FYLPRO's Tayo Summer 2025 Fellowship Program: Application Now Open

/

The Filipino Young Leaders Program (FYLPRO)’s Tayo is looking for its sixth cohort of dynamic content creators and youth leaders who want to focus their talents to support wellness, health equity, and advocacy for the Filipino American community. 

In October 2020, FYLPRO launched a web help desk, “Tayo” designed for seniors, unemployed individuals, and front line workers with information to make decisions to safeguard their health and well being during the pandemic. Firmly believing that we are the agents of change, and the custodians of our own community, FYLPRO mobilized experts, content creators, and service providers in the areas of medicine and medical research, mental health, government assistance and response, transportation, and social services to provide credible, timely, and community-specific information.       

Since the Fall of 2020, previous FYLPRO Tayo Fellows collectively engaged in the following projects:

  • Researched and authored over 500+ articles on Tayohelp.com website

  • Developed assets and executed social media campaigns on Tayo’s multiple platforms, including latest Kain Na Tayo heart health campaign. 

  • Produced a range of short to long-form culturally-relevant videos 

  • Conducted environmental scan of Filipino American organizations and initiatives in the Greater Los Angeles area

  • Conducted interviews to identify needs of Filipino Americans during COVID-19

  • Produced interactive community event, “Together sa Tayo” to bring together Filipino Americans during COVID-19

  • Presented/contributed to national conferences and conversations such as:

    • White House Youth Updated Vaccine Roundtable with the Second Gentleman

    • National Council on Mental Wellbeing’s Annual Conference

    • American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo

    • Asian American Research Center on Health (ARCH) 2022 Mentored Research Symposium

    • NYU Health Disparities Symposium

    • FYLPRO 10 Year Anniversary Program

  • Supported Tayo COVID-19 Vaccine Survey Design & Webinar Dissemination Efforts

  • Curated a viral dance video and Tik Tok series for the Department of Health & Human Services’ #WeCanDoThis Campaign

  • Curated COVID-19 PSAs for the Filipino community in English & Tagalog

  • Trained as wellness coaches for the AAPI community through the National AAPI Mental Health Association

  • Trained in Junkipedia data misinformation monitoring through Civic Listening Corps

  • Organized vaccine clinics in Arkansas, Hawaii, Texas, and Florida

  • Participated in leadership sessions with FYLPRO alumni, discussing topics such as:

    • Combating Misinformation with Leezel Tanglao

    • Self-Care is Community Care with Krystle Canare & TJ Simba-Medel

    • Navigating the Workplace as a Pinay with Anna Marie Cruz, Lauren Lalicon, Ryann Tanap, Jessica Velasco

    • Graduate School: The Decision, Application & Lessons Learned with Melissa Dargan, Brian Tajo, Christal Simanski, Earl Valencia

    • Leveraging Your Community Experience in the Job-Search Process with Frederick Docdocil and Philjay Solar 

      Achieving Whole Health as Mental Health Leaders with Christine Melendres, Ryan Dalusag, Ryann Tanap    
                                                                                                   

Join Us To Support Tayo’s Ongoing Initiatives!

This summer, Filipino Young Leaders Program (FYLPRO) Tayo unit is seeking its sixth cohort of fellows to join the ongoing operations of Tayo in the following areas: 

  • Research & Programs

  • Editorial

  • Nonprofit Development

  • Engagement & Activations

  • Social Media and Digital Strategy

  • Data & Technology

Fellows will choose an area in which they are interested and are welcome to take on tasks in more than one area. 

The fellowship program will run from June 1 - August 31, 2025. The fellowship program is primarily virtual with optional opportunities to attend in-person events (ex. conferences, health fairs, festivals, etc) based on interest, location, and availability. We are unable to offer monetary compensation at the moment, but please see the below list of other benefits this position offers. 

About the Role

As a Tayo Fellow, your goal will be to create relevant information to help Filipino Americans safeguard their health, well being, and economic security. You will play a vital role alongside Tayo team members to advance Tayo’s various initiatives. 

On a weekly basis you will:

  1. Collaborate with Tayo team members on various tasks including, but not limited to:

    1. Public health research

    2. Grant writing and research

    3. Social media content creation

    4. Design graphics 

    5. Data visualization 

    6. Editorial content creation for the Tayo website 

  2. Attend a weekly 1.5 hour Tayo coordination meeting on Sundays from 3:30pm-5:00pmET/2:30pm-4pmCT/1:30pm-3pmMT/12:30pm-2pmPT/10:30am-1pmPT

  3. Attend bi-weekly 1:1 supervisor check-in

  4. Estimated 3-5 hours per week

Desired Qualifications

  • Interest in Filipino and  Filipino American community organizing, public health research, and advocacy 

  • Interest in content creation and generating accessible, easy to understand material

  • Ability to write for Limited English proficiency populations

  • Journalism and communications experience is a plus 

  • Leadership experience in a Filipino or pan-Asian group is a plus

  • Policy or public health research experience is a plus

How might you benefit from participating?

As a Filipino youth leader, you have a passion for community organizing, representation, and advocacy for the Filipino American community You have an interest in deepening your knowledge by working directly with professionals in the fields of Medicine and Medical Research; Mental Health; Government Assistance; Law and Policy; Data Misinformation; Journalism/Media; Marketing.  You will have, through FYLPRO, a network of young Filipino professionals who are well positioned in their respective fields, and want to help you navigate your career, by connecting you with mentors, and advocates for you.

In addition, other benefits will include: sponsorship to membership of a professional association of your choice, opportunity to publish and write for the FYLPRO website and contribute to the final published article of project findings. 

You will also have an opportunity to connect with FYLPRO’s membership which includes a network of Filipinos who are leaders in their respective fields.  You can learn more about the FYLPRO COVID response team here: http://fylpro.org/covidresponseteam/

For students at education institutions, we would be happy to sponsor field study units.  Please consult with your academic advisor prior to applying for this program, to see if it qualifies for units at your institution of learning.

Questions?

Contact Krystle Canare and TJ Simba-Medel, FYLPRO Tayo Co-Fellowship Directors (tayofellowship@fylpro.org)

How to Apply

Due 4/1/2025 at 11:59pm (Local Time)
Application Form  

/ /

Contributed