We Want to Hear From You
Welcome to the RSS Community:
Connect, Learn, and Thrive!
Are you new to RSS? Step into a welcoming space to find new interests, meet people, and have fun. Discover the joy of shared experiences and build lasting friendships. All programs and services are available free of charge to individuals 60 and over. You'll find us in the Bronx, New York, online and in the community.
For over fifty years, RSS has championed older adults and their friends and families by helping community members live more fulfilling, joyful, and healthy lives. Today, we are reimagining and revitalizing RSS—enhancing programs, welcoming new leadership, and building a stronger foundation for the future. With a bold vision in place, we’re committed to growing our impact and ensuring that every older adult in our community feels seen, supported, and empowered.
Our services include:
A wide array of programs, classes, and events are offered in the center, through our community partners, and online.
Social services support includes benefits assistance and individual counseling.
Fulfilling volunteer opportunities available with RSS.
Technology support is available in classes at the Center, online, and through personalized one-on-one sessions.
Weekly trips in NYC, including visits to museums, shopping centers, and restaurants.
The RSS Adult Day Center for Memory Loss - the only program in the Bronx overseen by the NYC Aging Department. An essential service for those with memory loss and their families and caregivers.
We are truly a place where connections flourish and lives are enriched. We're the Center for Ageless Living.
We believe in the power of community to enrich our lives. We are the Center for Ageless Living.
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Learn about our classes. We offer in center and online classes! This includes our monthly menu.
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We provide in-person services for older adults, including counseling, benefits assistance, and personalized guidance.
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We offer in-person and online technology classes for older adults, covering everything from basic smartphone skills to AI, online safety, and creative digital tools.
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Each month, members enjoy trips to local shops, museums, City Island, Arthur Avenue, Empire City, and restaurants. Trips require prior registration and a small fee.
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RSS/Reverend Tieck Adult Day Center is a supportive, dementia-focused program serving adults 60+ with memory loss, offering specialized care and meaningful engagement in a safe, welcoming environment.
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The NW Bronx Healthy Communities Project provides access to educational workshops and services on chronic disease management and nutrition literacy.
Recent Happenings at RSS
Basic Pastel Drawing with Daniel Hauben (IN CENTER) CANCELED
This class is in the Center. It is on a first-come, first-served basis each week.
This class is for all levels: beginner to skilled.
Chalk pastes only. No oil pastels, please! :)
RSS is pleased to announce that Daniel Hauben will now be teaching classes for RSS.
This course will embrace all the components of free-hand drawing: Composition - Perspective - Shading - Use and interplay of line and tone - Dynamic use of lights, darks, and colors.
Through demonstrations and individual instruction, students will develop a drawing technique that will enable them to respond spontaneously and accurately to subjects such as: still life, the figure, portraits, landscapes, and cityscapes, as well as their imagination.
Born, raised, and still living in the Bronx, Daniel Hauben has had over thirty national and international solo exhibitions, including at the Bronx Museum and the American Embassy in Berlin. He has been awarded artistic residencies in Spain, Germany, Costa Rica, and several art centers in the U.S. His M.T.A. Arts for Transit commission, "The EL," was acknowledged in 2008 as one of 40 notable works of public art nationwide by Americans for the Arts. In 2012, Mr. Hauben completed a commission of 22 paintings for the new Bronx Community College library (the largest public art commission in the Bronx in 60 years).
Mr. Hauben has taught at the Art Students League, the CUNY Graduate Center, and CCNY's Spitzer School of Architecture and has been the 'artist in residence' at the Riverdale Y for 31 years.
His work is in the collection of: The Bronx Museum, The Museum of the City of New York, the New York Historical Society, the Library of Congress, White House, and New York Public Library.
Materials Needed for Class:
Chalk Pastel (sets of individual)
Charcoal
Charcoal pencils (soft)
Hard & Kneaded eraser
Drawing paper
Check out Daniel's website - https://danielhauben.com/