Executive Leadership

…Manhattan’s first Family Enrichment Center (FEC), Jocelyn is an East Harlem/South Bronx native. A Master’s Leveled Social Worker who has served the last 15 years working with children and families,…

January 13, 2014

January 13, 2014

…perspective of representing East Harlem and the South Bronx, communities that have been “left behind” when it comes to resources and support. “The value to me being in this position…

April 15, 2020

April 15, 2020

…(the “Fair Chance Act”), and enforce requirements for street numbers on buildings in Manhattan (to aid emergency workers). She has also spearheaded community planning initiatives at the South Street Seaport,…

Meet Michelle Cruz

…I closed my business, Union Settlement was planning a pilot program called WEST, the Woman Entrepreneur Success Training Program. Sandy, the BDC Deputy Director at the time, invited me to…

Let’s Fix It v.2

…programs for 2,250 eager and energetic children, teens and young adults, from kindergarten through high school.     Two steps west and two blocks up, the average life expectancy drops…

May 13, 2015

May 13, 2015

…Comptroller’s office and AARP New York—now in its second year—will nearly double the number of Shred Day Events throughout the city “Identity theft is a very real threat – it…

April 14, 2014

April 14, 2014

…attempt at answering some of those plaguing questions. What are the odds of getting a seat? The numbers are daunting. The city has just 20,000 pre-K spaces at the moment;…

April 28, 2015

April 28, 2015

First Lady Aims to Renew Focus on Youth Mental Health in City Schools (includes video) Time Warner Cable News NY1 The number of mental health clinics in schools has plunged…

Planned Giving

Planned Giving

…beneficiary online. Our full legal name is Union Settlement Association and our Employer Identification Number (tax identification number) is 13-1632530. Life Insurance Union Settlement Association accepts outright gifts of life…

Adult Education

Adult Education

WHAT WE DO Our free classes empower over 800 – 1200 adult students in their personal and professional lives in East Harlem. We serve people who wish to learn English,…