Henry Street Settlement opens doors of opportunity for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers through social service, arts, and health care programs.
On June 30, 2023, President & CEO David Garza shared the following thoughts with Henry Street team members regarding the recent series of Supreme Court decisions. We at Henry Street Settlement are deeply disappointed with yesterday’s Supreme Court’s decision to end affirmative action. The decision disregards the ongoing systemic barriers to education and opportunity that… Read More »
Senior co-speaker Phebe Kwarteng gives a speech to her peers. The 2023 Expanded Horizons College Access & Success Program scholarship ceremony was particularly poignant, celebrating the successful completion of high school and college enrollment by a group of 34 persevering students whose experience has been profoundly disrupted by the pandemic. This year, Henry Street awarded… Read More »
Breahna Watkins-Cole Henry Street Settlement is delighted to introduce Breahna Watkins-Cole as the new director of its Early Childhood Education Center. Breahna brings nearly 20 years of experience teaching, training, and leading in early childhood education. She is active on numerous councils and associations including the National Association of the Education of Young Children, the… Read More »
The Huangs are able to continue to age safely and with dignity in their own homes with the support of Henry Street’s Meals on Wheels program. For many years, Bai He and Li He Huang walked the streets of Lower Manhattan from their high-rise on Fulton Street overlooking the East River to their beloved senior… Read More »
Panelists for the 8th Annual Lillian Wald Symposium (Left to Right): George Aumoithe, Jose Cotto, Jo-Ann Abrams RN, MS, CRNP, Omar Fattal, MD, Arvind Sooknanan, and moderator Andy Newman. The 8th Annual Lillian Wald Symposium, held Wednesday, April 12, convened a panel of diverse experts with frontline experience in the mental health field. The discussion… Read More »
Energy Audit participant Miles Petillo A group of young adults at Henry Street Settlement are learning life skills while helping the environment by conducting an energy audit of the organization’s headquarters. The team of interns is composed entirely of graduates of the Building Automation Systems Training program, a partnership with the organization Stacks+Joules, which has… Read More »
Korey Smith has felt meaningful and lasting effects to his mental health since joining the CONNECT program. In January 2022, Korey Smith, 44, lost his mother—whom he considered his closest friend. They had lived together for most of his life, provided each other with emotional support and plenty of laughter, and were each other’s caretakers…. Read More »
Older Adult Center member Larry Hamilton gives volunteer Olivia Yim pointers during a billiards game. It’s a chilly Sunday in February, but inside the Henry Street Settlement Older Adult Center Olivia Yim and Larry Hamilton are playing a spirited game of pool. “That’s a tough shot; let’s see what you’re gonna do with it!” teases… Read More »
Stacks+Joules graduate Nick Sanchez at work Nick Sanchez, 30, grew up in a humble middle-income housing development long inhabited by immigrants and their descendants on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Now he works in gleaming, 50-story towers—modern high-rises whose complicated heating, cooling, and ventilation systems Nick maintains as a recent graduate of the Stacks+Joules… Read More »
Front desk worker Tracy Wong welcomes visitors to the neighborhood center. In 1854, the firehouse at 269 Henry Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan was home to Engine Company No. 6. The company’s first foreman (albeit in a different location) was the notorious William “Boss” Tweed. He was well known for getting his… Read More »
