{"value"=>"<p>The St. Philip's Community Service Council (CSC), which was incorporated in 1951, provided childcare and social, cultural, and recreational opportunities to youth, senior citizens, and community members who were both affiliated and unaffiliated with the church. Many of the non-sectarian programs targeted the human, social, intellectual, moral, and civic development of hundreds of children in Harlem. Overall, the CSC files demonstrate the expansion of St. Philip's services to the local community, particularly under Weston's leadership and the results of a multi-year building and expansion campaign.</p> <p>The church operated a community center at 207 West 133rd Street and opened the Upper Manhattan Day Care and Child Development Center in 1970. The programmatic, operational, and administrative work to run these facilities is well-documented. Pastor Weston served as president of the CSC and Dallas Selsey directed the CSC and its community center. In the early 1970s, Edward R. Culvert was the director of the Upper Manhattan Day Care and Child Development Center and the community center's evening program. Other leaders included Sidney Alexander and Albert Edwards; the latter directed the community center from 1959 to 1970.</p> <p>The earliest years of the Community Service Council are primarily documented in the board of directors files and the monthly program reports. The CSC financial files speak to the council's fundraising and grant application efforts and the organization's overall fiscal health. Topical files reveal the types of programming provided by the CSC including afterschool, evening, and summer programs and elucidate the partnerships with other community organizations including the Day Care Council of New York, the City University of New York (CUNY), and a variety of Harlem-based groups.</p>"}