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Download a copy of this testimony FY26 Aging Preliminary Budget Hearing Testimony to the New York City Council FY 2027 Preliminary Budget Hearing: Committee on Aging Council Member Susan Zhuang, Chair March 12, 2026 Good afternoon, Chair and Members of the Council, My name is Lydia Ortiz Weiss, and I am here to share the […]

Download a copy of this testimony FY26 Aging Preliminary Budget Hearing Testimony to the New York City Council FY 2027 Preliminary Budget Hearing: Committee on Aging Council Member Susan Zhuang, Chair March 12, 2026 Good afternoon, Chair Zhuang and members of the Council. My name is Katherine Suero, and I am speaking today on behalf

Davon Russell, President of the Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDco), built on the growing momentum of the home-based family childcare movement in a Crain’s op‑ed calling for deeper investment in these programs and the networks that help make them great options for working families. Read an excerpt below: Across the state of New

The International Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers (IFS) has issued the following statement in response to the current crisis in the USA. University Settlement is a longtime member of the IFS, and our CEO, Melissa Aase, is President of its Board of Directors.   The International Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers (IFS), representing

Download a copy of this release New York, NY – City & State has named University Settlement CEO Melissa Aase to its 3rd Annual Nonprofit Trailblazers list, the nation’s first settlement house announced today. “City & State’s Nonprofit Trailblazers recognizes leaders who have dedicated their careers and lives to making New York a better, safer

Download a copy of this testimony Testimony of University Settlement before the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Governmental Operations, State and Federal Legislation Hearing   My name is Melissa Aase, and I am the Chief Executive Officer at University Settlement Society of NY. I appreciate the members of the Committee for the opportunity

Download a copy of this News Release   University Settlement has hired Lisa Stein as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the nation’s first settlement house announced today. Reporting to CEO Melissa Aase, Stein will lead the Settlement’s Finance, Information Technology, and Data teams, and will be responsible for managing the agency’s overall budget. Stein

Download a copy of this testimony Testimony of University Settlement before the New York City Council Preliminary Budget Hearing Committee on Contracts, Chair Julie Won Submitted by Kyungsoo Kang, Grants Contract Administrator University Settlement   Chair Won and members of the City Council Committee on Contracts. Thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf

  Yesterday, Melissa Aase, CEO of University Settlement, stood alongside NYC leaders at Grand St. Settlement to hear the Comptroller’s new report on childcare – and to rally against devastating cuts proposed in the Mayor’s preliminary budget. The new budget slashes: Over $300 million compared to last year’s budget Support for children with special needs