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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
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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In recognition of English Language Month, we spoke with Daniela, a remarkable volunteer teacher whose experiences span continents and cultures. Daniela hails from Quito, Ecuador, where she was a biologist and environmental engineer. Her journey with the English language began as a child in school. In 2018, she moved to Massachusetts, where she took ESOL
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Download a copy of this testimony Testimony of University Settlement Before the New York City Council Joint Oversight Hearing: School-Based Health Centers and School-Based Mental Health Clinics Committee on Health, Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction, Committee on Hospitals, and Committee on Education Council Member Lynn Schulman, Chair of the Committee on Health
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Houston Street Center’s Adam Blackman and Zhuohao Charles Wu kicked of a morning of advocacy training, which also featured content from our partners at NYCLU. By Melissa Aase, CEO of University Settlement Highlights: ► Every year, more than 1,150 of our neighbors 55+ participate in one of our five LEARN (Longevity through Education, Arts, Recreation,
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East New York children love the rooftop playground at Children’s Corner Early Childhood Center – shown here in 2021 By Melissa Aase, CEO of University Settlement Highlights: ► We’ve operated Children’s Corner in East New York since 2010 ► Our Early Head Start program partners with families beginning with pregnancy and through children’s third birthdays,
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Download a copy of this testimony Testimony of University Settlement before the New York City Council Preliminary Budget Hearing Committee on Children and Youth, Chair Althea Stevens Submitted by Letty Hawthorne, Assistant Director of Atlantic Terminal, University Settlement March 22, 2024 Chair Stevens and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to
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