University Settlement receives New York City Council awards to bolster mental health offerings

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University Settlement received nearly $850,000 through the New York City Council’s discretionary awards process for the 2022 Fiscal Year, including significant expanded support for integrated mental health offerings within its Early Childhood Education and Older Adults programs, the social justice agency announced today. The additional awards include $300,000 for University Settlement’s Butterflies program, which provides […]

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Laura McGinley joins University Settlement as Chief External Relations Officer

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University Settlement has hired Laura McGinley as its new Chief External Relations Officer, the NYC social justice agency announced today. Reporting to CEO Melissa Aase, McGinley will lead the Settlement’s Development teams focused on Institutional and Individual Giving, as well as its Marketing and Communications efforts. Her first day with the agency will be November

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Our global movement issues a declaration on social justice

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Alongside more than 11,000 peer organizations, University Settlement is a member of the International Federation of Settlements and Neighbourhood Centres (IFS). Last month, University Settlement staffers attended the 2021 IFS Conference: Social Justice – The Unfinished Journey, which took place virtually from Sydney, Australia.  A collaborative convening of our international movement, it was an inspiring reminder

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Protecting kids and supporting families more effectively with holistic engagement

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By Melissa Aase, Chief Executive Officer, University Settlement It’s said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions – and that insight comes to mind when I think about foster care systems, which all too often inflict trauma on the children and families they seek to protect. Many are familiar with the term

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