Human Services Council Of New York

THE MISSION OF THE HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL OF NEW YORK IS TO STRENGTHEN THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT HUMAN SERVICES SECTOR'S ABILITY TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ALL NEW YORKERS. HSC'S PRIMARY GOAL IS TO ENSURE NEW YORKERS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND ACROSS DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS, CULTURES AND GENERATIONS CAN REACH THEIR FULL HUMAN POTENTIAL.

HSC TACKLES CROSS-SECTOR ISSUES AND WORKS WITH PARTNERS IN GOVERNMENT, PHILANTHROPY, ACADEMIA, MEDIA, AND OTHER NONPROFITS TO ENSURE THE CONCERNS OF NEW YORK'S HUMAN SERVICES SECTOR AND ITS CONSTITUENTS ARE HEARD. WE ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF OUR ALMOST 200 MEMBERS, WHICH PROVIDE HUMAN SERVICES FOR NEW YORKERS. SOME ADVOCACY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CAMPAIGNS INCLUDE:1. IN THE WAKE OF A NUMBER OF NONPROFIT MERGERS AND CLOSURES, HSC FORMED A BLUE-RIBBON COMMISSION TO EXAMINE NONPROFIT HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATION CLOSURES, MADE UP OF SEASONED NONPROFIT HUMAN SERVICES EXECUTIVES, PHILANTHROPIC LEADERS, AUDITORS, FINANCE EXPERTS, INDIVIDUALS WITH PRIVATE-SECTOR AND GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE, AND OTHERS WITH UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES AND KNOWLEDGE. THE COMMISSION COMPLETED A REPORT, NEW YORK NONPROFITS IN THE AFTERMATH OF FEGS: A CALL TO ACTION, THAT IDENTIFIES THREE MAJOR CHALLENGES AND MAKES A SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS DESIGNED TO WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE A ROBUST AND HEALTHY HUMAN SERVICES DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE PROGRAM DESIGN WITH GOVERNMENT, ALIGNING CONTRACT DOLLARS WITH EXPENSES INCLUDING OVERHEAD, ESTABLISHING RISK MANAGEMENT FOR PROVIDERS, AND THE CREATION OF TOOLS TO ALLOW NONPROFITS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND ALTER HOW RFPS ARE CREATED AND FUNDED. THE REPORT RELEASE KICKED-OFF AN EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN THAT WILL RESULT IN BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OR HUMAN SERVICES, THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE, AND ULTIMATELY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS.2. HSC ADVOCATES FOR GREATER INVESTMENTS IN THE HUMAN SERVICES SECTOR.THROUGH OUR EFFORTS, WE SECURED OVER $300 MILLION IN THE NEW YORK CITY BUDGET TO SUPPORT ON-GOING COLAS FOR NONPROFIT WORKERS, INDIRECT RATES, AND RATE IMPROVEMENTS. WE ALSO SECURED $20 MILLION TO CONTINUE THE STATE SUPPORTED NONPROFIT INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM AND HSC CONTINUES TO SPEARHEAD STATEWIDE EFFORTS FOR INVESTMENTS FOR HUMAN SERVICES WORKERS.HSC IS WORKING TO SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, BY TAKING STEPS TO FACILITATE PAID RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN HEALTHCARE PAYERS AND HUMAN SERVICES CBOS THROUGH STRATEGIES AIMED AT MOVING FORWARD THE RECOMMENDATIONS OUTLINED IN ITS REPORT "INTEGRATING HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES: A BLUEPRINT FOR PARTNERSHIP AND ACTION."3. HSC COORDINATES STAKEHOLDERS TO PREPARE FOR FUTURE DISASTERS, PARTICULARLY FOCUSING ON CREATING A DISASTER PLAN FOR THE HUMAN SERVICES SECTOR. HSC FACILITATES A DISASTER RECOVERY GROUP AND IDENTIFIES COMMON CONCERNS AND INTERESTS, PRIORITIZING THE SECTOR'S ACTION, AND WORKS WITH GOVERNMENT PARTNERS TO LINK THE SECTOR TO PLANNING EFFORTS.