Meet Dr. Rich

…Counselor (ACA-New York Theological Seminary-North General Hospital). I have served at Union Settlement in the positions of Lead Counselor (NYCHA Substance Abuse Prevention), United Way Dropout Prevention Counselor, DYCD Drug/Crime/Substance…

Learn about May’s story…

May immigrated to the United States from Malaysia in 1974. She lives alone, has never married and has no children. She worked for over 30 years as a housekeeper and…

Spring/Summer 2018 Newsletter – Executive Director Note

…all worked so hard to build – is facing collapse. We promise to not sit idly by while that happens. We have joined with the Campaign for Children, United Neighborhood…

March 2, 2014

March 2, 2014

…Jamborees at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island. Dylan, Leila, Kaneesha, and Anna wore their blue marathon shirts proudly today. From the youngest to the oldest competitors, every participant had a…

June 16, 2015

June 16, 2015

Union Settlement Association Board of Directors Elects Ruth Pachman New Chair Union Settlement, East Harlem’s oldest and largest social services provider, today announced that Ruth E. Pachman was unanimously elected…

Winter 2019 Newsletter – Gilberto Agosto

…grew up in the very same housing complex that now headquarters our Youth Services program — and where Gil’s office is located today! “When I grew up in these public…

October 27, 2020

October 27, 2020

…Council Member Diana Ayala, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer and Union Settlement today announced that $2 million in grant assistance has been provided to over 150 East Harlem businesses…

July 27, 2020

July 27, 2020

…will allow small “mom-and-pop” shops to re-open and stay open NYC Council Member Diana Ayala, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer and Union Settlement today announced the creation of a…

May 22, 2017

May 22, 2017

…2017 — Union Settlement, East Harlem’s largest and oldest social services organization, announced today the formation of a new Associate Board. The eight founding Associate Board members are young professionals…

September 25, 2015

September 25, 2015

How to move toward $15 today The New York Daily News By David Nocenti Now that Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio agree that the minimum wage should be raised…