PRESS RELEASES
July 8, 2008
"OUT OF FOCUS": CSS REPORT SAYS ONLY A FRACTION OF THE 163,000 YOUTH IN NYC ARE BEING SERVED
May 28, 2008
VICTIMS OF HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TELL THEIR STORIES AT PEOPLE'S PUBLIC HEARING
May 15, 2008
MAKING THE RENT -- WHO'S AT RISK?
April 23, 2008
NYC'S MCCAP MANAGED CARE INSURANCE PROGRAM EXPANDS ITS REACH TO SERVE MORE NEW YORKERS
April 11, 2008
CSS CALLS NY CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAM THE BEGINNING OF A WAY OUT OF POVERTY FOR LOW-INCOME NEW YORKERS
March 10, 2008
IS NEW YORK HEADED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION?
February 19, 2008
CSS SURVEY REVEALS NEW YORKER’S MIXED EMOTIONS ON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
February 11, 2008
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ADVOCATE CALLS FOR FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION CORPS
February 07, 2008
HIGH POWERED NEW YORK COALITION AIMS FOR ACTION ON HEALTH REFORM
January 23, 2008
STATEMENT: THE NEW YORK STATE EXECUTIVE BUDGET
January 17, 2008
NEW YORK & NATIONAL PUBLIC INTEREST ADVOCATES FILE LAWSUIT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE – FIRST IN NATION LAWSUIT ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN
January 9, 2008
NEW YORKERS AGREE - HEALTH INSURANCE SHOULD BE A TOP POLICY PRIORITY IN ALBANY; SUPPORT CSS PROPOSAL
January 9, 2008
CSS SURVEY OF POOR NEW YORKERS FORESHADOWS VOTERS' SENTIMENT ACROSS AMERICA
January 9, 2008
CSS COMMENDS GOVERNOR SPITZER’S STATE OF THE STATE HEALTH PROPOSALS
December 27, 2007
NY’S PRIMARY ANTI-POVERTY ORGANIZATION RESPONDS TO THE MAYOR’S ANTI-POVERTY INITIATIVES
December 4, 2007
HEALTH INSURANCE IS LOW-INCOME NEW YORKERS BIGGEST PERSONAL WORRY ACCORDING TO SURVEY
September 4, 2007
UNINSURED NEW YORKERS ARE LINKED TO POVERTY
August 13, 2007
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING AWARDS FIRST-EVER GRANT TO COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY
May 22, 2007
NEW YORK CITY REENTRY ROUNDTABLE CALLS UPON STATE LEGISLATORS TO ADDRESS THE REENTRY OF THE FORMERLY INCARCERATED
May 22, 2007
CLOSING THE DOOR ON HOUSING: NEW YORK'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS UNDER SIEGE
May 8, 2007
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXPERT ON LABOR AND WAGE DISPARITIES JOINS NEW YORK BASED PUBLIC POLICY ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON POVERTY
February 26, 2007
COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY RELEASES ANNUAL REPORT ON UNEMPLOYMENT AND JOBLESSNESS IN NYC FOR 2006
February 23, 2007
POVERTY, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND THE BLACK
MALE & COMMUNITY
February 20, 2007
CSS SURVEY REVEALS MIXED EMOTIONS ON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS; BUT, NEW
YORKERS UNITED IN DEMAND FOR ACTION ON STUDENT DROPOUT RATE
February 15, 2007
CSS APPLAUDS COUNCIL SPEAKER CHRISTINE QUINN ON BOLD INITIATIVES
February 6, 2007
WINDS OF CHANGE IN ALBANY BLOW IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
January 24, 2007
POVERTY IN NEW YORK REPRESENTS POVERTY IN URBAN AMERICA BUT IN LARGER NUMBERS – NEW YORK EXPERT TESTIFIES BEFORE KEY CONGRESSIONAL PANEL
January 23, 2007
BLACKS, LATINOS & IMMIGRANTS CHART COURSE: NYC'S FINAL FRONTIER?
January 22, 2007
CITY LEADER TO WEIGH-IN ON POVERTY BEFORE KEY CONGRESSIONAL PANEL
December 15, 2006
MAKING THE RENT: CSS CONFRONTS REAL IMPLICATIONS OF NYC'S RISING RENT BURDEN
December 14, 2006
MAKING THE RENT: ESCALATING RENTS CREATING NEW HARDSHIPS FOR THE CITY'S POOR
November 21, 2006
NEW YORK'S WORKING POOR CAN'T AFFORD TO GET SICK OR GET WELL
November 21, 2006
CSS PREVIEWS NY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
EXHIBIT ON SLAVERY IN NEW YORK
November 8 , 2006
ELIOT SPITZER, YOU HAVE A MANDATE! NOW,
WHAT WILL YOU DO?
October 29, 2006
CSS STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF THE HON. THOMAS R. JONES
October 4, 2006
MORE THAN ONE IN FIVE LOW-INCOME NEW YORKERS WERE UNABLE TO FILL NEEDED PRESCRIPTIONS ACCORDING TO CSS SURVEY
September 27, 2006
RANKS OF THE WORKING POOR SWELL IN NEW YORK CITY
August 29, 2006
POVERTY RATE FOR NEW YORK CITY STUCK AT 22 PERCENT
August 17, 2006
COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY AND CHANNEL 13 TEAM UP TO SPOTLIGHT HARDSHIPS FACING LOW-WAGE WORKERS
August 3, 2006
CSS PRESIDENT DAVID R. JONES NAMED AMONG TOP 50 NONPROFIT EXECUTIVES
June 5, 2006
COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY CO-HOSTS
ANNUAL "FRIENDS OF RSVP" LUNCHEON
May 27, 2006
NEW REPORT URGES STRONG POLICY
MEASURES TO HALT RAPID LOSS OF SUBSIDIZED HOUSING
May 22, 2006
DAVID
R. JONES KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL’S
BLACK, LATINO, AND ASIAN CAUCUS LEGISLATIVE WEEKEND
May 11, 2006
STUDY OF MANHATTAN SECURITY GUARDS RELEASED TODAY BY COMMUNITY
SERVICE SOCIETY FINDS POOR TRAINING, LOW PAY AND LACK OF
JOB SECURITY SHORTCHANGES WORKERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY
April 6, 2006
HIP-HOP ACTIVIST KEVIN POWELL FEATURED
SPEAKER AT 8TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY ASSOCIATES
PARTY
March 21, 2006
EMPLOYMENT IS UP, BUT WAGES ARE FALLING
January 26, 2006
COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY
APPLAUDS MAYOR’S FOCUS ON POVERTY
October 18, 2005
ECONOMIC RECOVERY LEAVES
LOW-INCOME NEW YORKERS BEHIND
August 31, 2005
CSS SURVEY REVEALS BROAD
DISSATISFACTION AMONG LOW-INCOME NEW YORKERS ABOUT WHERE THE
CITY IS HEADED AS ELECTION NEARS
August 9, 2005
CSS HOSTS A PANEL DISCUSSION
IN CELEBRATION OF THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HISTORIC VOTING
RIGHTS ACT.
July 28, 2005
CSS
AND MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE SPONSOR “THE PEOPLE’S DEBATE”
July 18, 2005
CSS LAUNCHES TURNSTILE: PROGRESSIVE
BLOG AIMS TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO CHANGE NEW YORK CITY
June 16, 2005
RISING RENT BURDENS, SHRINKING
AFTER-RENT INCOMES CONTRIBUTE TO HARDSHIPS AMONG POOR NEW YORKERS
May 27, 2005
OLDER ADULT VOLUNTEERS MAKE
A BIG DIFFERENCE IN LIVES OF NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL CHILDREN
April 12, 2005
THE COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY
CITES LINK BETWEEN POVERTY AND RENT BURDENS IN TESTIMONY PREPARED
FOR NYC RENT GUIDELINES BOARD
March 24, 2005
CONGRESSMAN CHARLES RANGEL
CITES COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY’S LABOR MARKET REPORTS
IN CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OF MARCH 17, 2005
March 8, 2005
NYC LABOR MARKET SHOWS SIGNS
OF RECOVERY, BUT BLACKS AND HISPANICS STILL ENDURE RECESSION-LEVEL
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
January 19, 2005
ONE IN SIX YOUNG PEOPLE IN
NYC IS “DISCONNECTED” -- THEY ARE NEITHER ATTENDING
SCHOOL NOR WORKING
October 21, 2004
NYC MANAGED CARE CONSUMER
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NYC MCCAP) EXPANDS SERVICES TO 8 AGENCIES
October 21, 2004
LOW-INCOME NEW YORKERS LEFT OUT OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY
September 15, 2004
ONE OF FIVE NEW YORKERS AND
ONE OF THREE OF THE CITY’S CHILDREN LIVES IN POVERTY -
HIGHER THAN NATIONAL AVERAGE
August 26, 2004
MOST NEW YORKERS SAY JOBS
AND THE ECONOMY REMAIN TOP ISSUES DESPITE CITY BEING GROUND
ZERO
July 29, 2004
COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY’S
VOLUNTEERS DISCOVER THAT NEW YORK IS NOT SAFE FROM VOTING ERRORS
March 26, 2004
RICHARD PEREZ IS DEAD
AT AGE 59. NEW YORK CITY LOSES LONG TIME CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS
ACTIVIST.
February
23, 2004
COMMUNITY
SERVICE SOCIETY STUDY REVEALS THAT NEARLY ONE-HALF OF NYC BLACK
MEN ARE JOBLESS
January
14, 2004
FROM
MISSISSIPPI TO BROOKLYN:
PREJUDICE REDUCTION MARCHES ON
November
21, 2003
CSS SURVEY
REVEALS THAT LOW-INCOME NEW YORKERS REMAIN TRAPPED IN POVERTY
DESPITE FULL-TIME WORK
November
10, 2003
STATE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY LAUNCH
STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY LAB IN BEDFORD STUYVESANT
September
30, 2003
NEW YORK
CITY POVERTY RATE HOLDS STEADY AT TWENTY PERCENT ACCORDING TO
A COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY REPORT
July
15, 2003
COMMUNITY
SERVICE SOCIETY'S CENTENARIAN VOLUNTEER ELSE DAVID HAS PROVIDED
OVER 8,500 HOURS OF SERVICE
July
15, 2003
COMMUNITY
SERVICE SOCIETY'S CENTENARIAN VOLUNTEER STILL SERVING AFTER
12 YEARS
June
20, 2003
REPORT
BY THE COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY REVEALS CRITICAL HOUSING RESOURCE
IN NEW YORK CITY IS THREATENED
June
17, 2003
COMMUNITY
SERVICE SOCIETY ANALYSIS FINDS THAT PREPARATION PRIOR TO HIGH
SCHOOL IS BEST PREDICTOR OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE
June
11, 2003
Community
Service Society's RSVP Volunteer Victoria Thornton-Lucas Receives
Corporation for National & Community Service Spirit of Service
Award
June
5, 2003
COALITION
OF PARENTS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, LABOR AND EDUCATORS SEEKS CHARTER
REFERENDUM TO LIMIT CLASS SIZES IN NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS
May
1, 2003
David
R. Jones Receives Community Leadership Award from the Friends
of Morris Heights Health Center Foundation
April
30, 2003
Community
Service Society's (CSS) RSVP/ACES Client Advocate Paul Russo
Receives MetLife Foundation's Older Volunteers Enrich America
Award
March
5, 2003
The Community
Service Society of New York Receives Leadership Award from Columbia's
School of International and Public Affairs
March
4, 2003
SURVEY
BY THE NEW YORK CITY TASK FORCE ON MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REVEALS
THAT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ELIGIBLE NEW YORKERS ARE NOT GETTING
THE MEDICAID FOR WHICH THEY ARE ENTITILED
January
15, 2003
COALITION
OF CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS CHALLENGE NEW YORK STATE'S LAWS
DENYING THE VOTE TO PRISONERS AND PAROLEES
December
19, 2002
COMMUNITY
SERVICE SOCIETY'S NEW STUDY REVEALS NEW YORK CITY'S UNEMPLOYED
ARE DISPROPORTIONATEY YOUNG, LESS EDUCATED, BLACK AND HISPANIC
December
13, 2002
THE
COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY'S FREE TAX COUNSELING HELPS NEW YORKERS
FILE FOR THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT
December
13, 2002
COMMUNITY
SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK WARNS THAT INCREASED TAXES WILL
DRIVE THE MOST VULNERABLE NEW YORKERS INTO POVERTY
October
18, 2002
ACCORDING
TO LATEST POLL FROM THE COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY GUBERNATORIAL
CAMPAIGNS ARE MISSING THE REAL PRIORITIES OF MANY NEW YORKERS
October
8, 2002
STUDY
FINDS ELIGIBLE WELFARE LEAVERS ARE NOT RECEIVING TRANSITIONAL
CHILD CARE BENEFITS
September
8, 2002
STUDY
FINDS LEAP IN JOB HOLDING BY SINGLE MOTHERS, BUT LOW WAGES AND
INADEQUATE BENEFITS KEEP MANY OF THEIR FAMILIES IN POVERTY
June
17, 2002
LEGISLATION
INTRODUCED BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER DEBORAH GLICK FOR EMERGENCY TRANSITIONAL
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM IN NEW YORK STATE
April
1, 2002
LOW WAGE
WORKERS IN MANUFACTURING, HOSPITALITY AND OTHER INDUSTURIES
TO TESTIFY BEFORE NYC COUNCIL ON APRIL 8TH
March
15, 2002
A NEW
STUDY BY THE COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK CHALLENGES
WIDELY HELD STEREOTYPES OF NEW YORKERS LIVING BELOW THE LIVING
WAGE STANDARD
March
1, 2002
THE COMMUNITY
SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK HOLDS FORUM: "MAYORAL CONTROL OF
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION"
February
14, 2002
THE COMMUNITY
SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK URGES MAYOR BLOOMBERG TO CREATE
JOBS FOR THOUSANDS OF THE UNEMPLOYED AT NO COST TO THE CITY
January
16, 2002
COMMUNITY
SERVICE SOCIETY JOINS CHORUS OF LABOR AND COMMUNITY LEADERS
IN URGING THE CITY TO MAINTAIN TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT
January
16, 2002
DRAWING
DEMOCRACY FOR NEW YORK'S NEW MAJORITY
January
7, 2002
THE COMMUNITY
SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK ENDORSES ASSEMBLYMAN GOTTFRIED'S
PROPOSAL TO STREAMLINE MEDICAID APPLICATION PROCEDURES
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