News Archive 2009

November 30th, 2009

• Cutbacks in city fingerprinting agency cause monthlong delays in hiring day care workers  New York Daily News

November 27th, 2009

• Kathleen Turner, daughter Rachel Weiss, help feed seniors on Thanksgiving  New York Daily News
  – Kathleen Turner helps to deliver meals to seniors in Union Settlement's Meals-on-Wheels program.

October, 2009

• Stretch Your Technology Budget – With Pro-Bono Labor! Tech News
  – Director of Technology, Khalid West, is interviewed about making use of volunteers for large tech projects.

October 30th, 2009

• Immigration Debates Set Assessment Standards, Not Practical Needs The Guardian (UK)
  – This feature article includes a profile of a Union Settlement student in a citizenship class.

October 23rd, 2009

• Students Receive Lesson in 'Green' Eating NY1
  – Local first graders visit Union Settlement's Greenmarket and learn about healthy foods.

 

 

 

 

       July 22nd, 2009

          The City Room – New York Times Blog
        – Gianni Alemanno, the mayor of Rome, visits Union Settlement.

  

 

July 15th, 2009

• ACS's Cuts Will Affect NYC's After-School Programs WCBS – Channel 2
  – Stephanie Irby, Director of Early Childhood Education at Union Settlement, comments on the effect of cuts on kindergarten children.