Brooklyn's All-Volunteer Ambulance Corps

Help Where It Is Needed
Formed in 1988, the Bedford-Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps (BSVAC) serves a predominantly African-American community in the 79th and 81st precincts in Brooklyn, N.Y. Changes in the health care industry have affected Bed-Stuy, where many residents lack health insurance and several local health care facilities have been downsized or closed in recent years. The area has been recognized as a Medically Underserved Area by the Department of Health and Human Services since 1993.

• Health Care for the Uninsured: Remote Area Medical