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George Lam, Artist-in-Residence at The Performance Project, was featured on an NPR segment about his work on “Family Association” – a free app that use narrates the experiences of various Chinese Americans and sets their stories to music. “There are all these places in Chinatown that are both hidden and meaningful.” he explains. “I was thinking, if […]
Bryan Fotino, Case Manager for Project Home at University Settlement, presented testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Finance Download a copy of this testimony – Testimony of University Settlement Before the New York City Council – FY 2022 Executive Budget Hearing: Committee on Finance Council Member Justin Brannan, Chair May 25, 2022
University Settlement in partnership with BRIC is pleased to announce the third cycle of the Brooklyn-based Intergenerational Community Arts Council (ICAC), a multigenerational team of residents developing joyous, values-driven arts programming by, for, and with members of the Ingersoll, Whitman, Farragut and Atlantic Terminal NYCHA houses and surrounding Brooklyn neighborhoods. This cycle running from February
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The Creative Center at University Settlement has been approved for a $20,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support the Training Institute for Artists and Administrators in Arts-in-Healthcare and Creative Aging for 2022, the agency announced today. The Creative Center’s Training Institute, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary,
ROAR: Rejoice! Organize! Activate! Reclaim!, a festival hosted by University Settlement, will take place every weekend May – August 2022 on New York City’s Lower East Side and in Chinatown. This summer, ROAR will: Energize public spaces including Sara D. Roosevelt (SDR) Park Celebrate the people and cultures of Chinatown and the LES
ROAR: Rejoice! Organize! Activate! Reclaim!, a festival hosted by University Settlement, will take place every weekend May – August 2022 on New York City’s Lower East Side and in Chinatown. University Settlement and its partners invite interested media to attend a press conference kicking off the initiative, taking place on May 2, 2022 at 10
Our self-defense classes were featured on WNYC‘s ‘The United States of Anxiety,’ hosted by Kai Wright. Sammy Yuen, who teaches the classes, shares how he set out to use his martial arts skills to teach the skills they need to protect themselves, explaining: “Self defense is really about spatial and environmental awareness. I think there is
University Settlement is pleased to announce that it will honor Cathy Park Hong, New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist; and its frontline staff, for their unwavering commitment before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic, at its annual gala, City Stories: The Power of US, taking place virtually on April 7, 2022. Cathy
Barbara DiGangi, Director of Families Thriving at University Settlement, presented testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Education’s Preliminary Budget Hearing. Download a copy of this testimony – Testimony of University Settlement Before the New York City Council – FY 2022 Joint Preliminary Budget Hearing: Committee on Education Council Member Rita Joseph, Chair
News 12‘s Mary-Lyn Buckley reported on NYCHA’s Baby Shower Resource Fair for families with infants and expecting mothers at Ingersoll Community Center. Alongside many other community organizations, University Settlement provided free resources and supplies to over 200 residents citywide. I’m having twin girls next Friday. This is something that we really needed in the community-
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