1972
The Urban Family Center, one of the first transitional housing facilities for homeless families, is founded. To date, it has helped more than 8,000 families move into permanent housing. The Discovery Room, an after-school program that offers homework assistance, tutoring, and recreational activities, is initiated. A similar leadership program for girls between the ages of fourteen and sixteen is also launched.

	1974
Henry Street launches its Summer Youth Employment Program. The program offered work experience, labor market orientation, and work-based learning projects to 100 youth aged 14 to 21. Today, the program trains and finds employment for more than 600 young people every summer.

	1975
The Arts for Living Center (now called the Abrons Arts Center) opens. First Lady Betty Ford, Mayor Abraham Beame, former Mayor Robert F. Wagner, and the National Endowment for the Arts Chair Nancy Hanks attend the dedication ceremony. The Center is one of the first arts facilities in the nation designed for a predominantly low-income population. The Artist-in-Residence program begins providing five visual artists space to create new work. Some of the work is shown in a year-end exhibit.

	1976
263, 265 and 267 Henry Street, the Settlement's original home, are declared national historic landmarks. The Community Consultation Center's Day Treatment Program, one of the first programs to treat the de-institutionalized, is established.

	1977
Henry Street Settlement opens one of the first publicly funded battered women's shelters in New York City.

	1978
Youth Employment Services is implemented to give young people aged 18-25 work readiness skills, on the job training, and job placement services. The Arts-in-Education program begins serving students throughout the New York City area. The program sends artists into schools and provides curriculum-related performances to support the educational goals of schools in diverse neighborhoods.