Henry Street Settlement opens doors of opportunity for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers through social service, arts, and health care programs.
Seniors at Henry Street’s Senior Center were treated to a full turkey dinner, prepared by the Center’s Head Chef David Stanford. Carving and serving were several special holiday volunteers, including Henry Street Settlement Board of Directors members Bob Mancuso, Sue-Ann Santos Hoahng, Ilicia Silverman and Jeffrey H. Tucker, all joined by their own friends and… Read More »
2018 Update: Are you looking for the 2018 Holiday Gift Drive? Click this link here! Brighten the season for Henry Street families! You can play Santa to some of the thousands of children at Henry Street, including those living in our homeless shelters and attending our education programs. We have created a gift registry on Amazon to make it easier for… Read More »
The Youth Opportunity Hubs are open for service! Check out Henry Street Settlement’s Cody Lallier, director of our LES Youth Opportunity Hub, in a video on Facebook. Watch now! Earlier this year, Henry Street Settlement received funding from Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. to create a Youth Opportunity Hub on the Lower East Side. These… Read More »
Above: Executive Director David Garza, Dale Burch and family, November 10, 2017. Click here or below to see more photos from this event. A loud siren pierces the air, stunning the 200 audience members. Their silence is eclipsed by awe and applause as they witness Henry Street Settlement Executive Director David Garza’s dramatic entrance –… Read More »
Attendees admire the artwork on display at “The Pathway to the Light Within” October marked Domestic Violence Awareness Month around the globe, and Henry Street honored the occasion with its annual conference celebrating survival, held at the Abrons Arts Center. This year’s festivities, entitled “The Pathway to the Light Within,” featured guest presentations, storytelling, poetry and,… Read More »
Dale Jones Birch Neighborhood Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (Oct. 23, 2019) Henry Street purchased this building from New York City for just $1 in 2017 and opened it to the public in 2019. The three-story firehouse, built in 1883, was a former home of Engine Company No. 15. The new building is named the Dale… Read More »
Above, clockwise from left: Ludlow House; Carolyn Sickles; Alyson Cafiero, Yan Assoun and Polina Proshkina; Josephine Lume, Pete and Becky Ruegger and Ian Highet. All photos by Cesarin Mateo. Click here to view all photos » Henry Street met Ludlow Street at a chic and hip cocktail party to benefit the Settlement. An Evening at… Read More »
Above: one of the workshops discussing the issues that matter to Lower East Side Residents. How did hundreds of Lower East Siders spend this past Sunday – a glorious and unseasonably warm day? Those concerned about the future of the neighborhood came indoors to participate in Henry Street’s Fourth Annual Town Hall held on October… Read More »
Nearly 200 curious individuals visited Henry Street for an insider’s tour of the Settlement’s historic headquarters during Open House New York 2017 on Saturday, October 14. Open House New York 2017 is an annual weekend-long event during which historic buildings, architectural masterpieces, and other landmarks welcome the public to explore normally off-limits places in New… Read More »
Need help signing up for health insurance? Henry Street Settlement’s health insurance navigators are ready to help the Lower East Side have a safe and healthy 2018. Open Enrollment 2018 is just six weeks this year — from November 1, 2017 to December 15, 2017. Individuals must sign up during Open Enrollment. Henry Street’s Navigators… Read More »
