Fall 2018 Newsletter – College Readiness

College Readiness services include tutoring, SAT prep, college trips and summer enrichment programs. Students in recent years received acceptances from such schools as Macaulay Honors College at the City University…

OP-EDS

…more than twice the number citywide. Union Settlement is one of the larger employers in East Harlem; more than one-third of our workforce lives in the local community. Our staff…

Fall 2018 Newsletter – Bianca

Forbes always makes time and goes above and beyond for her students. She tailors everything to the particular student’s needs. She’s also really good at balancing a student’s college dreams…

December 4, 2013

December 4, 2013

for the greater good.” Launched in 1964, Union Settlement’s College Readiness Program connects students to counseling, academic enrichment and internshipopportunities. The program has assisted more than 20,000 students, 90 percent…

July 20, 2015

July 20, 2015

…and the experiences of linguistically and culturally diverse students, to benefit the 12% of students in East Harlem who are English Language Learners. It will also strengthen the capacity of…

December 20, 2016

December 20, 2016

…Hunter College President Jennifer Raab’s ‘All in East Harlem’ initiative, which is a college-wide engagement designed to improve educational, health, and social conditions in the community.” About the 2016 survey…

March 11, 2019

March 11, 2019

…to undertake this effort without them.” A team of professors and students from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, led by Associate Professor Nancy Giunta and Doctoral…

February 6, 2014

February 6, 2014

…people said. Meanwhile, many college students who are interested in teaching preschool pursue other tracks because of the limited number of well-paid pre-K slots at public schools, said Harriet Fayne,…

Union Settlement Timeline

College Readiness Program is founded. Jointly sponsored with Benjamin Franklin High School, the program encourages East Harlem students to go to college. Separately incorporated in 1981 as the Settlement College

February 11, 2015

February 11, 2015

…get such positive feedback from those we serve.” A team of professors and students from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, led by Assistant Professor Nancy Giunta…