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Diane Wenzler
Director of Publications and Benefit Research ServicesCenter for Benefits and Services
212.614.5473
dwenzler@cssny.org
Diane Wenzler provides technical assistance to social service providers who serve low-wage working families and individuals on government benefit access. This includes developing and conducting trainings on public benefit programs, publications, and consultation services. Her current projects include writing and researching the 4th Edition of the Benefits Manual, the development and implementation of a CSS data base for program services, and the development of an online registration solution for MCCAP and CBS.
WHY THIS WORK IS IMPORTANT TO ME:
“I believe it is important that our government ensures the most vulnerable in our society receive the benefits and services available to them. Through the kind of technical assistance we provide, we equip social service providers, who work with the low-wage worker, with the information, knowledge, and advocacy resources they need to make the benefit system work the way it should on behalf of their clients.”
MENTORS/IMPORTANT FIGURES IN LIFE/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
David Campbell, the former Director of Policy and Program at CSS
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
Serve on the mercy ministry team at my church serving individuals and families who face crises in their life by providing financial, emotional, and spiritual support.
PUBLISHED WORKS:
The first, second and third editions of the PBRC Manual, and the fourth edition of A Basic Guide to Services and Community Resources in NYC
SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Along with Ellen Amstutz, I piloted and developed the Public Benefit Resource Center, which had a 13 year history at CSS before it was combined with two other departments at CSS.
BOOKS I WOULD RECOMMEND:
The Working Poor by David Shipler
EDUCATION:
Master’s in theology from Dallas Theological Seminary
PLACE OF BIRTH: Queens, New York