Henry Street Settlement opens doors of opportunity for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers through social service, arts, and health care programs.
Our 2020 annual report is out now and we are sharing the featured stories of strength and resilience. Read more about Tiana below, or in our annual report now. When the pandemic hit, Tiana Burgos knew she would do anything to keep her grandma safe. “We stocked up on food and stayed inside from March… Read More »
A sense of joy radiated through the courtyard of the Vladeck Houses, under the spring sunshine, as Omayra Torres met up with her Senior Center friends on April 13 for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Masked and sharing elbow bumps with the (fully vaccinated) group, Omayra cheered, “I was waiting for… Read More »
The history of Black communities on the Lower East Side is the subject of the Sixth Annual Lillian Wald Symposium. Please join us online Wednesday, April 7, 2021. RSVP online at henrystreet.org/waldsymposium
Henry Street Settlement deplores the recent acts of racist violence and hate speech against our Asian and Asian-American community members in New York City and nationwide, including this week’s appalling mass killing in Atlanta. These crimes persist and have multiplied dramatically in tandem with the coronavirus pandemic, spurred on by racist, inflammatory language at the… Read More »
The COVID-19 crisis has brought untold emotional suffering, as people cope with loss of loved ones or their own illness, unemployment, and social isolation. Henry Street this March began an exciting collaboration with NY Project Hope, New York state’s crisis counseling response to help community members understand and cope with their reactions and emotions while… Read More »
Henry Street Settlement President & CEO David Garza receives the first dose of his vaccine at Betances Health Center on the Lower East Side. COVID vaccines are being rolled out in New York City, and it is predicted that the vaccine will be available to most New Yorkers by later this year. Henry Street Settlement… Read More »
Doris Bell was born on June 7, 1963—one of six children of Alicia and the late Robert Bell. Her family, including brothers Derek and Eric, sisters Erma, Carina, and Desiree, six nieces and nephews, and three grand-nieces, was exceptionally close. Ten years ago, Doris married the love of her life, Clive “Carl” Francis, and gained… Read More »
The moon landing. Woodstock. The first episode of Sesame Street. But the most important event of 1969, according to Henry Street President & CEO David Garza? Therapist Nilsa Pietri’s first day of work at Henry Street Settlement. Technically, it was 1967 when Pietri started volunteering at the Settlement while still an undergrad at Hunter College,… Read More »
Andres Biel shows his recent designs—the Miami Lights fashion collection. As a high school student on the Lower East Side, Andres Biel felt disengaged from school. Though he had been inspired by one art teacher, little intrigued him except when he found himself sketching clothes in his spare time. He left school before graduating. During… Read More »
