Fall 2018 Newsletter – Bianca

…applying as a high school student. But I got it and it has changed my life! Ms. Forbes also helped me navigate the entire admissions process. She even taught me…

July 27, 2020

July 27, 2020

…new $4 million East Harlem Small Business Grant Program, which will help East Harlem small businesses that are struggling to survive due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying economic…

2022 Benefit Honoree

…industries and regions to enact change. As COO, Pia helps lead the day-to-day strategy and operations of the fellowship, which launched October 1, 2020. Throughout the fellowship, Pia will remain…

April 19, 2016

April 19, 2016

…SOLUTION: Innovative literacy programs for at risk children in nine local schools and free English classes for adults help new immigrant families build successful lives. • FACT: More than 18%…

February 2, 2020

February 2, 2020

…first choice votes January 2020 % of first choice votes July 2019 Change in percentage Change in rank Joe Biden 32.3% 30.5% +0.2% #1 → #1 Bernie Sanders 30.7% 17.8%…

Winter 2019 Newsletter – Laura Johnson

…in 2001, I become Associate Executive Director of Union Settlement. How have you witnessed East Harlem change? There has been a change in affordable housing within the community. More upscale…

October 27, 2020

October 27, 2020

…Harlem Small Business Grant Program will help alleviate some of the economic devastation brought on by the pandemic” said NYC Council Member Diana Ayala. “The survival of our small businesses…

Meet Dr. Rich

…after the murder of a dear friend—I wanted to help save my generation. I was hired to work as a paraprofessional and intake person with the Family Life Institute, a…

Spring/Summer 2018 Newsletter – Program Spotlight

…anything,” says Imiler Morales, who arrived in the United States from Cuba barely two years ago. Imiler didn’t know a word of English when he came to the U.S. He…

2019 Benefit Honoree

…serving as its chief media spokesperson. Ruth holds a B.A. in English, magna cum laude, from Wesleyan University and an M.A. in English with Emphasis in Expository Writing from the…