1978
Seventh Day Adventist
Charities founded
1981
First affordable housing program
with supports for people with
behavioral health concerns opens
1982
First residence for adults with
intellectual/developmental
disabilities in the Bronx opens
1989
Seventh Day Adventist
Charities becomes Services
for the UnderServed (S:US)
1990
S:US begins to provide affordable housing with
supports for homeless men and women living
with AIDS throughout Brooklyn
1992
First S:US housing program
opens in Queens
1995
First supportive housing dedicated
to homeless veterans with
behavioral health challenges
1996
S:US services expand beyond
housing into Day Services
2000
S:US provides harm reduction
outreach to inadequately housed
individuals living with HIV/AIDS in SROs
2002
S:US provides affordable
housing for low income
individuals (without disabilities)
2005
First S:US after-school and weekend
programs for children with intellectual/
developmental disabilities begin
2008
Care Coordination
Services introduced
2010
First Urban Farm is launched to
promote agriculture and provide
employment opportunities
2012
S:US opens first shelter for homeless
men with mental health challenges
2013
Parachute pilot project begins,
offering an alternative to
psychiatric hospitalization
2015
S:US’ first modular construction of a 63-unit apartment building in the Bronx.
Integration of primary care services at the S:US Recovery Center
2018
S:US celebrates
its 40th anniversary