HSC strengthens New York’s nonprofit human services sector, ensuring New Yorkers from all walks of life, across diverse neighborhoods, cultures, and generations reach their full potential.
HSC fosters a diverse network of human service organizations. Together, we discuss ideas and take collective action on issues that impact the entire sector and those they serve. Through advocacy and collaboration, we support member organizations and their leaders in addressing their concerns of public policy, economic trends, and the regulatory environment. The human services workforce encapsulates 200,000+ providers in subsectors including: housing access, childcare, elder care, shelters, food pantries, mental health counseling, and disaster response. As the voice of the human services community, we highlight the struggles of those we serve, and amplify the need for a strong, well invested sector.
HSC has a small staff and budget, but exercises significant clout because it represents a strong and broad-based network of leading organizations in the human services sector. By working together with our 170 members and other allies, we have real impact, bringing people together to solve problems and helping some of the least visible and resilient residents of our city gain the respect, dignity and services they need and deserve.
Read MoreWe’ve had a momentous 2017, having seen successes and forward movement on our campaigns and initiatives, including the Sustain our Sanctuary campaign, the release of our GovGrader scores, and the launch of our Strong Nonprofits for a Better New York campaign just last week.
Builds a stronger human services delivery system by advocating for greater government investment in the human services workforce
Works on the continuous improvement of the business relationship between government and the nonprofit human services sector through policies that ensure meaningful collaboration in program design, appropriate funding, and contractual flexibility so that nonprofits can best serve their communities
Responsible for helping HSC determine ways to address structural inequities, such as racism, in the human services sector as it relates to social policies, communities, and the delivery of human services
Join WorkgroupDevelops practices and policies that will help the sector to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters; build partnerships between our sector and government to improve coordination; provide guidance on mechanisms to share information, and promote HSC’s role in enhancing the sector’s emergency preparedness
Supports HSC’s ability to be more responsive and engaged with the needs of its existing members and strategizes ways to grow the size of HSC’s membership to better position it to accomplish the critical policy changes needed to strengthen the sector
Advisory body elected by the membership to guide HSC’s policy agenda:
Cohort of advocates from 25 member direct service providers who play an active role in advancing the agenda of the human services sector to City and State government by participating in legislative meetings, contributing to media efforts, and assisting in public actions
HSC is thankful for the support of all its funders, past and present. Their generosity makes it possible for HSC to build the recognition and support of the not-for-profit human services sector in New York City.In particular, HSC would like to thank the following foundations, who provided major support in the past year.
