Henry Street Settlement opens doors of opportunity for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers through social service, arts, and health care programs.
In 2013 Henry Street Senior Companion Program volunteer Mannie Wilson was honored at City Hall for her “remarkable community service and dedicated hard work” – Ms. Wilson was 94. That was just one year ago and Ms. Wilson, now 95, is still going strong, volunteering for the Senior Companions three to four times a week… Read More »
Beautiful people – philanthropists, art enthusiasts, and business, cultural and civic leaders – and beautiful works of art filled the Park Avenue Armory on March 4, 2014, for the 26th Annual Art Show. Established in 1989 to benefit Henry Street’s vital programs, the show is one of the highlights of Armory Week in New York,… Read More »
Henry Street’s Project PROTECT program — a peer-led HIV prevention program that connects young gay men of color to critical services to help them gain stability and financial independence and make better relationship decisions — hosted its first “I Know My Status” Kiki Ball. Nearly 100 people attended the event which was held on February… Read More »
Kristin Hertel, LCSW, has been appointed Deputy Program Officer of Health and Wellness at Henry Street Settlement, a nonprofit organization that provides social service, arts and health care programs to residents of the Lower East Side and other New Yorkers. Hertel, who first joined the Settlement 23 years ago, was most recently Clinical Director of… Read More »
Henry Street staff and clients were out in force at today’s rally to reopen the escalator at the East Broadway F train stop, organized by elected officials. The escalator, which has been closed for repair for 18 months, was originally scheduled to reopen in November. (For reference, the Empire State Building took just 11 months… Read More »
Henry Street’s first Dunk and Donate basketball tournament was a slam dunk! Eight teams hit the court to support youth programs at Henry Street, competing for a trophy (and bragging rights). KGM Consulting won the tournament after defeating Allen & Overy in a fierce championship game that went down to the wire; the Opportunities for… Read More »
When major development projects come to neighborhoods, they bring change. Property values may fluxuate, construction can disrupt daily life and local residents may feel that their concerns are ignored. The Lower East Side Employment Network (LESEN) – an organization co-founded by Henry Street Settlement and University University Settlement in collaboration with Community Board 3 –… Read More »
Henry Street is extremely grateful to the 200 volunteers who came from 11 partners to make our holidays so much brighter. Thank you so much to our partners, Allen & Overy LLP, American Express, CAIS, CME Group, Credit Suisse, Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, Fir Tree Partners, Hill + Knowlton Strategies, Macy’s, Mizuho Bank, Morgan… Read More »
Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio selected Henry Street Settlement’s youth building as the venue to announce his latest appointment on Sunday – Gladys Carrión will be the new head of the Administration for Children’s Services. Stories about the press conference announcing the appointment appear in dozens of news outlets, but here’s the story you won’t see… Read More »
Betsy Smith, Director, Vladeck Cares/NORC, received a Mid-Career Leader award by the National Association of Social Workers, New York City Chapter at its Seventh Annual Leadership Awards Dinner. The event – attended by hundreds of social workers – was held on December 5, 2013, at Jin Fong Restaurant in Manhattan’s Chinatown. Betsy, and the eight… Read More »
