Tag: Union Settlement House

  • East Harlem Nights

    East Harlem Nights

    Union Settlement house. East 104th Street. Enjoy!

  • HNBA Monthly Meeting on Tuesday at 7:00 PM

    HNBA Monthly Meeting on Tuesday at 7:00 PM

    Tonight HNBA will have our new Community Affairs Officer [Troycarra Powers] from the 25th Precinct attend our HNBA meeting to answer any concerns you have about public safety and the rise in crime in our community. In addition, Tatiana from https://womenscja.org/ will be joining to talk about their effort to convert Lincoln Jail (on Central…

  • Racism has determined where people live since colonial times

    Racism has determined where people live since colonial times

    Racism has always played a role in residential patterns in New York City. When New York City was a Dutch colony, it was just the southern tip of Manhattan. Wall Street got its name from the city’s protective wall. In 1661, when Black people petitioned the colony for land in the area, they were given…

  • Volunteers Needed to Prep/Deliver Meals to Seniors

    During the pandemic, senior citizens in East Harlem are particularly hard hit; they are often economically struggling and living alone. Currently, Union Settlement’s Meals on Wheel program serves approximately 550 homebound seniors each day. This program is in need of more volunteers to help prep meals from 8:30am – 10:30am and deliver meals from 10am-12:30pm. The program…