Henry Street Settlement opens doors of opportunity for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers through social service, arts, and health care programs.
Henry Street Settlement is pleased to launch “Hope & Resilience on the COVID Frontlines,” an oral history project, on our website, henrystreet.org/oralhistory. The project is the culmination of 30 oral history interviews with Henry Street frontline staff members, program participants, and neighborhood residents, recorded in spring and early summer 2020. During this period, Henry Street underwent… Read More »
A family of four in their Urban Family Center apartment in 1996. Photo: Ken Wittenberg. On Monday, October 3, 2022, Henry Street Settlement came together to celebrate 50 years of service at the Urban Family Center—the nation’s first apartment-style transitional shelter with onsite social services for families. HISTORY In 1972 when UFC was founded, more… Read More »
Doran Kaufman explains the planets within the solar system to a City Trekker at the Natural History Museum. Henry Street Settlement, through its partnership with the New York City Summer Youth Employment Program, offered 1,919 youth aged 14 to 24 a sweeping variety of employment opportunities—the vast majority of them in-person—this summer, a substantial increase… Read More »
Each week, the Community Response Team delivers nutritious groceries to people facing food insecurity. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, Henry Street Settlement listened attentively to its community and team while continually adjusting and building its responses to the immediate needs of the Lower East Side. Prevalent unemployment, difficulties accessing food,… Read More »
Henry Street Settlement continues to serve the community by offering opportunities to NYCHA residents in the Lower East Side and beyond. See below for our offerings! NYCHA ARTS INITIATIVE – Free Arts Classes Learn Dance, Theater, Music, or Visual Art! All NYCHA residents living in zip codes 10002, 10003, 10009, and 10038 are eligible for FREE… Read More »
On July 5, 2022, President & CEO David Garza shared the following thoughts with Henry Street team members regarding the recent series of Supreme Court decisions. This year’s Independence Day came on the heels of several profoundly disappointing recent Supreme Court decisions—rulings that endanger millions, whether through abortion restrictions, gun policy, or religious infringement. On… Read More »
Henry Street Settlement team members pose with friend of the Settlement Luis Guzmán (center). Members of the NYPD Hispanic Society and Lower East Side residents came together on Sunday, June 26, to collect new toys for Henry Street youth. The collection took place at Boys & Girls Republic with snacks to share and a DJ… Read More »
Angel Ramos Ortiz lives in the Vladeck Houses and receives support from Henry Street’s Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC). Angel Ramos Ortiz, 79, a Lower East Side native, needed extensive physical therapy after two brutal vehicular accidents at ages 39 and 42. While physical therapy helped him recover, today Ortiz occasionally requires assistance with activities… Read More »
The 7th annual Lillian Wald Symposium, held Wednesday, April 13, 2022, brought together a panel of experts with divergent perspectives, including labor history, the arts, human services, and economics. Henry Street Settlement CEO David Garza kicked off the virtual event, emphasizing that this offering reflects the ethos of Henry Street founder Lillian Wald, who was… Read More »
Help make a difference in the lives of fellow New Yorkers and our community. Henry Street’s newest Health & Wellness program, CONNECT, brings comprehensive mental health services out of the clinic and into the community , working directly with New Yorkers in need, specifically those experiencing homelessness, recovering from addiction, or returning from the criminal… Read More »
