UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT IN THE NEWS
University Settlement appoints Debbie Madden to its Board of Directors
Debbie Madden (Founder and Chairwoman, Stride Consulting) has been elected to University Settlement’s Board of Directors, the nation’s first settlement house announced today. Born on the Lower East Side, Madden is an award-winning serial technology ...
Leaders create leaders – Keya Michel reflects on the power of mentorship
(Keya Michel and her mentor Elissa Ramos) By Keya Michel, Senior Program Director, Mental Health Services When I joined the Case Management program in 2002, Elissa Ramos had already been with University Settlement for a ...
Apply To Be Part of the Intergenerational Community Arts Council in Brooklyn
Do you love the arts? Do you want to improve health and wellness in your community? Apply by January 15, 2022 to be a paid member of the Intergenerational Community Arts Council (ICAC) in Downtown ...
The gift of a clear view
By Melissa Aase, CEO of University Settlement This year I found words for something that has long bothered me: “toxic positivity,” the knee-jerk reaction to put on a smile and just move on, to say ...
NBC reports on self-defense classes for AAPI communities
May Wong practices the self-defense techniques she’s learning every Tuesday at 11 am at 189 Allen Street on the Lower East Side. Our instructors Kip (in the protective equipment) and Sammy are helping seniors learn ...
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