Henry Street Settlement opens doors of opportunity for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers through social service, arts, and health care programs.
For his entire life, Siddig Musa, 26, had faced persecution in Sudan because of his ethnicity. “They treat me like I am nothing,” he says. In his home of Khartoum, and throughout the country, Zaghawa people and other non-Arab ethnic minorities have faced ethnic cleansing and genocide for generations. In 2019, Siddig paused his college… Read More »
Marjorie Feld speaking at the University of Wyoming’s Fay Whitney School of Nursing’s Annual Research and Scholarship Day As the author of a 2008 biography of Lillian Wald—founder of Henry Street Settlement—and a professor and program director in the field of nursing, we can say that we have both traveled with Wald for a long… Read More »
Nicole Satchell has one word to sum up her senior year: bittersweet. A senior at Orchard Collegiate Academy (OCA) on the Lower East Side, the 18-year-old finds solace in the community she has built there. “When I’m here at school, I feel happy. I have so many people that really support me and are there… Read More »
Raised by his grandmother in the Jacob Riis Houses on the Lower East Side, Jason Batista, 37, had an associate degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and aspired to be a Nassau County police officer. But, in his early 20s, Jason experienced a tragic incident that sent his plans off course. On November… Read More »
In 2023, Henry Street elected two new board co-chairs, Catherine Curley Lee and Ed Pallesen. They assumed the positions that had been filled by Scott Swid and Ian Highet, who served generously as chairs for eight and four years, respectively. As a managing director at Goldman Sachs in 2009, Ed was looking for a volunteer… Read More »
It’s 11:30 a.m. on a weekday, and members of the Henry Street Settlement Older Adult Center are lining up for lunch. A rotating menu features dishes ranging from Salisbury steak and seasonal steamed vegetables to fish tacos and elote (grilled Mexican corn) salad. The meals are cooked in large batches and served to more than… Read More »
In January 2024, Shanell Kitt, LMSW, assumed the role of director for the CONNECT (Continuous Engagement between Community and Clinic Treatment) program. As a licensed social worker and artist, she brings a unique perspective to her role, combining evidence-based therapy techniques with the power of self-expression. “I started painting in 2014, which was also the… Read More »
Rambler participants design, sew, model, and sell their hand-made creations. Photo: Rashawn Austin During the lonely pandemic summer of 2020, a fashion design program intended to unleash young people’s talent took root on the Lower East Side. Starting online, then in person the next summer, and now appearing at the Artists & Fleas market in… Read More »
Janae Kellam, 19, playing basketball at 301 Henry Street after school. For Janae Kellam, playing basketball does not feel optional. The SUNY Maritime student travels two hours from college to Henry Street’s courts on the Lower East Side—so she can unwind on the court at the end of the day—before taking the train another half… Read More »
Last year’s Self Expression Through Art group culminated in an artshow where participants present their art to the community at our Dale Jones Burch Neighborhood Center on Henry Street. Every Thursday from 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., a blended group of CONNECT enrolled clients and community members gather at Henry Street Settlement’s Community Consultation Center… Read More »
