Headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, Senior Service America, Inc. (SSAI) is a non-profit organization that provides civic engagement and employment opportunities for adults over the age of 55 who wish to re-enter the workforce. SSAI is one of 18 national sponsors of the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) and one of six national sponsors of the Senior Environmental Employment (SEE) Program. History For nearly 40 years, Senior Service America, Inc. (SSAI) has worked to provide older adults with employment and training opportunities. The organization’s history begins in 1965 with the development of the Economic Opportunity Act under Title V of the Older Americans Act. Title V created funding to develop a program called “Operation Mainstream,” which provided part-time employment to people age 55 and over with poor employment prospects. Once the Department of Labor was authorized to distribute Title V funds for this program in 1967, Operation Mainstream became known as the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). In 1968, SSAI, then known as the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), was chosen by the Department of Labor as one of three organizations to administer SCSEP. The organization officially began operating SCSEP with 400 participants in 10 cities. Today, SSAI’s Senior Community Service Employment Program, with the help of its network of more than 100 partnering community organizations, provides employment and training opportunities to more than 10,000 older adults in counties within 23 states and the District of Columbia. Continuing its mission to provide employment opportunities for adults 55 and older, SSAI became a national sponsor of the Senior Environmental Employment (SEE) Program in 1986. Although the name of the organization has changed over the years, SSAI has always maintained its commitment to providing employment and training to older adults.