Youth programs – knitting the past to our communities’ future

Press Release, Youth /

By Melissa Aase, CEO, University Settlement When our neighbors get involved with University Settlement, it’s often the beginning of a life-long relationship. I love the generational perspective this gives our organization, which so eloquently demonstrates the power of our approach. Steve Steinbrecher first started coming to US in the winter of 1948, when he was […]

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Free Self-Defense Class Offered to Empower New Yorkers Against Racially-Biased Attacks

About US, Older Adults /

The Alicia and Jason Lee Foundation will partner with University Settlement to provide free self-defense classes for their neighbors, many of whom are Asian, on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Responding to the rise in unprovoked violent assaults on Asian New Yorkers and other minority groups, the free classes seek to empower participants with the skills

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Registration is open for The Creative Center at University Settlement’s 2021 Training Institute

Press Release /

Artists and healthcare administrators are invited to participate in The Creative Center at University Settlement’s 2021 Training Institute, registration for which is now open. Applications must be submitted by September 30, 2021. In the training, which will take place from November 1 – 22, national leaders in the field of Creative Aging will train participants

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A mental health crisis for young people in our neighborhoods, and how we’re responding

About US, Mental Health, Youth /

Our CEO Melissa Aase writes: Last week, we wrapped up summer camp at 14 schools and community centers on the Lower East Side and across Brooklyn.   Camp was often terrifically inspiring this year, and we were thrilled to welcome our young people for seven weeks of learning and laughter.   It also provided a real opportunity to assess and begin responding to some of the significant challenges

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