Henry Street Settlement opens doors of opportunity for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers through social service, arts, and health care programs.
For Carlos Montañez, a senior at Brooklyn College, Henry Street Settlement is family. Carlos is the fourth generation of his family—including his great grandmother, grandmother and parents—to be a part of the Henry Street community. The family’s affiliation with Henry Street began with his grandmother, Maria Silva who, when she moved to the neighborhood, worked… Read More »
Sho Toloue, a Henry Street college counselor, stood in front of mouth-watering image of brightly colored macarons projected on a screen. “Do we have any bakers here today?” she asked. The macarons, unfortunately, were not a snack, but rather a tool that Sho and Izzy Fortuna, another college counselor, were using to teach the rising… Read More »
Click here to see photos from the Youthmarket’s opening day » On the opening day of this year’s Lower East Side Youthmarket, Henry Street Settlement’s Tiana and Phylisha Conyers, both graduates of Project Rise, helped with the busy lunchtime rush, as Lower East Side residents purchased fresh local fruits and vegetables. Tiana and Phylisha helped… Read More »
FREE Storm Recovery Legal Services will be available to Hurricane Sandy victims on Tuesday, July 22, from 3 to 7 p.m. The free legal counseling will take place at Henry Street Settlement’s Boys & Girls Republic, 888 East Sixth Street (Avenue D), and is provided by the New York Legal Assistance Group, NYS Prepare, and… Read More »
This summer, as it has for the past 46 years, Henry Street Settlement welcomed 18 of UPS managers to the Henry Street-UPS Community Internship Program (CIP). Each CIP session – there are two each summer – spans four weeks. CIP brought volunteer interns from all over the world, from West Virginia to Belgium, to the… Read More »
The Senior Companion Program’s Spring 2014 Recognition Luncheon – attended by City Council Member Margaret Chin, a representative from Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer’s office and more than 100 Senior Companions – was held at the ConEdison building on Monday. The semiannual event is held to acknowledge the dedication and service of the program’s 105… Read More »
Friends, family and Henry Street staff came together to celebrate the graduation of 29 young men and women who completed the Settlement’s Young Adult Internship Program (YAIP) in a ceremony held on June 20, 2014, in the historic dining room at 265 Henry Street. The YAIP provides young adults, ages 17 to 24, with opportunities… Read More »
Click to see photos of this event on our Facebook or our photo albums » Nearly 200 volunteers from Credit Suisse joined Henry Street staff and clients Friday for a beautiful sunny afternoon of grilling, gardening, painting, scrubbing and sorting. The volunteers worked at nine of our 17 program sites to prepare each location for… Read More »
As the class of 2014 high school students graduates from Henry Street’s academic programs, one particular senior is ready to make her mark on the world, thanks to her time at the Settlement’s Expanded Horizons program. Tenzing Andrugtsang came to Expanded Horizons in her sophomore year after being referred by her high school, the Urban… Read More »
Click here to see photos from this event » Henry Street’s annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony, held on June 4, was extra special this year. In addition to awarding 64 Abrons/Aranow Scholarships – from a fund established in 1995 that has supported the college education of hundreds of students – the Settlement was able to present… Read More »
