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The '''Creative Services Support Group''' (CSSG) is a registered charity, based in [[New Delhi, India]], established to aid underprivileged young adults through skills training and mentorship within the creative sectors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/a-global-platform-for-indian-creativity/article1768121.ece|title=A global platform for Indian creativity|author=Madhur Tankha|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

==History==
CSSG was founded in 2011 by Anand Kapoor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asianage.com/ideas/letter-ally-speaking-795|title=Letter-ally speaking|work=The Asian Age|access-date=2015-04-08|archive-url=https://archive.is/20150408083201/http://www.asianage.com/ideas/letter-ally-speaking-795|archive-date=2015-04-08|url-status=dead}}</ref> CSSG looks to the creative sectors - such as Food, Literature, Art, Design, Architecture, Fashion, Music, Dance, Theatre, Film, Broadcast, Advertising, Technology and Policy - as an essential channel for influencing positive changes in societies and communities.

Working with marginalized youths from several partner organisations, CSSG provides guidance to newfound adults who aren’t on traditional career paths, through [[mentorship]], advice, and creative career opportunities. CSSG works with a youth to learn their interests, train them in the relevant skills, pair them with a likeminded mentor and provide them with a career opportunity.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Lo|first=Anita|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dPNEDwAAQBAJ&q=Creative+Services+Support+Group+india&pg=PA11|title=Solo: A Modern Cookbook for a Party of One|date=2018-10-30|publisher=Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-451-49361-3|language=en}}</ref>

==CSSG's Approach==
CSSG works with children who are considered as too old for many non-profits but too young to have settled into a career. These young men and women come from a diverse array of backgrounds, but they are all at least eighteen and looking for a chance to apply their talents. Many of the youth come from several feeder charities that CSSG has partnered with over the years.

Once a youth joins CSSG, they are provided with intensive training in the career path of interest through [[Workshop|workshops]] and interactive sessions led by industry experts from around the world. During this training process, the youth is paired with a mentor who will provide guidance throughout the training and job placement process. Once the training is complete, the charity works to find a [[job placement]] in the creative sectors.

==Charity Dinners==
CSSG uses high-profile events for fundraising. In an article of the [[The Financial Express (India)|''Financial Express,'']] Kapoor, founder of CSSG, states that “charity doesn’t need to be miserable […] if there is a celebratory cheer, giving becomes a joyful act and something that is transferred to the eventual recipients.”<ref>Kala Advaita (2013): The Financial Express: The Secret recipe of giving</ref>

CSSG has received support from several [[Michelin chef|Michelin chefs]] to set up charity events . Its 2013 Charity Dinners, hosted in the [[The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts|Leela Palace]] in New Delhi<ref>The Great British Chefs (2013): CSSG SUMMIT 2013 at the Leela Palace, New Delhi http://www.greatbritishchefs.com/community/cssg</ref> and the Four Seasons in [[Mumbai]] was focused around Food and Art and brought “to India famous chefs [such as] [[Frances Atkins]] of The Yorke Arms, Patley Bridge, North Yorkshire (Michelin starred); Mark Best, Marque, Sydney (Hatted); Alyn Williams, Alyn Williams at The Westbury, London (Michelin starred); Laurie Gear, The Artichoke, Amersham, Buckinghamshire (Michelin starred – upcoming Chef) and others.”

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.cssg.info}}

[[Category:Charities based in India]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 2011]]

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