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,…

Spring/Summer 2018 Newsletter – Program Spotlight

…few places in New York that offers free courses in Spanish to help students prepare for the TASC,” says Hilda V. Cortés, Union Settlement’s Director of Adult Education. “Students come…

Winter 2019 Newsletter – Gilberto Agosto

…a safe space for our kids. Our program welcomes all young people from the neighborhood and offers them opportunities they might not find at home or in school. Here, we…

Summer 2019 Newsletter – Seniors

…seniors are also able to attend a one-week camp in New Jersey. The camp, Star Lake Lodge, offers a wide range of activities, including boating, crafts, bocce ball, swimming, walking…

Union Settlement Timeline

…beginning with two Spanish grammar classes. Today, the program offers 27 classes each year in English for Speakers of Other Languages, Basic Education in the Native Language), computer skills and…

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…

July 27, 2020

July 27, 2020

…to the city’s anti-discrimination law, remove criminal history questions from initial employment applications (the “Fair Chance Act”), and enforce requirements for street numbers on buildings in Manhattan (to aid emergency…

October 27, 2020

October 27, 2020

…Act”), and enforce requirements for street numbers on buildings in Manhattan (to aid emergency workers). She has also spearheaded community planning initiatives at the South Street Seaport, in East Midtown,…

September 21, 2015

September 21, 2015

…and offers them more money,” he said. “We’re not playing on a level playing field. It’s an unfair handicap on our program and dozens and dozens of others.” Since Matison…