Henry Street Settlement opens doors of opportunity for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers through social service, arts, and health care programs.
Henry Street Settlement President & CEO David Garza gives opening remarks at the fifth annual Lillian Wald Symposium, held over Zoom on September 24, 2020. In the midst of a critical election year, heated discourse surrounding mail-in voting and voter access, and the coronavirus pandemic, Henry Street Settlement held the fifth annual Lillian Wald Symposium,… Read More »
2020 is an important election year, and the 100 year anniversary of women gaining the right to vote! Join the Youth Opportunity HUB on Saturday, October 3, 2020, at 1 p.m., for a lively discussion of who gets to vote–from the past to the present. We will discuss the history of women and people of… Read More »
In April 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic, New York City suspended the Summer Youth Employment Program—a program that for decades had provided critical work experience and income to thousands of young people. Henry Street was among many youth-service organizations that advocated for an alternative to the traditional SYEP program—one that would allow young people… Read More »
Please note that as of October 12, 2022, the Helpline is no longer active. If you would like to receive more information about Henry Street services, please call our main office at 212.766.9200. The Henry Street Helpline is live and available to anyone who needs help navigating the changes brought on by COVID-19. Call 347.493.2787… Read More »
The COVID-19 crisis sent our community into a freefall. The Lower East Side—dynamic, historic, and vibrant—has long been a place of intense struggle. Even before the coronavirus pandemic, half of the children lived at or below the poverty line, and more than a third of households received food stamps—nearly double the city average. The neighborhood… Read More »
In August 2020, Rambler Studios, a youth fashion-design program based in Amsterdam and Berlin, rambled into the Lower East Side—albeit in virtual form. Ten New Yorkers, ages 16 to 24, were selected to participate in this five-week course intended to empower them to “design their lives through fashion.” In Rambler Studios’ European bases, the organization… Read More »
The coronavirus pandemic has generated an outpouring of innovative, grassroots, community-led efforts to help neighbors in need, and Henry Street is proud to be part of an especially exciting one: the arrival of outdoor community refrigerators. With the motto “take what you need, leave what you don’t,” community fridges are cropping up all over New… Read More »
When Covid-19 struck, and unemployment numbers skyrocketed, Henry Street’s employment coordinators quickly pivoted to place clients into new jobs. Since then, they have helped 77 workers find new employment, despite the crushing economy. Among them is Phurbu Tshering. Tshering arrived in the United States in January 2019. A Tibetan from New Delhi, he was very… Read More »
