BSVAC, the nation's first ethnically inclusive volunteer ambulance corops, was created in response to the crisis in emergency medical care that afflicts New York's minority communities. BSVAC established a record-breaking ambulance service that responds to over 100 emergency calls a month with an average response time of less than 4 minutes. BSVAC has also trained thousands of people in life-saving skills; over 100 graduates of BSVAC's training programs have become EMTs, nurses, physician's assistants, or doctors.