2022 Benefit Honoree

…important work of a variety of nonprofit organizations. He has been honored to receive a number of recognitions for his work. In 2021 he was invested as Archon Grand Orator…

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…

September 24, 2015

September 24, 2015

…her recent profile of a Head Start teacher trying to make ends meet in San Francisco on wages that only marginally exceed the amount her students’ families earn. (Full disclosure,…

Fall 2017 Newsletter – Donor Spotlight

…Education is a core component of Union Settlement’s work, including early childhood centers, youth afterschool and summer programs, preparing students for college, providing English language classes for new immigrants, and…

May 15, 2015

May 15, 2015

…classes in the morning, which teach about 40 students each day, and about 120 children in after-school programming, which offers children ages 5 to 12 a fun, stimulating environment where…

Youth Development and Opportunity

Youth Development and Opportunity

…youth, almost exclusively African-American and Latino, who are more than twice as likely to be “disconnected.” Founded in 1964, our College Readiness program has provided more than 20,000 low-income students

Adult Education

Adult Education

WHAT WE DO Our free classes empower over 500 adult students in their personal and professional lives in East Harlem. We serve people who wish to learn English, gain a…

May 11, 2015

May 11, 2015

…counseling, to social events and much more. Currently, the Education Center hosts Union Settlement’s high school equivalency classes in the morning, which teach about 40 students each day, and about…

Meet Dr. Rich

…provide prevention services to over 400 students per year for six years. I was asked to train 60 probation officers in how to work with high risk youth and to…

News Archive 2009

…Needs The Guardian (UK) – This feature article includes a profile of a Union Settlement student in a citizenship class. October 23rd, 2009 Students Receive Lesson in ‘Green’ Eating NY1 – Local first graders visit…