Henry Street Settlement opens doors of opportunity for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers through social service, arts, and health care programs.
Shannon Scott, Program Director, Senior Companion Program Shannon D. Scott has been an integral part of Henry Street Settlement for over five years, holding various roles including quality assurance specialist in SYEP, case manager for the Covid Helpline, and manager of the Senior Companion Program. Shannon’s journey with the Settlement began after she graduated with… Read More »
Angely Rosado, 22, is a dog person. Studying to become a vet tech, she jumped at the chance to work at Harlem Doggie Day Spa this summer through the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP). SYEP is the nation’s largest youth employment initiative, connecting New Yorkers aged 14 to 24 with summer job opportunities that allow… Read More »
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 »
