{"value"=>"<p>This series documents Chazin's involvement in senior citizen-related initiatives and organizations in New York City. The principal focus of these organizations and agencies was to advocate for the needs of the elderly. The best-represented organizations in this series are the Bronx Council on Aging, Community Board # 7, the New York City Human Resources Agency (including the Department of Aging, the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services, the Department of Social Services, and the Office of Family Services), and the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) Seniors Citizens Advisory. Other organizations that are represented include the Community Council of Greater New York, the Mid-Bronx Council, and the North Central Bronx Council for Older Adults.</p> <p>Organization files typically contain correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports. These organizations would often find themselves working towards the same goal and with each other because of mutual objectives. Among the issues addressed in the files are housing, healthcare, transportation, community workshops, and program budgets.</p> <p>The small chronological run of files preceding the remaining organization files were processed and integrated into the collection at a later date. Researchers should consult these files in addition to the rest of the series, as information on a given event or organization may be represented in both places. The files predominantly reflect the support of Chazin's activism by state and local organizations and members of the United States Congress. Specific events documented include her appointments to the New York City Department for the Aging Advisory Council and Community Board #7; her delegacy to the 1981 White House Conference Aging; the establishment of the Louise Chazin Scholarship Fund at Lehman College in 1983; and several tributes and award ceremonies held in her name. Correspondents include New York City Mayor Edward Koch; Senators John E. Flynn, Abraham Bernstein, and Alfonse D'Amato; U.S. Representative Mario Biaggi; Congressmen Peter Peyser and Jonathan Bingham; and Benjamin R. Epstein of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith.</p>"}