University Settlement to Host the Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows Program

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University Settlement Society of New York is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) as a host organization for the Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows program. The Public Fellows program promotes the visibility and value of the humanities PhD beyond the academy by offering opportunities for PhDs to take on […]

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University Settlement Announced as Complete Count Fund Awardee

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University Settlement For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 Contact: Rachel Levine, rlevine@universitysettlement.org University Settlement Announced as Complete Count Fund Awardee Joining Citywide Effort to Ensure a Fair and Complete Count New York, NY— University Settlement is pleased to announce it has received a $100,000 award from the NYC Complete Count Fund — a partnership between CUNY,

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University Settlement’s Statement on New York City’s Labor Agreement on Salary Parity of Early Childhood Education

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Contact: Amy R, Brenna 917.592.0624 abrenna@universitysettlement.org University Settlement’s Statement on New York City’s Labor Agreement on Salary Parity of Early Childhood Education (New York, NY) July 10, 2019 – Yesterday’s announcement that Mayor de Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson had reached an agreement to fund a path to salary parity for many of our

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The nursing home operator tied to the shuttering of Rivington House has until 2022 to open a health facility on LES.

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By Sydney Pereira, Patch Staff | May 14, 2019 3:15 pm ET | Updated May 15, 2019 2:01 pm ET Allure Group has another 3.5 years to open a health facility on the Lower East Side. (Shutterstock) LOWER EAST SIDE, NY — Allure Group, the nursing home operator caught in the scandal regarding a lifted deed restriction at the former

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More than a Salary Dispute Divides the Mayor and his UPK Providers

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Photo by Adi Talwar Wanda Ruiz teaching her universal Pre-K class for 4- to 5-year-old children at the Chung Pak Day Care Center on Walker Street. The daycare center is a part of the Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc. If Bill de Blasio does decide to run for president, his signature program—universal pre-kindergarten—figures to be important

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As New York City’s public housing crumbles, pre-K centers go without crucial repairs

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PHOTO: Christina Veiga/Chalkbeat Yvette Ho, right, taps out a request to NYCHA to fix a leaky roof at CPC Jacob Riis Child Care Center. Meanwhile, a student shows her art project to Mary Cheng, who oversees early childhood programs for the Chinese-American Planning Council, a nonprofit that runs the daycare. The tables where children would normally

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University Settlement’s Statement on Proposed Changes to Public Charge

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University Settlement stands in opposition of the proposed changes to the ‘Public Charge’ rule. The federal administration’s proposed expansion of the ‘Public Charge’ rule to include Medicaid, SNAP, and/or housing assistance programs threatens ALL immigrants and ALL New Yorkers by placing more vulnerable children and families at-risk. For over 130 years, University Settlement has sought

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Assembly members call for increased funding for Adult Literacy Education program

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By KESHIA CLUKEY 02/08/2018 04:59 PM EST Share on Facebook Share on Twitter ALBANY — Several members of the state Assembly are calling for an increase in state aid for adult literacy programs to make up for changes in federal legislation that would otherwise leave approximately 17,000 adult learners statewide without access. “In most of our communities

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