Summer 2019 Newsletter – AIM Program

…with problematic behavior for long periods of time. And that’s created a lot of problems at home. Parents and caretakers don’t know where to turn, and so a mentor can…

Spring/Summer 2018 Newsletter – Executive Director Note

…and support staff in the nonprofit EarlyLearn centers (like ours) funded by the NYC Administration for Children’s Services. Nearly 60% of the universal pre-kindergarten seats in the City are located…

September 14, 2015

September 14, 2015

…will be increase the number of art classes at Union Settlement from three to five days per week. The ceremony also featured the first look at a mural created by…

September 24, 2015

September 24, 2015

…California, Berkeley’s Center for Child Care Employment that showed early-education providers are paid between $8.63 and $20.99 per hour. Andra Cernavskis of The Hechinger Report featured the same study in…

December 7, 2015

…get by. Early childhood educators earn notoriously little money. A 2014 report from the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment found that preschool teachers typically only make six…

January 1, 2014

January 1, 2014

…he said. “I’m not going to drive myself crazy, because then I wouldn’t be in my right mind to take care of him.” He signed up for food stamps and…

Spring/Summer 2018 Newsletter – Early Childhood Services

…of family service needs, including mental health and disabilities services, crisis management and health care. Additionally, our centers offer full-day programming, including the summers and holidays, which is especially beneficial…

Winter 2018 Newsletter – Career Academy

Career Academy continues to grow through new and stronger partnerships with employers, service providers and educators. We are building programs that are responsive to the labor market and are giving…

August 25, 2021

August 25, 2021

…budgeting bills and monthly expenses,” says Kenya Black, a childcare worker at Sheltering Arms Children and Family Services. “We work hard to keep our facilities running through snowstorms, hurricanes, and…

Meet Michelle Cruz

…preserving the rich culture in East Harlem. Currently, I am a member of Settlement Health, a health care institution providing excellent service for our most marginalized residents. I volunteer my…