Welfare Fund

We are pleased to describe your Welfare Fund benefits in this book. It is our objective to acquaint you fully with the complete range of benefits to which you are entitled and to make the process of obtaining these benefits as simple and efficient as possible. At its inception, the Welfare Fund had only one benefit: a limited dental program. Now the Welfare Fund provides a wide spectrum of benefits including: Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, Burial, Disability, Hearing Aid Appliance, Optical, Abortion,Prescription Drug, Prosthetic Appliance and Annual Diagnostic Benefits,as well as its own Dental Offices and Dental Plan, Podiatry Services and Pension Counseling Services.The Fund, as always, continues its leadership in providing a progressive benefit program. The ability of the Welfare Fund to supplement the basic City health package is based upon the collective strength of the Social Service Employees Union Local 371, and the careful management of the Fund's assets by the Fund itself. Developing and financing a plan of benefits is only one part of Fund administration. It is the tradition of the Welfare Fund to pay all eligible claims promptly. It is our goal and desire to ensure that the Fund functions smoothly and effectively at all times. In conclusion, we take this opportunity to reaffirm that the Fund exists solely to serve its covered members.This is your Fund, these are your benefits, and we urge you to utilize this coverage fully in time of need.