The Aging Programs consist of two senior centers (one in Flushing and one in Corona),

and an adult day care center (Flushing), all serving hot lunches on weekdays (101,000 in 2011). The Corona senior center delivers meals to the homebound elderly (25,600 in 2011)the only homebound meal program that serves Asian food in Queens. KCS also provides Education and Recreation for seniors, including language, dance and computer classes. KCS also provides assistance in accessing governmental SSI, Medicaid and Food stamp programs. Based on the 2010 Census, there was a 68% increase in the Korean senior population. While poverty rates for other races have decreased, the poverty rate among Asian senior citizens actually increased. Korean senior citizen poverty rates were close to or over 1 in 3 seniors in four of the five boroughs.

The Workforce Development Programs are geared towards providing a segue to

better jobs through free or very-low cost training programs for both the newly arrived families and senior citizens. KCS runs the Senior Community Service Employment Programs (SCSEP), which is both federally (NAPCA) and locally funded (NYC DFTA), and provides paid training in professional and office related fields to those over the age of 55. The Food Stamp Employment Training Program (FSET) and the CUNY Career Path (CCP) programs provide training in fields that are in-demand and medically-related fields. The FSET and CUNY CCP programs also provide job placement after training has been completed.

provides information on public health issues that are often overlooked by the community. Assistance is provided to get access to government and city services. It also provides research, recruitment, health screenings, advocacy, information and education to the community, health providers, other nonprofits, the government and schools. KCS and NYU also have a partnership to do Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) to gather data that is essential for the future care and well-being of the communitys health. The PHRC disseminates information in patients native languages regarding Hepatitis B, Type II Diabetes (both of which have a disproportionately high rate of infection in the community), as well as obesity, breast cancer screening, smoking, and the need for health insurance.

The Public Health and Research Center (PHRC)

provides assistance to immigrants and youth & families through Adult Literacy/ESOL/Civics training to give newly arriving immigrants greater access to work and educational opportunities. Adult Literacy is a major component of our programming since Asian immigrants have high LEP (Limited English Proficiency) rates. Immigration assistance is available for those seeking naturalization. After-School, Saturday School and YCAP (Youth Community Action Project) programs offer young, immigrant families assistance by providing low cost and free programs to care for and help their children academically as well as to give them opportunities to engage in extracurricular activities to broaden their sense of community and volunteerism.

The Community Programs

For general inquiries, please contact our headquarters at 718-939-6137 or visit us at www.kcsny.org

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founded in 1973 by a small group of Korean Americans who saw the growing needs in the Korean immigrant population that were disconnected from essential government and social services due to language barriers and a lack of knowledge on how to access these services. As the first community-based nonprofit agency in the Northeast targeting the Korean population, KCS has worked with the support of local government agencies, foundations, corporations and concerned individuals to develop and deliver a broad range of social services programs to meet the various needs of the community.

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The mission of Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York, Inc. (KCS) is to support and assist members of the community, to be healthy and productive individuals.

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Today the organization is one of the largest and oldest Korean nonprofits in the country, serving over 1,100 individuals daily, and has a great diversity of programs aimed at providing essential services and assistance for our aging population, our children and young adults, as well as newly arrived immigrants. There is also a great deal of focus on providing access to information and workshops that inform our community on critical public health issues ranging from smoking, hepatitis B, womens health and diabetes. There are programs to help lowincome and jobless individuals receive training for new careers and find the assistance they need to build a better life. In addition to providing information to our clients, KCS also helps to advocate for our community in the media and elected officials to make sure the voice of the Korean American population is heard.

For general inquiries, please contact our headquarters at 718-939-6137 or visit us at www.kcsny.org

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