Year: 2026

Download a copy of this news release  Working in coalition with the Association of Lower East Side Settlements, which collectively engage 87,500 New Yorkers at risk of losing federal benefits including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid    University Settlement will launch “We Got Us,” a direct services approach for keeping New Yorkers […]

CEO Melissa Aase appeared on NY1’s Weekends on 1 with anchor Rocco Vertuccio on October 3, 2026 to discuss University Settlement’s 140 years of impact, the ways our movement has fought for the immediate needs of communities while also advocating for an expansive vision of what should be public, and how our programs make a

Download a PDF of this news release New York City – The Performance Project @ University Settlement presents Flowfest 2026 with new original works created by University Settlement Fellows from September 30th through October 3rd , 7:30 pm at Speyer Hall. This white box theater is located at 184 Eldridge Street within University Settlement’s landmark

As University Settlement observes 25 years since September 11, 2001, we are sharing our former CEO Michael Zisser’s reflections on the day. — The visitor was late for an early meeting with me at University Settlement, no phone call or email to explain. Then screaming from out in the hallway. A plane had crashed into the

Download a PDF of this news release  Join us for our free, open-to-the-public, joyous Block Party celebrations in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn this fall!   University Settlement, America’s First Settlement House, is celebrating its 140th birthday in 2026 – and Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn neighbors are invited to celebrate at two Block Parties this fall.

NYC is facing a dangerous heat wave this week, with temperatures expected to exceed 100º. Forecasted high temperatures: Wednesday, July 1: 95°F (feels like 100°F) Thursday, July 2: 103°F (feels like 105–110°F) Friday, July 3: 102°F (feels like 104–109°F) Saturday, July 4: 98°F (feels like 102°F) We urge all our neighbors to prepare for the

Download a copy of this news release University Settlement has been named to Newsweek’s 2026 list of America’s Greatest Midsize Workplaces, the social settlement announced today. Newsweek’s comprehensive study evaluated more than 4,700 companies based in the United States and employing between 500 and 1,000 people. Companies were scored across six comprehensive categories of workplace

Download a copy of this news release Dr. Nicholas Gavin, MD, MBA, MS (Chief Clinical Innovation Officer, Mount Sinai Health System) has been elected to University Settlement’s Board of Directors, the nation’s first settlement house announced today. Throughout his career, Dr. Gavin has sought ways to use technology and informatics to improve the lives and