Henry Street Settlement opens doors of opportunity for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers through social service, arts, and health care programs.
Friends, family and Henry Street staff came together to celebrate the graduation of 29 young men and women who completed the Settlement’s Young Adult Internship Program (YAIP) in a ceremony held on June 20, 2014, in the historic dining room at 265 Henry Street. The YAIP provides young adults, ages 17 to 24, with opportunities… Read More »
Click to see photos of this event on our Facebook or our photo albums » Nearly 200 volunteers from Credit Suisse joined Henry Street staff and clients Friday for a beautiful sunny afternoon of grilling, gardening, painting, scrubbing and sorting. The volunteers worked at nine of our 17 program sites to prepare each location for… Read More »
As the class of 2014 high school students graduates from Henry Street’s academic programs, one particular senior is ready to make her mark on the world, thanks to her time at the Settlement’s Expanded Horizons program. Tenzing Andrugtsang came to Expanded Horizons in her sophomore year after being referred by her high school, the Urban… Read More »
Click here to see photos from this event » Henry Street’s annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony, held on June 4, was extra special this year. In addition to awarding 64 Abrons/Aranow Scholarships – from a fund established in 1995 that has supported the college education of hundreds of students – the Settlement was able to present… Read More »
For the first time in its 99-year history, Henry Street Settlement’s Abrons Arts Center won a prestigious Obie Award at the 59th Annual Obie Awards Ceremony held last night at Webster Hall. The Obie Awards, given annually by the Village Voice, recognize excellence in Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway theater. The Abrons received the Ross Wetzsteon… Read More »
Nearly 100 consultants from Deloitte, a Henry Street Settlement corporate volunteer partner since 2007, gathered at Little Italy’s Gold Bar to raise money for Henry Street’s vital programs. The event raised over $5,000, much of it from a silent auction featuring fabulous prizes. Attendees also had an opportunity to learn more about Settlement programs from… Read More »
Click here to see photos from this event » Ruth Taube, who has worked at Henry Street Settlement for nearly 48 years (!), was honored as a Lower East Side Community Hero on Sunday, May 3, 2014. The ceremony took place at Pier 42 during a community event to launch Lower East Side History Month…. Read More »
Click here to see photos from this event » Henry Street Settlement kicked off Lower East Side History Month on Saturday, May 2, with “Party Like It’s 1899,” a free block party with cake, crafts, and dancing in the street to celebrate the 147th birthday of founder Lillian Wald. Nearly 400 people flocked to Henry… Read More »
Click here to see photos from this event » The new Learning Center at the Boys & Girls Republic (BGR) opened on April 22, 2014, with a ceremonial ribbon cutting attended by more than 50 students and Henry Street staff, many of whom dressed as literary characters. The Learning Center is a recreational space within… Read More »
Click to see photos of this event on our Facebook or our photo albums » The literati and the “givearati” came together at the New York Public Library on Tuesday, April 22, at the public launch of World Book Night America 2014, an annual campaign to get printed books to those without means or access…. Read More »
