UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT IN THE NEWS

Leaders create leaders – Keya Michel reflects on the power of mentorship

(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 ...

Apply To Be Part of the Intergenerational Community Arts Council in Brooklyn

Do you love the arts? Do you want to improve health and wellness in your community? Apply by January 15, 2022 to be a paid member of the Intergenerational Community Arts Council (ICAC) in Downtown ...

The gift of a clear view

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 ...

NBC reports on self-defense classes for AAPI communities

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 ...

University Settlement awarded $148,500 by the New York State Council on the Arts

University Settlement announced today a grant totaling $148,500 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the recovery of the nonprofit arts and culture sector. Following New York State’s $105 million ...
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