PSS Purchases Manhattan Headquarters Space

The 4,000-square-foot space occupies the third floor of 147 East 48^th Street and will provide a central hub where staff and volunteers—who operate at sites and in the field throughout the five boroughs--can work and meet for in-person programming, training and development. The space's central location will also be ideal for PSS's Life! University older adult education program to offer in-person classes equipping people to deal with life's transitions. The agency expects to move into the space in April. 

 "This is a game-changer for the organization," said PSS Executive Director Rimas Jasin. "In the years before COVID, PSS had been growing its programming to include new offerings such as Circle of Care for caregivers and took over the operation of multiple older adult centers. During COVID, the agency expanded even further, providing vital online information through its PSS Life! University and digital capacity building efforts. As COVID subsided, case management services directed at homebound older adults expanded in the Bronx, and a NY Connects contract brought additional services to all of Brooklyn. Our new location gives us the space and flexibility to address community needs on a deeper level as we continue to be an innovative leader in New York City's aging services community."

Today, PSS operates ten Older Adult Centers in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan, a commercial kitchen in Throggs Neck, and two Senior Residences, in Queens and the Bronx. Its Case Management group works from an office in Co-op City, while its NY Connects Brooklyn program serves that borough from an office in Flatbush.

 "The Executive Director and the Board worked diligently to identify physical space that met our current and future growth plans and made good financial sense," said Josie Lawrence, PSS Board President. "This long-term investment is a testament to the solid foundation PSS has built with its clients, funders and partners and its belief in the future of New York City."  

Founded in 1962 by volunteers from the New York Presbytery as Presbyterian Senior Services to address the needs of their aging church members, PSS was headquartered in space donated by Rutgers Presbyterian Church. Today, it is an independent, non-sectarian, non-denominational 501(c)( 3) organization that serves nearly 2,000 individuals daily throughout all five boroughs and, in 2024, reached close to 25,000 through its e-newsletters, outreach events, and community education programs. Its $13 million budget is funded by NYC Department for the Aging, NYS Department of Health, and various funders, which have included the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, and the Consumer Technology Association Foundation,  community-based organizations and private donors.

About PSS

PSS is a multi-service non-profit 501(c)(3) agency whose mission is to strengthen the capacity of older New Yorkers, their families, and communities to thrive. Founded in 1962, PSS has close to 120 dedicated staff and more than 200 committed volunteers and interns serving all five boroughs. The organization operates 10 community centers for older adults offering meals, daily activities and socialization, technology and computer skills instruction, healthy living programs and onsite social workers. PSS operates two Senior Residences – one in Corona, Queens and the other in the Bronx. PSS Circle of Care supports families and friends caring for someone who is frail, chronically ill or has memory loss with caregiver and kinship family support programs. PSS Life! University is a lifelong learning center offering a program of virtual, in-person and hybrid classes designed to inspire and equip people to navigate the transitions that come with aging. NY Connects Brooklyn ties older adults and disabled individuals of any age to resources in Kings County. PSS Case Management serves and advocates for more than 1,000 homebound older adults in Bronx Community Districts 9, 10, and 11. Clients are provided with connection to home health-aide services, home-delivered meals, and a wide range of benefits and entitlements. 

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