COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
633 THIRD AVENUE 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10017 www.cssny.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK (CSS) IS TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS WHICH CREATE A PERMANENT POVERTY CLASS IN NEW YORK CITY, AND TO ADVOCATE THE SYSTEMIC CHANGES REQUIRED TO ELIMINATE SUCH PROBLEMS. CSS WILL FOCUS ON ENABLING, EMPOWERING AND PROMOTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR POOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO DEVELOP THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY, AND TO REALIZE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL OPPORTUNITIES.

CSS'S HEALTH INITIATIVES DEPARTMENT CONDUCTS HEALTH COVERAGE POLICY RESEARCH, ADVOCATES FOR QUALITY AFFORDABLE COVERAGE FOR ALL, AND PROVIDES EDUCATION AND DIRECT HEALTH COVERAGE ASSISTANCE TO NEW YORK CONSUMERS. CSS'S HEALTH COVERAGE-RELATED DIRECT SERVICES PROGRAMS INCLUDE: COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVOCATES; THE CSS NAVIGATOR NETWORK; THE INDEPENDENT CONSUMER ADVOCACY NETWORK; THE ABD-FE PROGRAM; THE MANAGED CARE CONSUMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MCCAP) AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ACCESS FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTHCARE PROJECT (CHAMP). FOR MANY OF THESE PROJECTS, CSS SUBCONTRACTS WITH NETWORKS OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO SERVE CONSUMERS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE. TOGETHER, IN FY 2020, CSS'S HEALTH COVERAGE DIRECT SERVICES PROGRAMS SERVED CONSUMERS IN ALMOST 100,000 CASES. THE HEALTH INITIATIVES DEPARTMENT HAS 25 TRAINED AND ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS.

RETIRED & SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (RSVP)MAINTAINED A CORPS OF 2,300 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVED ACROSS ALL FIVE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY. THESE VOLUNTEERS SERVED IN A VARIETY OF IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENTS, SUCH AS FOOD PANTRY SUPPORT, HOSPITAL TRANSLATOR, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE TUTOR AND VETERENS SUPPORT. THEY PROVIDED PUBLIC BENEFITS COUNSELING, FINANCIAL ADVOCACY SERVICES AND MENTORING SUPPORT TO YOUTH.

CSS'S LEGAL DEPARTMENT FOCUSES ON WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH CONVICTION HISTORIES TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO REENTRY. WE REPRESENT INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS OF PERSONS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ILLEGAL DISCRIMINATION ON ACCOUNT OF THESE HISTORIES, LITIGATING IN STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS AND IN ADMINISTRATIVE FORA, AND ENGAGE IN LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY ADVOCACY (ALONE AND IN COALITION WITH GROUPS ACROSS THE STATE) TO BRING ABOUT SYSTEMIC CHANGE: WE CO-LEAD THE CLEAN SLATE NY CAMPAIGN, ADVOCATING FOR CONVICTION RECORDS EXPUNGEMENT LEGISLATION. WE ALSO PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO MORE THAN 600 LOW-INCOME NEW YORKERS EACH YEAR THROUGH OUR NEXT DOOR PROJECT, OBTAINING, CORRECTING MISTAKES IN AND CLOSELY REVIEWING OFFICIAL CONVICTION RECORD "RAP SHEETS."

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