Henry Street Settlement opens doors of opportunity for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers through social service, arts, and health care programs.
Dozens of middle school students volunteered to help Henry Street’s Abrons Arts Center distribute materials about arts classes throughout the Lower East Side. Though most of them were new visitors to the Abrons, their teacher, Wayne Casimir, is not. Wayne – whose mother Debbie Cox has worked at Henry Street for 33 years — practically… Read More »
NYPD’s Housing Bureau Police Service Area 4’s newest commanding officer, Captain Jesse Lance, visited Henry Street Settlement’s Good Companions Center to greet the seniors and answer any questions that they may have about any recent news in the area, including reports of ATM skimming and how to avoid it. The seniors, many of whom live… Read More »
With the help of a Henry Street Settlement college counselor, Mariel Arias, a 17-year-old senior at the Henry Street School for International Studies, will head off to Dickinson College in Pennsylvania next fall with a four-year full-tuition scholarship from the Posse Foundation. He is the first student at his school to receive the prestigious scholarship,… Read More »
Henry Street is extremely grateful to the 240 volunteers, donating 893 hours of their time, and hailing from 11 different partners, bringing holiday joy and cheer to seven different programs. Thank you so much to several members of our Board, and our partners, Allen & Overy LLP, Credit Suisse, CME Group, Fir Tree Partners, JP… Read More »
Henry Street Settlement partnered with New York City Council Members Margaret Chin, Corey Johnson, and Rosie Mendez to present a public Healthcare Enrollment Info Session at the Boys & Girls Republic on Wednesday, January 14. Council Members Johnson and Mendez opened the event by welcoming the community, explaining that they were proudly crossing their opposite… Read More »
Kelly Lennon-Martucci, LCSW, Director of School Based Mental Health Clinics at Henry Street, was honored at the annual National Association of Social Workers 8th Annual Leadership Awards Dinner in December. Kelly was named as an Emerging Leader in social work. The NASW Awards Dinner awards leaders in the profession including Emerging Leaders to recognize individuals… Read More »
Lorraine Albritton, a longtime member of Henry Street’s Board of Directors and former member of the Settlement’s neighborhood community board, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2015. Henry Street Settlement Executive David Garza said, “Lorraine was a valued member of the Lower East Side community and will be remembered for her support of the Settlement’s… Read More »
Click to watch Ruth Taube on NY1’s “The Call” » Ruth Taube—a Henry Street Settlement employee for nearly 50 years—was named “New Yorker of the Week” by NY 1 and featured in a broadcast and live interview on Friday, January 9. The segment aired hourly throughout the weekend. The “New Yorker of the Week” segment… Read More »
Click here to see photos from this event » 128 seniors from Henry Street Settlement’s Good Companions Senior Center kicked off the holiday season with a spectacular party thanks to the generosity of Fir Tree Partners, a New York based private investment firm and continued generous supporter of the Settlement. Seniors were treated to a… Read More »
Henry Street’s Good Companions Senior Center (GCSC) kitchen mixed things up in November with the debut of “Cook for a Day,” a new program that invites a senior center client to cook alongside the regular kitchen crew. Good Companion client Sarita Torres, the first Cook for a Day participant, helped Food Services Manager Linda Diaz-Matos,… Read More »
