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River, who participates in our after-school programs at the Institute for Collaborative Education, was featured in a production of Alice in Wonderland By Melissa Aase, CEO of University Settlement Highlights: ► University Settlement runs the after-school programs at 17 schools in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn ► Each program partners closely with the school community and […]
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The Creative Center at University Settlement is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $40,000. This grant will support the Training Institute, a four-day program offering intensive training, seminars, and networking opportunities to advance the integration of arts in
Download a copy of this testimony Testimony of University Settlement before the New York City Council Joint Executive Budget Hearing Committee on Finance, Chair Justin Brannan Committee on Aging, Chair Crystal Hudson Submitted by Rosemarie Salazar, Director of our Older Adults Center, the Meltzer Social Club, and Meals on Wheels, University Settlement May 17, 2024
Early Head Start teams conducting community outreach in East New York. By Melissa Aase, CEO of University Settlement Highlights: ► Early Head Start at Children’s Corner in East New York offers evidence-based early education for children 0-3 ► EHS Family Child Specialists visit families in their homes, partnering with caregivers to build supportive learning environments
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HBCI clinicians meet families where they live and navigate each unique situation with care. By Melissa Aase, CEO of University Settlement Highlights: ► Our Home-Based Crisis Intervention (HBCI) program partners with children (ages 5-20) experiencing psychiatric crisis and their families ► We’ve been doing this work since 2003, and now serve 100+ families in Manhattan
Marie-Laure Romney (Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, New York Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital) has been elected to University Settlement’s Board of Directors, the nation’s first settlement house announced today. At NYP/Lower Manhattan, Dr. Romney manages day-to-day operations, oversees operating and capital budgets, and implements clinical strategy. She joined NYP in 2018, and previously served
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Last Wednesday at City Stories: Our Blueprint, we gathered with over 200 supporters to celebrate our amazing community and our Honorary Director Alan P. Winters’ more than two decades of service on our Board of Directors. Accepting the Charles B. Stover Award (from Rosemarie Salazar, who leads our Older Adult programs), Alan reminded us that
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The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund has awarded The Creative Center at University Settlement a significant grant over two years, the nation’s first settlement house announced today. The Creative Center was founded on the belief that “medicine cures the body, but art heals the spirit.” Its programs include Hospital Artists-in-Residence (AIR) that bring arts instruction