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The Community Service Society of New York has a history of program and service innovation that has led to improving the quality of life of low-income New Yorkers. Dating back to our predecessor organization’s helping the New York City Board of Health establish child health clinics in 1909 to our creating the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) in 1966, now the nation’s largest such program, CSS has been at the forefront of identifying needs, creating replicable demonstration projects, and, once tested, launching full scale projects. Our legacy of innovation continues today with programs aimed at improving the financial literacy of low-income New Yorkers, assisting the children and families of the incarcerated, providing in-class reading instruction by senior volunteers to elementary school children, and engaging senior volunteers in life affirming service projects that enhance the quality of life of our city. Recognizing the importance of work to long-term security and well-being, CSS has also launched a program to provide wrap-around support services to young adults seeking to transition to viable employment.
CSS also serves as a resource to help New Yorkers navigate the health care system, with a particular focus on underserved communities through our New York City Managed Care Consumer Assistance Program (MCCAP). Through the program CSS works with 26 community-based organizations, representing all five city boroughs and providing services in 12 different languages.
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