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NYC high school students explore career opportunities in commercial real estate through Jamestown and University Settlement’s inaugural summer internship program This summer, 11 New York City-area high school juniors and seniors interested in learning about future career paths in commercial real estate participated in a unique internship convened by real estate investment and management firm, […]

Are you passionate about working with young people as they develop emotionally, grow into leaders, and achieve? University Settlement’s youth programs create safe, fun, purpose-driven environments that engage more than 4,500 youth every year as they begin to build their futures. We are now hiring for group leaders in youth development programs in Manhattan and

Fred Yee (Managing Director, Capital One) has been elected to University Settlement’s Board of Directors, the nation’s first settlement house announced today. Fred is the Head of East Region Underwriting for Capital One’s Commercial Real Estate business. A graduate of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Fred previously served as Treasurer of the

NYN Media has published an in-depth look at the pilot expansion of University Settlement Families Thriving mental health services to 11 additional schools in NYC’s Community District 1 we are currently undertaking with the support of Trinity Church Wall Street. Read the article here. Read our release about the project here.  “Launched in 2017 with

Groundbreaking pilot expansion of University Settlement’s Families Thriving program is fully funded by Trinity Church Wall Street Families Thriving, University Settlement’s program offering community based, multi-tiered mental health and wellness supports, including healing-centered social emotional support, mental health services, and collaboration with educators, will expand its operations into 11 additional schools in New York City’s

Ships in the Night is a short film focused on hospital staff experiences early in the COVID-19 pandemic   The Creative Center at University Settlement will host a virtual screening of Ships in the Night, a short film focused on the everyday struggles of hospital staff, and a panel discussion engaging with the film and its

Interested in a little learning this summer? What about connecting with like-minded people? Join the Families Thriving team for our August workshop series. It’s our hope that these offerings will provide knowledge and resources you’re seeking, new connections and make you feel a little less alone.  Expect our spaces to be a mix of information

In “This Manhattan Park Was Once A Gem. Now It’s a ‘No Man’s Land,‘” the New York Times’ Winnie Hu reports on community efforts to revitalize Sara D. Roosevelt Park, interviewing our neighborhood advocates including our friend K Webster of the SDR Park Coalition and our CEO Melissa Aase: The loss of the [Sara D.

Are you passionate about providing mental health support to your fellow New Yorkers? University Settlement’s Mental Health & Wellness teams are recruiting social workers for a range of positions of varying seniority. Opportunities exist for social workers interested in providing direct therapy in clinical, home, and community settlings, as well as for experienced social workers

As we consider today’s egregious Supreme Court decision to overturn settled law protecting the right to privacy, and in particular the right to abortion, we believe we must state a simple fact: University Settlement believes that women and girls are human beings with human rights, including the right to bodily autonomy and integrity. Why would