Henry Street Settlement opens doors of opportunity for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers through social service, arts, and health care programs.
It’s not too late to complete the 2020 Census and make your voice and your community’s voice count! Filling out the Census takes less than 10 minutes, and all of your information will remain confidential. An accurate count ensures that our cities, neighborhoods, schools, community organizations, and more receive the federal funding and support we… Read More »
From Katie Vogel, Henry Street Settlement public historian: Today, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, we share a letter from the family archive of Daniel Schack, a member of Henry Street Settlement’s Community Consultation Center. Daniel’s family emigrated from Poland to New York City in 1920, part of the mass exodus of Jewish people from the Russian… Read More »
Pictured: A Henry Street Nurse Crosses Tenement Rooftop, early 1900s. The Visiting Nurse Service of New York Records, Archives & Special Collections, Columbia University Health Sciences Library. During the influenza epidemic of 1918, Henry Street’s founder, Lillian Wald, was recognized as an influential leader in service and care to all of New York City. She… Read More »
This is a message to the Henry Street community from President & CEO David Garza on March 17, 2020. For more up-to-the-minute updates about our core services, please visit henrystreet.org/COVID19response. —— Dear Friends, As concerns about the COVID-19 situation escalate, I’m writing to let you know how Henry Street is responding to this crisis. Because… Read More »
Googlers Rebecca Waters, Evin Brinker, Hope Rhodeman, Faisal Animashaun, Nicholas Capalbo, Dan Mechanic, and Gabriela Berroa with Expanded Horizons students at Google NYC on February 18, 2020. If you searched Google on February 18 for Henry Street’s Expanded Horizons College Success program students, you’d fine them not online but visiting the company’s New York City… Read More »
Above: Guests celebrating at The Art Show 2020 Gala Preview. Photo by Cesarin Mateo. The Art Show 2020 Gala Preview, Henry Street Settlement’s largest annual fundraiser, opened with a splash on Wednesday, February 26, when more than 1,350 artists, celebrities, philanthropists, and long-time Settlement supporters filled the elegant Park Avenue Armory for the 32nd annual… Read More »
