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ROAR: Rejoice! Organize! Activate! Reclaim!, a festival hosted by University Settlement, will take place every weekend May – August 2022 on New York City’s Lower East Side and in Chinatown. University Settlement and its partners invite interested media to attend a press conference kicking off the initiative, taking place on May 2, 2022 at 10 […]
Our self-defense classes were featured on WNYC‘s ‘The United States of Anxiety,’ hosted by Kai Wright. Sammy Yuen, who teaches the classes, shares how he set out to use his martial arts skills to teach the skills they need to protect themselves, explaining: “Self defense is really about spatial and environmental awareness. I think there is
University Settlement is pleased to announce that it will honor Cathy Park Hong, New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist; and its frontline staff, for their unwavering commitment before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic, at its annual gala, City Stories: The Power of US, taking place virtually on April 7, 2022. Cathy
Barbara DiGangi, Director of Families Thriving at University Settlement, presented testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Education’s Preliminary Budget Hearing. Download a copy of this testimony – Testimony of University Settlement Before the New York City Council – FY 2022 Joint Preliminary Budget Hearing: Committee on Education Council Member Rita Joseph, Chair
News 12‘s Mary-Lyn Buckley reported on NYCHA’s Baby Shower Resource Fair for families with infants and expecting mothers at Ingersoll Community Center. Alongside many other community organizations, University Settlement provided free resources and supplies to over 200 residents citywide. I’m having twin girls next Friday. This is something that we really needed in the community-
NYCHA Baby Shower hosted by Cornerstone @ Ingersoll Read More »
The New York City Department of Education has selected University Settlement as the Community Schools partner for New York City Public School/Middle School 34, the social justice human services agency announced today. “The Community Schools model, which engages and supports students by engaging and supporting each family in the educational community and the neighborhood as
Debbie Madden (Founder and Chairwoman, Stride Consulting) has been elected to University Settlement’s Board of Directors, the nation’s first settlement house announced today. Born on the Lower East Side, Madden is an award-winning serial technology entrepreneur, CEO, founder, and advisor with a 25-year track record of scaling profitable technology startups. She is the author of
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(Keya Michel and her mentor Elissa Ramos) By Keya Michel, Senior Program Director, Mental Health Services When I joined the Case Management program in 2002, Elissa Ramos had already been with University Settlement for a while. Working as case managers at the same level of seniority, as well as officemates, we quickly established a friendly
Leaders create leaders – Keya Michel reflects on the power of mentorship Read More »
By Melissa Aase, CEO of University Settlement This year I found words for something that has long bothered me: “toxic positivity,” the knee-jerk reaction to put on a smile and just move on, to say things are fine when they are not. It’s a concept that feels relevant this holiday season, when many members of
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May Wong practices the self-defense techniques she’s learning every Tuesday at 11 am at 189 Allen Street on the Lower East Side. Our instructors Kip (in the protective equipment) and Sammy are helping seniors learn the skills they need to protect themselves from rising violence against #AAPI communities, thanks to support from the Alicia and
NBC reports on self-defense classes for AAPI communities Read More »