Health Services &
Other Benefits
Access healthcare, navigate the system, and advocate for your rights.
Senior Support
Obtain benefits—from Medicare to Metrocards, find community, and enjoy activities together.
South Asian
Food Pantry
Find South Asian staples, pulses, spices and more at our Flushing food pantry.
EVENTS
PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
SACSS NEWSLETTERS
August 2021 Update. >View
July 2021 Update. >View
June 2021 Update. >View
May 2021 Update. >View
April 2021 Update. >View
March 2021 Update. >View
New Year Update. >View
SACSS IN THE NEWS
Executive Director Sudha Acharya was featured in an article by SEEMA >View
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of SACSS New Community Center is featured in VOSA. >View
Hum Hindustani features SACSS Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of New Community Center. >View
NYN First Read reports SACSS Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. >View
SACSS New Community Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony is featured in Queens Gazette. >View
Queens Chronicles reports SACSS New Community Center amidst need. >View
News India Times reports SACSS New Community Center Inauguration with elected officials. >View
Array of state and local elected officials inaugurate SACSS New Community Center. >View
Flushing Bank Attends Ribbon Cutting Celebration at SACSS New Community Center. >View >View
QNS reports SACSS celebrates opening of New Community Center. >View
The Indian Panorama Newspaper cover SACSS’s New Community Center Inauguration. >View
India West newspaper cover SACSS’s Inauguration of New Community Center. >View
World Journal features SACSS Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Community Center. >View
SACSS Inauguration of New Community Center is featured in Epoch Times. >View
SACSS Ribbon Cutting of New Community Center is featured in China Press. >View
Director Rehan Mehmood explains why “Redistricting Means Power” in an Article in Gothamist. >View
SACSS joins NYC organizations and advocates to rally for a budget that centers immigrants as essential to our city's recovery. >View
SACSS was awarded a grant from Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation >View
Sacss is mentioned as one of the organizations that is providing culturally appropriate meals. >View
Sacss was featured in an article by Thrillest on how to support Asian American communities in NYC. >View
The New York Times features SACSS in an article on the growing need for Food Pantries in New York City >View
Hum Hindustani New York highlights SACSS's upcoming Queens Strong event >View
Bangladeshi leading Nawspaper “Prothom Alo” published an article about SACSS(Article in Bangla) >View
SACSS assists low-income communities to access healthcare >View
Food pantry services are delivering groceries during Covid-19 Pandemic >View
The $1,200 stimulus checks are being mostly spent on food >View
NYC Council Members Visit SACSS Food Pantry >View
Sudha Acharya talks about thanksgiving in News India Times >View
National Public Radio (NPR) features SACSS in an interview >View
South Asian-American Non-Profit Leads Joint Health Services Initiative With $700, 000 Innovation Grant >View
Adding Pantries and Spice to New York's Hungry Neighborhoods > View
NYC Council Member Peter Koo visits SACSS Summer Youth Leadership Program > View
South Asian organization addresses hunger, food insecurity in New York City > View
The Need for City’s Only South Asian Food Pantry > View
Release of Unlocking the Golden Door > View
The Hindu Article on Sudha Acharya > View
9/11 Seven Years Later SAJA report > View
A Research Article on Cab Drivers > View
India Abroad Article Pages
Press Release with the NYIC > View
PUBLICATIONS
Unlocking the Golden Door (PDF version ready) > View
9/11 Book of Memories (PDF version ready) > View
Sudha Acharya’s Testimony AALR Fall 2011 on 9/11 (PDF version ready) > View
Every disease…man can get can start in this cab’’: Focus Groups to Identify South Asian Taxi Drivers’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs About Cardiovascular Disease and Its Risks (Authors: Francesca M. Gany , Pavan P. Gill , Ayaz Ahmed, Sudha Acharya, Jennifer Leng) > View
Another Publication headed by NYIC with SACSS collaboration > View
SACSS HIGHLIGHTED IN OTHER AGENCY WEBSITES
OneCity Health $700,000 Grant Press Release > View More Information on Grant >View
Union Square Awards Article > View
Asian American Federation 9/11 Tribute > View
How We Have Stayed Alive Despite Madoff Scandal > View
Press Release at SAALT website > View
Sudha Acharya Advocating > View
NYIC (Health Reform One Year Later) > View; (Health Reform Two Years Later) > View
VIDEOS
SACSS New Building Ribbon Cutting Inauguration > View
SACSS Gala 2016 > View
NYIC Press Briefing video: Immigrants and Health Care Reform > View
Sudha Aacharya India-Abroad award video > View
Panel Discussion On Obamacare | Rene Report > View
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SACSS was created in 2000 with a mission to empower and integrate underserved South Asians and other immigrants into the economic and civic life of New York. We assist individuals and families in the areas of healthcare access, senior services, other benefits and civic engagement. We provide basic and advanced English and computer classes. SACSS runs the first South Asian food pantry in New York. All of our programs are free and are provided by culturally competent staff members who speak Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, and Spanish.