Summer 2019 Newsletter – Editorial

…learned during the school year, and thereby avoid the “summer slide” of lost academic abilities. Summer camp is also important because it offers a structured opportunity for children to grow….

Spring/Summer 2018 Newsletter – Program Spotlight

…anything,” says Imiler Morales, who arrived in the United States from Cuba barely two years ago. Imiler didn’t know a word of English when he came to the U.S. He…

May 5, 2015

May 5, 2015

…May 5th – Cinco de Mayo – will have a Mexican theme both because of its date and because East Harlem is a portal community for large numbers of new…

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

WHAT WE DO Union Settlement provides high-quality, full-day educational programs to over 800 infants, toddlers and preschoolers, ages eight weeks to five years, making us the seventh largest provider of…

June 2, 2021

June 2, 2021

Union Settlement Sues NYC Department of Education for Contracting Process Violations UNION SETTLEMENT SUES NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR CONTRACTING PROCESS VIOLATIONS THAT WILL HARM EAST HARLEM CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND…

September 21, 2015

September 21, 2015

…provide ongoing resources to attract and retain the best teachers,” DOE spokeswoman Kaye Devora said, noting that the city recently announced it is providing early education centers who opt-in with…

Fall 2017 Newsletter – Message from Executive Director

…DACA residents will face deportation as early as next March. This is a humanitarian tragedy. Most DACA recipients came to the United States when they were six years old or…

August 25, 2021

August 25, 2021

…the highest-cost cities in the United States. The letter calls on Mayor de Blasio to adopt a $17.50 per hour minimum wage for City-funded employees, and to amend existing contracts…

March 11, 2019

March 11, 2019

…also French, Mandarin, Cantonese, Bambara, Wolof, Bengali and multiple others. About 60% of respondents were born in the United States, an additional 9% were from Puerto Rico and the remaining…

December 20, 2016

December 20, 2016

…of respondents were born in the United States, an additional 11% were from Puerto Rico and the remaining 29% were born elsewhere. Of those born outside of the United States…