Henry Street Settlement opens doors of opportunity for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers through social service, arts, and health care programs.
Dear Henry Street Settlement Community, On Friday, the President issued an executive order blocking entry into the United States for citizens of select countries. This order runs counter to the mission of Henry Street Settlement and to the principles on which we were founded. Moreover, this action has caused confusion, anxiety, hardship and unrest for… Read More »
Supporters scored a slam dunk for Henry Street youth at the Settlement’s 2017 Dunk & Donate basketball tournament on January 21. Six teams hit the court at the Boys & Girls Republic (BGR) to raise $20,000 for youth programs at the site. The Park Slope Boys team—made up of dunkers from Park Slope, Brooklyn—won the… Read More »
Pictured Above: Some of the Henry Streeters who marched in D.C. & NYC. Top row, L to R: Nicole Fogarty (Marketing), Tera Gurney (Parent Center), Betsy Smith (NORC), Jeremy Reiss (Development), Susan LaRosa (Marketing), Merav Davis (Development), Emma Barker (Development). Bottom row, L to R: Ashley Young (NRC), Sari Weintraub (Development), Lianne DiFabbio (Development), Chelsea Jupin (Marketing), Wayne… Read More »
Q: When is basketball more than a game? A: When it’s a gateway to better grades, responsibility and hard work. That “gateway” is open every day at Henry Street Settlement’s Boys & Girls Republic (BGR), which lures youth in the door with basketball, but teaches much more than jump shots. Located in public housing on… Read More »
Do the plummeting temperatures and snow flurries make you dream of summer? You’re not the only one! Here at Henry Street Settlement, we are busy preparing for our two summer day camps, Camp Henry and Abrons Arts Camp. Both camps are great ways for children ages five to thirteen to spend their summer, and registration… Read More »
Above: A volunteer from The Serhant Team at Nest Seekers International making gingerbread houses with youth from one of HSS’s after-school programs. It’s been a busy month on Henry Street, full of volunteers donating time and resources to the Settlement’s programs, with over 20 events and gift distributions from over a dozen corporate partners. Keep reading… Read More »
2018 Update: Are you looking for the 2018 Holiday Gift Drive? Click this link here! Please note that the deadline has passed! You can still support Henry Street this season by making a donation to support our programs. Thank you! Brighten the season for Henry Street families! You can play Santa to some of the 350 children… Read More »
Susan Stamler, Executive Director of United Neighborhood Houses; David Garza, Executive Director of Henry Street Settlement; Richard Abrons; Gerard Lordahl, Director of Greening Program at GrowNYC; Iris Abrons; Lenny Librizzi, Director of Green Infrastructure, GrowNYC; Andrew Schinderman On Wednesday evening, as the sky cleared following a day of rain, a group of individuals – young… Read More »
Updated: You can now view Treasures of New York: Settlement Houses online! Click here to watch the full documentary. Henry Street and its Executive Director David Garza will be featured in Treasures of New York: Settlement Houses, a new documentary premiering on Thursday, November 17th at 8 p.m. on WLIW21 and on Sunday, November 20th at 7 p.m…. Read More »
A message to Henry Street staff from Executive Director David Garza Henry Street Settlement is an organization founded during the Progressive Era, originally in direct support of the tens of thousands of immigrants who came to this country seeking lives made better by freedom, justice and opportunity. In the 124 years since our founding, we have… Read More »
