Meet Valeria

Valeria arrived in the United States five years ago when she was 28 years old. She had left the Dominican Republic with her husband and three children to build a…

Youth Development and Opportunity

Youth Development and Opportunity

…youth, almost exclusively African-American and Latino, who are more than twice as likely to be “disconnected.” Founded in 1964, our College Readiness program has provided more than 20,000 low-income students…

Reform NYPD Now

…NY Marcus Garvey Park Alliance Metro Hope Church Minority Business Leadership Council Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church New Settlement Apartments NMIC The Opportunity Network Queens Community House Row New…

February 8, 2024 – Black History Month Walking Tour

February 8, 2024 – Black History Month Walking Tour

…led participants on a historic journey through the neighborhood, making stops at iconic landmarks like Langston Hughes’ home, the National Black Theatre, and historic African burial grounds. View more from…

April 19, 2016

April 19, 2016

…Pugh is President and Chief Executive Officer of Carver Federal Savings Bank, one of the nation’s largest African– and Caribbean-American managed banks. Founded in Harlem in 1948, Carver is dedicated…

May 5, 2015

May 5, 2015

…Jazz Museum of Harlem, the Harambee African Dance Company, the AUC Chinese Lion Dancers, Belly Dancers, Salsa, Flamenco, hip-hop dancers and spoken word poets, this party has something for everyone….

Wellness

…across all of our programs. We combat high rates of pediatric asthma in East and Central Harlem. Working with the New York Academy of Medicine, Union Settlement developed what is…

Business Development

…trigger economic growth in East Harlem. The East Harlem 360° program is being conducted in collaboration with two other local organizations – Hope Community and Uptown Grand Central – and…

March 17, 2014

March 17, 2014

…we wanted to play a central role in the recovery process, and the plan developed by the Mayor’s Fund is far and away the best opportunity for us to leverage…

August 12, 2015

…to become Home Health Aides. Education is central to Union Settlement’s mission and role. “We are delighted to have Oilda Martinez join our team,” said David Nocenti, Executive Director of…