University Settlement will honor Honorary Director Alan P. Winters at 2024 Gala City Stories: Our Blueprint 

Download a copy of this news release    University Settlement is pleased to announce that it will honor Alan P. Winters at its annual gala City Stories: Our Blueprint, taking place at Angel Orensanz Foundation on the Lower East Side on Wednesday May 1, 2024.    Winters will receive University Settlement’s Charles B. Stover Award. Named […]

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University Settlement’s Veronica Wong testifies at “The Mayor’s November Plan” hearing

Download a copy of this testimony Testimony of University Settlement before the New York City Council Oversight Hearing: The Mayor’s November Plan Committee on Finance, Chair Justin Brannan Submitted by Veronica Wong, Advocacy Director, University Settlement December 12, 2023 Chair Brannan and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name

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University Settlement’s Rohan Lalla testifies at “The Infrastructure of Resident Safety at NYCHA” Hearing

Download a copy of this testimony Testimony of University Settlement before the New York City Council Joint Oversight Hearing: “Doors, Locks and Lights: the Infrastructure of Resident Safety at NYCHA” Committee on Public Housing, Chair Alexa Avilés, Committee on Aging, Chair Crystal Hudson Submitted by Rohan Lalla, Case Manager, University Settlement November 30, 2023 Chair

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University Settlement CEO Melissa Aase and HSC CEO Michelle Jackson publish op-ed on proposed NYC budget cuts

Headlined “A False Choice on Families in New York City,” the piece begins: New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration would have you believe that we must choose between funding social services and assisting asylum seekers. This is a false choice, because making real, permanent investments in our social services infrastructure and workforce would be

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Everyone back in the Houston Street Center pool – and conference center!

Read full coverage in The Village Sun    After being closed since the pandemic, the Houston Street Center has finally reopened its swimming pool and conference center. It’s big news since the city’s Parks Department currently operates only two recreation center pools south of 42nd Street. So the affordable pool at the Houston Street Center,

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$950,000 collaborative grant will empower University Settlement’s College Passport and Families Thriving programs to expand mental health and wellness services to NYC students

Funded by the Solon E. Summerfield Foundation, The Carmel Hill Fund, and the Gray Foundation   University Settlement’s College Passport and Families Thriving programs will receive a $950,000 collaborative grant from the Solon E. Summerfield Foundation, The Carmel Hill Fund, and the Gray Foundation over three years, the nation’s first settlement house announced today. The

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How Butterflies integrates emotional wellness into our early childhood programs

By Melissa Aase, CEO, University Settlement   Life comes at you fast, and change can be daunting for all of us – and particularly for young children.  This means that September is always a busy and emotional time at our Early Childhood Centers, as our children transition from summer to fall, and our youngest ones experience

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University Settlement’s Gary Adams Delivers Testimony at “NYCHA Physical Needs Assessment” hearing

Download a copy of this testimony Testimony of University Settlement before the New York City Council Oversight Hearing on “$78.34 Billion: NYCHA’s Physical Needs Assessment” Committee on Public Housing, Chair Alexa Avilés Submitted by Gary Adams, Cornerstones Program Director, University Settlement September 22, 2024 Chair Avilés and members of the committee, thank you for the

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University Settlement and Jamestown Partner for Second Annual High School Internship Program at One Times Square

–Program aims to create new career pathways for New York City public high school students— –End of term project winners to receive tickets to New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Celebration– University Settlement, a social services institution that fights NYC poverty and inequality through innovative programs, and Jamestown, the design-focused real estate investment and management firm, today

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The 5th Healthy Heart and Stroke-Free Expo will be held at University Settlement’s Houston Street Center on Friday, September 22

Co-hosted by University Settlement and VNS Health   向下滾動查看中文   Falls remain a pressing global health concern, with the World Health Organization (WHO) ranking them as the second leading cause of unintentional injury deaths, claiming an estimated 684,000 lives annually. Among those most affected are older adults aged 60 and above, who experience a staggering

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