2022 Benefit Honoree

Andreas C. Dracopoulos Co-President Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Andreas Dracopoulos is Co-President of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), a private, international philanthropic organization that funds organizations and projects worldwide aiming…

November 16, 2015

November 16, 2015

…of $10.25 per hour — 17% higher than NYS’s minimum wage. Seventy-two percent of these young people have retained their jobs for at least three months, and most of our…

July 7, 2016

July 7, 2016

…the lives of local residents,” said Ms. Pittman. “I am very excited to have the opportunity to be part of with this great team of professionals, and help ensure that…

Meet our Spring Benefit VIPs

…Care, LLC, Mount Sinai’s Accountable Care Organization, to develop a framework for “best practices” that improves coordinated patient care. He is also directing Mount Sinai’s business development team and fostering…

Union Settlement Celebrates Service to East Harlem at Annual Spring Benefit

…Union Settlement will also recognize corporate partner CORE and law firm partner Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP for their ongoing support. WNBC-TV weather anchor Dave Price will serve…

Spring/Summer 2018 Newsletter – Executive Director Note

…intentionally and unjustifiably chosen to provide teaching professionals and support staff in the public schools significantly higher salaries and significantly better benefits than equally experienced and equally credentialed teaching professionals…

Summer 2019 Newsletter – AIM Program

…a participant’s background, history, personal preferences, preferences that families might have, and more. It has to make sense that a mentorship-based program will suit a participant more so than, say,…

Remembering Gina Rusch

…in the early 1960s, Gina joined the Peace Corps, serving in the Philippines, and in around 1965 got a job with UNH. She was assigned to work with a number

…the people of East Harlem. What are your proudest professional/personal accomplishments at Union Settlement or in relation to serving our community? My proudest moment in serving the people of East…

February 6, 2014

February 6, 2014

…upwards of 40 percent less than comparable pre-K teachers at public schools, who pull in full teacher salaries and benefits. Researchers and pre-K providers say that pay gap drives some…