Benefits Plus Learning Center

The weakened economy has vastly intensified the demand for public benefit programs and housing services. The Benefits Plus Learning Center offers publications, training, and consultation services designed to educate and support the social service professional and clients through the complexities of the public benefit system.

Community Health Advocates

For more than ten years, Community Health Advocates has been a leading voice for New York's health care consumers, providing free, one-on-one assistance and community trainings to help people find and use health insurance and care.

Disaster Preparedness

When disaster strikes and the community is not prepared, it can lead to devastating economic turmoil and grief. The Emergency Preparedness Speakers Bureau ensures that New Yorkers are prepared in emergencies including terrorist attacks, severe weather, house fires, and more.

Experience Corps

Success at reading is fundamental to success in school, yet there are few proven methods for helping young children who have fallen behind. In response, CSS launched a pioneering, data-driven program that has helped thousands of New York City's children succeed in school.

Financial Advocacy Program

The Financial Advocacy Program provides financial coaching and public benefits counseling at community-based organizations, hospitals, and other agencies that serve low-income communities in New York City. Our work is powered by a cadre of skilled volunteers, primarily retired professionals, who have been rigorously trained in financial literacy and public benefits.

REACH-Out

The Retention and Enrollment Assistance through Community and Healthcare Outreach Project (REACH-Out) aims to increase statewide retention rates of low-income children in New York State's public health insurance programs, Child Health Plus and Medicaid.

Reentry Services & Youth Mentoring

The impact of incarceration wreaks havoc on families, communities, and individual lives. CSS operates a trio of volunteer-based programs to help individuals and families rebuild after incarceration or detention.

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)

Created in 1966 by the Community Service Society, the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) recruits, trains, and places volunteers at community-based organizations throughout the five boroughs of New York City.

Workforce Advocacy and Support Initiative

In 2008, CSS launched an innovative pilot program to test a new method of delivering crucial case management services to disconnected youth. Working in close partnership with workforce development programs, our case managers have helped program participants clear any hurdle on the path to success.