Borinken Digital Journal - Flipbook - Page 2
ABOUT BORINKEN
THE EAST HARLEM COUNCIL FOR HUMAN SERVICES, INC. (COUNCIL) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1965 THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF
EAST HARLEM RESIDENTS AND THEIR STRUGGLE TO PROVIDE CRUCIALLY NEEDED SERVICES TO THEIR COMMUNITY. THE
BOARD AND STAFF ARE PREDOMINANTLY COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND USERS OF SERVICES WHO HAVE A STRONG
COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF FULLY BILINGUAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO THE EAST
HARLEM COMMUNITY.
THE EAST HARLEM COUNCIL FOR HUMAN SERVICES, INC. OPERATES THE FOLLOWING FULLY BILINGUAL PROGRAMS, SERVING
MORE THAN 12,000 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR WITHOUT REGARD FOR AN INDIVIDUAL’S ABILITY TO PAY FOR SERVICES:
BORIKEN NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER, BORIKEN SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM, BILINGUAL HEAD START PROGRAM, AND
THE SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM.
