Union Settlement Association

Opportunity. Community. East Harlem.

Since 1895, Union Settlement Association has worked with and for the predominantly immigrant community of East Harlem. A community mainstay, we seek to foster leadership and self-sufficiency by assisting our neighbors in building better lives for themselves and their families. Today, we are one of the area’s largest social service agencies. Each year, we serve more than 13,000 people with effective programs in education, childcare, youth development, senior services, job training, the arts, nutrition, counseling and community development. 

17th Annual Ethnic Festival June 20, 2009 

Sounds of East Harlem Benefit: Raising Vital Funds for East Harlem Families

On April 21, more than 200 supporters of Union Settlement gathered in the glorious Prince George Ballroom to celebrate the hard work of the agency as well as the achievements of its two honorees, Hope Knight, COO of the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ) and Universal Business Solutions, represented by its CEO, Abe Thomas.  [Read more...]

Recent Press Releases [PDF]:

March 17, 2009 --  UNION SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION AND DREW UNIVERSITY AWARDED $240,000 TEAGLE FOUNDATION COLLEGE-COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS GRANT  [en Espanol]
 

November 24, 2008 --  DAVID NOCENTI, TOP ADVISOR TO THREE NEW YORK GOVERNORS, NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UNION SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION [en Espanol]

Union Settlement Association

Opportunity. Community. East Harlem.

Union Settlement Association has been creating opportunities for the families of East Harlem for over 100 years.
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Union Settlement has been creating opportunities for the people of East Harlem since we first opened our doors in 1895. East Harlem has always been a portal community for new immigrants coming to the U.S. filled with dreams and bright ambitions. The Settlement has been here for each new wave of immigrants.

Starting in the early 1900s, our programs were filled with German and Irish families, soon to be replaced by the Italian families who made their home here. In the 1950s, East Harlem welcomed new arrivals from Puerto Rico who gave our neighborhood the name we know it by today: El Barrio. Spanish Harlem. Union Settlement is proud to remain a guiding and supportive force through all of our neighborhood's changes
and challenges.