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Volunteer mentor receives Inspiration Spotlight Award
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We fight poverty on multiple fronts to build a stronger, more equitable New York. Our Issues
- Access to Health Care Helping New Yorkers get covered
- Affordable Housing Expanding housing resources
- Economic Security Empowering New Yorkers to build a better future
- Opportunities for Youth Giving young people a second chance
- Reentry & Criminal Justice Opportunities for the formerly incarcerated
- RSVP/Volunteer Mobilization Mobilizing New York's seniors
- Workforce & Poverty Putting more New Yorkers to work
Stories
“I was uninsured for years. I couldn’t afford it.”
For Cheryl P., health coverage was a priority she struggled to afford. That's when she contacted CSS.
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Our History
50 Years of RSVP
In 1966, 23 men and women joined a new CSS project founded on a revolutionary idea—that the skills and experience of older adults represented a great, untapped resource.
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Facts & Figures
One-in-Three
One-third of NYC's voting-age citizens lives in a low-income household. Find out about the hopes and challenges of "The Unheard Third."
