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University Settlement and the Cooper Square Committee (CSC) will host a screening of the film Rabble Rousers and a panel discussion about the past and future of community activism on the Lower East Side, as
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
Last month University Settlement’s Director for Advocacy Veronica Wong testified before the New York City Council, presenting our perspective on the City’s withdrawal from a previous commitment to cover more of nonprofits’ true operational costs.
To Our Community of Supporters, Our country is in crisis after yet another murder of an unarmed Black man by police in Minneapolis on Memorial Day. In full support of the democratic right to dissent
Contact: Amy R, Brenna 917.592.0624 abrenna@universitysettlement.org University Settlement’s Statement on New York City’s Labor Agreement on Salary Parity of Early Childhood Education (New York, NY) July 10, 2019 – Yesterday’s announcement that Mayor de Blasio and
In collaboration with Campaign for Children and other partners, we’re pulling out all the stops this week and next to make our voices heard as we fight for salary parity for our dedicated and talented
For more than 30 years, University Settlement has paved the way in innovative programming to address housing insecurity and homelessness. In New York City, more than 70% of tenants do not have an attorney to
Imagine facing off alone against a team of lawyers trying to evict you from your home in one of the most complicated legal systems in the world. That describes the unfair housing court system that
Testimony for the New York City Council Committee on Governmental Operations and Committee on Oversight and Investigations The Lifting of the Rivington House Deed Restrictions Kevin Tobar Pesantez, Senior Housing Advocate September 29, 2016 Good
Yesterday over 100 Lower East Side residents and advocates, and their elected officials, came together to raise their voices and be heard as they demanded that Rivington House be restored to the community as a