September 24, 2015

September 24, 2015

…California, Berkeley’s Center for Child Care Employment that showed early-education providers are paid between $8.63 and $20.99 per hour. Andra Cernavskis of The Hechinger Report featured the same study in…

August 20, 2018

August 20, 2018

…two decades Derrick Boone has worked for nonprofit social service programs in direct care, professional consultation, and executive leadership. Prior to joining Union Settlement, Mr. Boone served as Associate Executive…

Fall 2018 Newsletter – Donor Spotlight

…our community.” From its inception, the van Ameringen Foundation has funded prevention, education, and direct care in the mental health field, as well as advocacy efforts to achieve systems change…

March 11, 2019

March 11, 2019

…schools (78%); Building affordable housing (77%); Providing affordable health care (75%); and Creating more jobs (74%). “These types of surveys are vital to ensuring that the voices of East Harlem…

Winter 2019 Newsletter – Laura Johnson

…down with us to discuss her career at Union Settlement and her plans for the future. We all miss her, but wish her the best of luck in the future!…

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

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

…staff, alongside countless other human service workers throughout New York City, devote themselves to caring for our communities, yet they have not received the care they deserve. While this marks…

December 7, 2015

…get by. Early childhood educators earn notoriously little money. A 2014 report from the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment found that preschool teachers typically only make six…

May 5, 2014

May 5, 2014

New Pre-K Seats Could Leave Many 4-Year Olds Scrambling for Afternoon Care DNAinfo…

September 25, 2015

September 25, 2015

…services, such as operating child care facilities, group homes, senior centers and homeless shelters. Using this contracting power, Cuomo and de Blasio can simply issue executive orders stating that, in…

December 20, 2013

December 20, 2013

…my kids can have it why can’t kids who are in a different zip code?” The program also doesn’t just focus on kids. Parents, educators, care givers and public housing…