about Medicare, Medicaid, efforts to achieve

universal coverage, and other important health policy issues. Specifically,

the fellow will be engaged in Families USA's outreach to and mobilization of

communities of color. Through this work, the fellow will also learn about

conducting health care campaigns, and part of his or her time will be spent

working with state-based health care advocacy organizations.

The deadline for applications is February 6, 2004.

The ideal candidate will have an interest in social justice work

and working with communities or color. Additionally, we are looking for an

individual who displays the potential to continue to contribute to social

justice work after their year of hands-on experience as a fellow. There is

no bias in favor of any academic discipline, though we prefer that the

fellow have a college degree as of September 2004.

Please forward this announcement to others who would be

interested in this opportunity.

For more information about the Wellstone Fellowship, contact Rosenblatt at 202-628-3030 or at internship@...

Description

The Wellstone Fellow will be engaged in Families USA's outreach to, and mobilization of, communities of color. The fellowship is designed to give an individual both a national and a local perspective on social justice work. Therefore, the fellow will work in the Families USA office in Washington, D.C., where he or she will learn about Medicare, Medicaid, efforts to achieve universal coverage, and other important health policy issues. At the same time, the Wellstone Fellow will learn about conducting health care campaigns with our network of grassroots advocates and organizations. Part of the Fellow's time will be spent working with state-based health care advocacy organizations.

The fellowship will last one year, from September 2004 through August 2005. Fellows will be paid an annual stipend (mid-$30s) and will receive excellent health care benefits.

Qualifications

Candidates seeking consideration for the Wellstone Fellowship must display the potential to contribute to social justice work following their year of hands-on experience as a fellow. The individual must demonstrate an interest in health care and grassroots organizing. Preference will be given to applicants who have experience in, or demonstrate an interest in, working with communities of color. There is no bias in favor of any specific academic discipline. Candidates with a college degree are preferred.

Selection Process

A fellowship selection committee will screen applications for the Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice. Selections will be based upon the merits of the applications and resumes received, including relevant experience and written communication skills. Finalists will be contacted for personal interviews within one month of the application deadline. The final decision will be made by the third week of May 2004.

The Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice

Application Form

(Deadline: February 6, 2004)

(Please type or print)

Name:

Address:

Permanent Address (if different from above):

Phone Number (current):

Phone Number (permanent):

E-Mail:

Education (please list all colleges and universities attended, beginning with your most recent enrollment.):

Institution:

Degree/Major:

Institution:

Degree/Major:

Institution:

Degree/Major:

Other Languages (specify level of fluency, both oral and written):

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