Henry Street Settlement serves a community that is disproportionately affected by poverty, low educational attainment, unemployment, mental and physical illness, and inadequate access to arts and other forms of self-expression. Our programs seek to uplift every aspect of the individual—and often we touch entire families. Henry Street is there when our community is hurting, and we bring people together for celebration in happy times.

With more than 50 programs, Henry Street’s impact is measured in so many ways. In the broadest terms, we serve more than 50,000 people a year, measured by those who are housed, accepted to college, gainfully employed, who achieve emotional stability, and so much more. Each one of those numbers represents an individual and a deeply complex story. To truly understand the impact of our work, we use both quantitative and qualitative methods, including conducting neighborhood surveys and town halls, individual meetings, and constant monitoring our program efficacy.