Henry Street Settlement opens doors of opportunity for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers through social service, arts, and health care programs.
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Youth Are the Designers in this Course in Inspiration
In August 2020, Rambler Studios, a youth fashion-design program based in Amsterdam and Berlin, rambled into the Lower East Side—albeit in virtual form. Ten New Yorkers, ages 16 to 24, were selected to participate in this five-week course intended to empower them to “design their lives through fashion.” In Rambler Studios’ European bases, the organization… Read More »
A Cool Movement for a Hot Summer
The coronavirus pandemic has generated an outpouring of innovative, grassroots, community-led efforts to help neighbors in need, and Henry Street is proud to be part of an especially exciting one: the arrival of outdoor community refrigerators. With the motto “take what you need, leave what you don’t,” community fridges are cropping up all over New… Read More »
Phurbu Tshering: Finding a New Job Amid a Crisis
When Covid-19 struck, and unemployment numbers skyrocketed, Henry Street’s employment coordinators quickly pivoted to place clients into new jobs. Since then, they have helped 77 workers find new employment, despite the crushing economy. Among them is Phurbu Tshering. Tshering arrived in the United States in January 2019. A Tibetan from New Delhi, he was very… Read More »
LES Mobile Market to Bring Food Directly to New Yorkers
A new food-delivery program, launched on July 29, 2020, will help feed 200 Lower East Side families for a year. Henry Street Settlement, working with NewYork-Presbyterian, will operate the LES Mobile Market, which features biweekly grocery deliveries to bring healthy food to those experiencing food insecurity. The mobile market will also employ local youth as… Read More »
New York State COVID-19 Rent Relief Program
Update: The deadline to apply for assistance under the COVID Rent Relief Program has been extended to August 6th, 2020 for online and paper applications. More information Español / 中國 – 傳統 / Русский / Kreyòl ayisyen / 한국어 / বাংলা New York State has introduced an emergency rental relief program that will provide one-time rental assistance to New Yorkers burdened by rent during the COVID-19… Read More »
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To Create a More Equitable World: The House on Henry Street Chronicles the Settlement’s History
In June 2020, NYU Press published the long-awaited history of our agency, The House on Henry Street: The Enduring Life of a Lower East Side Settlement, by Ellen Snyder-Grenier. The book begins with an event that many Henry Street friends know well: On a cold March day in 1893, 26-year-old nurse Lillian Wald rushed through… Read More »
Justine Samuel: Food Delivery and Friendship Get Her Through a Hard Time
Above: Teams of volunteers fan out across the Lower East Side, delivering groceries to seniors and others who must stay home to stay healthy. Photo by Marc Goldberg. When Justine Samuel, 59, first learned about the impending coronavirus pandemic, her mind started racing: How would she get groceries and make meals if she had to… Read More »
