April 14, 2014

April 14, 2014

…attempt at answering some of those plaguing questions. What are the odds of getting a seat? The numbers are daunting. The city has just 20,000 pre-K spaces at the moment;…

August 19, 2015

August 19, 2015

…a job board – while at the same time benefiting Alliance members by greatly expanding the number and quality of applicants for the open positions. “Buy East Harlem” – Members…

November 16, 2015

November 16, 2015

…complex barriers to employment. This third year of funding will add a third staff member to the Career Academy team, which will strengthen the program’s impact and expand the number

July 7, 2016

July 7, 2016

…worked as a litigator at a number of law firms including Davis Polk & Wardwell, and served as an Adjunct Professor at New York Law School. Susan holds a BA…

Spring/Summer 2018 Newsletter – Executive Director Note

…able to attract a sufficient number of certified teachers and other educators to meet staffing requirements. This situation creates tremendous hardship for the low-income families that we serve in the…

Summer 2019 Newsletter – AIM Program

…three years. The number of participants we can take on has also increased from 12 to 16. I’m excited about collaborating with other Union Settlement youth programs to expand our…

Remembering Gina Rusch

…in the early 1960s, Gina joined the Peace Corps, serving in the Philippines, and in around 1965 got a job with UNH. She was assigned to work with a number

May 13, 2015

May 13, 2015

…Comptroller’s office and AARP New York—now in its second year—will nearly double the number of Shred Day Events throughout the city “Identity theft is a very real threat – it…

December 20, 2016

December 20, 2016

…is 102 years old. Respondents represented a diverse mix of ethnic and racial backgrounds. A majority (58.5%) identified themselves as Latino or Hispanic, and 41% as African American or black….

February 11, 2015

February 11, 2015

…34% as Black/African American, 4% as multi-racial, and 3% as White/Caucasian and 2% as Asian. Almost two-thirds (64%) of the respondents live in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) buildings….