University Settlement Society of New York

University Settlement partners with more than 40,000 New Yorkers in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn every year to build stronger, more equal communities. For 140 years it has fought poverty and systemic inequality by building highly effective social services in collaboration with its neighbors. Established in 1886, it was the first Settlement House in the United States. Its programs include early childhood education, youth development, healthy aging, mental health and wellness, housing advocacy, English classes for adult immigrants, community centers, and the arts. Many of its services are free or low-cost.