The Polish & Slavic Center (PSC), it's non-profit social and cultural servic es
organization founded in 1972 with the headquarters in New York City primarily
serves the Polish-American com munity. With about 40,000 members the PSC is
the largest Polish-American organization on the East Coast. Without engaging
itself politically, the PSC serves the entire Polish and Slavic community, unit ing
rather than dividing, and whenever necessary mobilizing social forces for an
effective fight for the rights due our ethnic group.

The idea to establish the Polish & Slavic Center originated in the middle of
the 1970s in minds of Reverend Longin Tolczyk, who was working at that time
among Polish-American immigrants in New York City and a small group of people
around him. These ideas and dreams became a reality when in 1972 the Polish &
 Slavic Center was formed and in 1977 through the Polish & Slavic Center Rev.
Longin Tolczyk formed the Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union.

During the next few years, managed by board of direc tors, the Center grew
and developed. Presently the organization has two buildings in Greenpoint, at
177 Kent Street and at 176 Java Street. Currently, the Center receives (annually) 
sponsorship funds from the City towards programs that pro vide thousands of
services to its members free of charge each year. Additionally, each year, the
Center receives new programs that ultimately benefit our members and are provided
to them free of charge.

Our outstanding results would not be possible without our members. Each of
you have contributed to our success and reaching new goals. The Center’s existence
depends solely on the support of our members and the annual contributions
that enable the Center to provide its programs.