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New York, NY – University Settlement has hired Rabiya Akhtar as its new Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, the pioneering NYC social justice agency announced today. Reporting to CEO Melissa Aase, Akhtar will lead the Settlement’s Finance, Information Technology, Data, and Facilities teams, and will be responsible for managing the agency’s overall budget and physical […]
Xing Hui Zheng, Assistant Director of Houston Street Center at University Settlement, presented testimony to the New York State Assembly Standing Committees on Housing, Social Services, and Ways and Means. Read the full testimony below or click here. — Testimony of University Settlement Before the Hearing to Examine the Application Process and Implementation of the
University Settlement will promote Dr. Michelle Paige to a newly created senior executive role, Chief Program and Equity Officer, the pioneering NYC social justice agency announced today. The appointment comes as part of an ongoing reorganization at the Settlement: Melissa Aase, who was formerly the agency’s Executive Director, was named Chief Executive Officer on July
On Thursday, June 3, University Settlement co-hosted a forum for the District 1 City Council Candidates. Due to time limitations, we were unable to ask many of the questions suggested by audience members. Last week, we asked candidates to answer some of these audience questions in writing. As candidates are currently busy in the week
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Long-Serving Board Member and Outgoing Co-Chair Alan Winters Remains on Board Executive Committee New York, NY, June 11 2021 – University Settlement, the pioneering NYC social justice agency, has announced that Renée Eubanks will become Co-Chair of its Board of Directors, alongside Co-Chair Benjamin Schall, following the unanimous approval of the organization’s Board of
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NEW YORK, NY, May 21 2021 – The Creative Center at University Settlement has been approved for a $20,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support The Creative Center Training Institute for Artists and Administrators in Arts in Healthcare and Creative Aging. This virtual training, to be held throughout November 2021, will enable attendees from across the US to
Last week Barbara DiGangi, Director of Families Thriving at University Settlement, submitted testimony to the New York City Council’s Committee on Health and Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction. Read the full testimony below or click here. —- Testimony of University Settlement Before the New York City Council FY 2021 Joint Preliminary Budget Hearing: Committee on Health
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Yesterday Marilus Castellanos, Senior Program Director of Early Childhood Mental Health and Family Wellness at University Settlement, submitted testimony to the New York City Council’s Committee on Health and Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction. Read the full testimony below. *** Testimony of University Settlement Before the New York City Council FY 2021 Joint Preliminary Budget Hearing:
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The pharmacist has started doing pop-up vaccination events at senior affordable housing facilities, possibly illuminating a new way to reach vulnerable groups. In a city scrambling to vaccinate people against Covid-19 as quickly as possible, Ambar Keluskar faced a problem this month that seemed to defy logic: Mr. Keluskar, a pharmacist in Brooklyn, struggled
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The Creative Center, a program of University Settlement, offers daily, free-of-charge, art workshops over Zoom to people living with, or survivors of, cancer and their caregivers as an antidote to the isolation and fear that often accompanies a cancer diagnosis, which has become even more challenging during the pandemic. “Since 1994, The Creative Center has