Summer 2019 Newsletter – Editorial

…learned during the school year, and thereby avoid the “summer slide” of lost academic abilities. Summer camp is also important because it offers a structured opportunity for children to grow….

April 19, 2016

April 19, 2016

…example, Union Settlement offers the following facts and solutions to consider: • FACT: 26% of East Harlem residents are foreign born and 20% do not speak English “very well.” •…

January 1, 2014

January 1, 2014

…a four-year school that offers an engineering program. “I hope in the next 10 years I can get my degree and a good job so that I’m not struggling the…

March 17, 2014

March 17, 2014

…New York City. LSA Family Health Service (“the Little Sisters”): LSA Family Health Service, the “Little Sisters,” a neighborhood-based nonprofit, offers a holistic model of human services to the underserved,…

May 5, 2015

May 5, 2015

…current challenges in our community. Union Settlement offers the following facts and solutions to consider: • FACT: Just 49% of 3rd graders in East Harlem meet English language standards, compared…

May 11, 2015

May 11, 2015

…120 children in after-school programming, which offers children ages 5 to 12 a fun, stimulating environment where individual growth and development in a group setting is encouraged. “For nearly 115…

August 12, 2015

…In addition, the Adult Education program offers counseling and advocacy for young people eligible for DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and an intensive job readiness program for individuals seeking…

May 15, 2015

May 15, 2015

…classes in the morning, which teach about 40 students each day, and about 120 children in after-school programming, which offers children ages 5 to 12 a fun, stimulating environment where…

August 13, 2015

August 13, 2015

…classes for Speakers of Other Languages, and Basic Education and High School Equivalency courses for English speakers and for Spanish speakers. In addition, the Adult Education program offers counseling and…

Winter 2018 Newsletter – Business Development Center

…(WEST) offers business training, technology classes and assistance, workshops and counseling for women entrepreneurs. The program educates women about business practices, from both the theoretical and practical points of view,…