EHCP

…$1,000 for education-related expenses through our Higher Education Grant. At the same time, our Workforce Initiative Grant provides a range of funds for professional development courses and other career advancement…

July 20, 2015

July 20, 2015

…grades. Year one data showed that third graders in the Photos and Me program made five times more progress than a control group. In addition, student performance on standardized literacy…

September 21, 2015

September 21, 2015

…Sumner Houses. For Wyatt, the decision came down to simple economics. “There have been too many times I’ve had to book a train on Christmas day to come back to…

Winter 2018 Newsletter – Donor Spotlight: Megan Abbott

Best Books of 2016 by NPR, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, Time Out New York, The Washington Post, Google, Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. Megan’s next book, Give…

Spring/Summer 2018 Newsletter – Program Spotlight

…class three to four times a week. In some cases, students are ready to take the test in less than six months. However, many times students have difficult schedules with…

Fall 2018 Newsletter – Editorial

…Settlement has been providing core social services to waves of immigrant families in East Harlem for over a century – from the Irish and German immigrants at the time of…

Winter 2019 Newsletter – Editorial

…this program creates. The individuals being connected are not family members, teachers or friends, but simply two members of a community at very different stages in life, spending meaningful time

July 27, 2020

July 27, 2020

…“I’m thrilled to help launch East Harlem Small Business Grant Program which will aid hundreds of East Harlem businesses in one of their greatest times of need. Losing Pathmark was…

August 25, 2021

August 25, 2021

…“living wage’ in New York City is $21.77 per hour for a single childless adult and $20.63 per hour for two working adults with one child — with higher numbers…

March 14, 2024 – Mayor Adams Announces 3 Year COLA for Human Services

March 14, 2024 – Mayor Adams Announces 3 Year COLA for Human Services

…sector. In 2019, two-thirds of all full-time human services workers were earning below the city’s near-poverty threshold. This has a significant impact on women and minorities — 66% of human…