Month: December 2024

Wellness Together social worker Jia Xin Huang with our neighbor Louise By Melissa Aase, CEO, University Settlement  Over the last several months we’ve accomplished a five-fold expansion of Wellness Together, our program for keeping homebound adults connected and cared for. We’re now reaching more than 1,000 of our neighbors over 60 with this approach, which […]

DOJ Funding to Bolster Community-Led Efforts to Strengthen Support for AAPI Communities   Download a copy of this press release    The Asian American Federation (AAF) and University Settlement announced new funding from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance that will support joint programming focused on combating the rapid rise

New York, NY – Aaron Daniels (Partner, Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel, Brigade Capital Management) has been elected to University Settlement’s Board of Directors, the nation’s first settlement house announced today. Daniels joined Brigade in 2010 and also serves as a member of its Investment, Pricing and Risk Committees. He was previously an Associate

By Melissa Aase, CEO of University Settlement Jordan Neely was failed by our systems throughout his life, and after it. We are disappointed, frustrated, and saddened by yesterday’s verdict, which will not make our communities safer, nor address the root causes at play. We have an ongoing mental health crisis, which has been exacerbated by