SOMOS New York

On January 24, Assemblyman Felix W. Ortiz, Chairman of the New York State Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force  and the Executive Members of the New York State Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force welcome guest speakers Mr. Jaime Torres (President Obama’s appointee for Regional Director -Region II of the U.S Dept of Health and Human Services), and Mr. Dennis Romero (President Obama’s appointee for Regional Administrator -Region II of SAMHSA) with Mr. Roger B. Adler (former Chair of the NYS Bar Association/ Criminal Justice Section) to have a discussion on the federal 2012 health initiatives.

Below are some of the pictures and the video of the task force meeting (Please visit our Facebook page for more pictures: www.facebook.com/somosnewyork)

Mrs. Dennis Romero addresses the task force members:

Mr. Jaime Torres presents to the members of the task force the 2012 federal health initiatives

Mr. Roger B. Adler discuss his proposal “Second Chance” which provide ex-offenders a second chance to rebuild life.

Please see below for the full video of this meeting: