Revenue $21,217,906 USD (2009) Number of employees 553 (2009) | Founded 1973 Type of business Nonprofit organization | |
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Key people Vito Lopez, Founder James Cameron, CEO
Angela Battaglia, Director of Housing Headquarters Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States Similar BronxWorks, Chinese‑American Planning Council, Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow, The Doe Fund, Interfaith Medical Center | ||
Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council is a non-profit organization in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Founded in 1973 by Vito Lopez (now a New York State Assemblyman), RBSCC offers housing and family services to neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens.Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council is a non-profit organization in Bushwick, Brooklyn. RBSCC offers housing, youth, healthcare family and senior services to the residents of Bushwick, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, East New York, Ridgewood, Glendale, and surrounding Brooklyn and Queens communities.
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Services Provided
RBSCC is one of New York City’s largest non-profit social service providers, with over thirty years of providing services to residents of Brooklyn and Queens.
In 2009, RBSCC established the Community Empowerment Center to address homelessness and unemployment through innovative programs. The primary services of the Community Empowerment Center include homeless prevention, re-housing from shelter, legal services, veteran’s services, adult education, and job training and placement. They also offer ongoing tenants’ rights and financial literacy trainings for community residents.
Other main components of RSBCC include Buena Vida Health Care Center, home to 240 long-term and short-term residents; youth programs including after school educational programs and summer youth employment; senior center programming, and new development of affordable housing.
In 2015, RBSSC opened the Coretta Scott-King Senior Houses in East New York, Brooklyn. The new development includes 51 units of affordable housing with onsite supportive services for very low-income senior citizens and their families. In 2016, RBSSC presented an initial plan on possible rezoning for increased density and affordable housing in Bushwick.
Investigations
Media reports in September 2010 reported that RBSCC was under investigation for political conflicts of interest and financial mismanagement. City and state contracts with RBSCC were put on hold pending the outcome of these investigations.
2010 NYC DOI Probe
According to a 2010 report by the New York City Department of Investigation, RBSCC employees at the Hope Gardens Senior Center received City funding for services that were not provided, submitting falsified attendance sheets, contracts, and other fraudulent paperwork to substantiate the claims.
The report outlined inadequate management and oversight by RBSCC, and expressed concern regarding the organization's board.