University Settlement
@univsettlement.bsky.social
America's first settlement house. Our programs impact the lives of over 40,000 New Yorkers each year at 30+ locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
If federal leaders don’t act, food aid for 3M New Yorkers will be cut off starting Nov 1. Families we work with – parents, older adults, people with disabilities, & more – will face hunger fast. Federal leaders must act now: restore SNAP & protect New Yorkers. Read more: tinyurl.com/4f833jda
October 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
If federal leaders don’t act, food aid for 3M New Yorkers will be cut off starting Nov 1. Families we work with – parents, older adults, people with disabilities, & more – will face hunger fast. Federal leaders must act now: restore SNAP & protect New Yorkers. Read more: tinyurl.com/4f833jda
Come cool down at one of our Older Adults Centers – and don’t forget to follow these easy steps to take care of yourself.
快来我们的老年人中心避暑吧——在热浪过去之前，别忘了按照这些简单的步骤来照顾好自己。
Ven a refrescarte en uno de nuestros Centros para Adultos Mayores y no olvides seguir estos sencillos pasos para cuidarte.
快来我们的老年人中心避暑吧——在热浪过去之前，别忘了按照这些简单的步骤来照顾好自己。
Ven a refrescarte en uno de nuestros Centros para Adultos Mayores y no olvides seguir estos sencillos pasos para cuidarte.
June 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Come cool down at one of our Older Adults Centers – and don’t forget to follow these easy steps to take care of yourself.
快来我们的老年人中心避暑吧——在热浪过去之前，别忘了按照这些简单的步骤来照顾好自己。
Ven a refrescarte en uno de nuestros Centros para Adultos Mayores y no olvides seguir estos sencillos pasos para cuidarte.
快来我们的老年人中心避暑吧——在热浪过去之前，别忘了按照这些简单的步骤来照顾好自己。
Ven a refrescarte en uno de nuestros Centros para Adultos Mayores y no olvides seguir estos sencillos pasos para cuidarte.
Election day is tomorrow! NYC’s next Mayor will have a lot to tackle when it comes to supporting the human services sector.
Learn how seven of the candidates plan to solve late payments, #JustPay, & other issues in @hsany.bsky.social's Candidate Chats.
📽️ www.humanservicesaction.org/mayoralchat
Learn how seven of the candidates plan to solve late payments, #JustPay, & other issues in @hsany.bsky.social's Candidate Chats.
📽️ www.humanservicesaction.org/mayoralchat
June 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Election day is tomorrow! NYC’s next Mayor will have a lot to tackle when it comes to supporting the human services sector.
Learn how seven of the candidates plan to solve late payments, #JustPay, & other issues in @hsany.bsky.social's Candidate Chats.
📽️ www.humanservicesaction.org/mayoralchat
Learn how seven of the candidates plan to solve late payments, #JustPay, & other issues in @hsany.bsky.social's Candidate Chats.
📽️ www.humanservicesaction.org/mayoralchat
NYC still hasn’t fixed it – and now @nytimes.com is covering it. Nonprofits continue to wait to be paid by NYC for services already delivered, with 7K+ unpaid invoices totaling over $1 billion. Many orgs have been forced to take out loans to stay afloat. Read the full article: tinyurl.com/6zsapu9a
May 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
NYC still hasn’t fixed it – and now @nytimes.com is covering it. Nonprofits continue to wait to be paid by NYC for services already delivered, with 7K+ unpaid invoices totaling over $1 billion. Many orgs have been forced to take out loans to stay afloat. Read the full article: tinyurl.com/6zsapu9a
Passion fuels our work, but it doesn’t pay the bills. Timely payments do. 🕒
Nonprofits deserve to be paid on time for our essential work, like every other industry.
Let’s #PayNonprofitsOnTime and pass Int. 1247, 1248, and 1249.
Nonprofits deserve to be paid on time for our essential work, like every other industry.
Let’s #PayNonprofitsOnTime and pass Int. 1247, 1248, and 1249.
April 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Passion fuels our work, but it doesn’t pay the bills. Timely payments do. 🕒
Nonprofits deserve to be paid on time for our essential work, like every other industry.
Let’s #PayNonprofitsOnTime and pass Int. 1247, 1248, and 1249.
Nonprofits deserve to be paid on time for our essential work, like every other industry.
Let’s #PayNonprofitsOnTime and pass Int. 1247, 1248, and 1249.
Nonprofits across NYC are owed a combined $92.4 million by the City for services they’ve already delivered, forcing nonprofits to take out loans, postpone payments, and operate under extreme financial pressure.
Read the full article and hear from our CEO Melissa Aase: tinyurl.com/mscfkvea
Read the full article and hear from our CEO Melissa Aase: tinyurl.com/mscfkvea
April 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Nonprofits across NYC are owed a combined $92.4 million by the City for services they’ve already delivered, forcing nonprofits to take out loans, postpone payments, and operate under extreme financial pressure.
Read the full article and hear from our CEO Melissa Aase: tinyurl.com/mscfkvea
Read the full article and hear from our CEO Melissa Aase: tinyurl.com/mscfkvea
Right now, the Governor’s budget gives human services workers a pay cut in disguise. Governor Hochul must make the real investment our social safety net so desperately needs by including a 7.8% investment in human services in the final budget! Read Michelle Jackson's full op-ed: tinyurl.com/muewbm47
April 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Right now, the Governor’s budget gives human services workers a pay cut in disguise. Governor Hochul must make the real investment our social safety net so desperately needs by including a 7.8% investment in human services in the final budget! Read Michelle Jackson's full op-ed: tinyurl.com/muewbm47
Human services workers work around the clock serving our communities, but @govkathleenhochul.bsky.social didn’t show us love in her budget proposal. 💔
Email your State legislators to tell them: don’t break our hearts in the budget!
📨: http://bit.ly/JustPay-Valentine
Email your State legislators to tell them: don’t break our hearts in the budget!
📨: http://bit.ly/JustPay-Valentine
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Human services workers work around the clock serving our communities, but @govkathleenhochul.bsky.social didn’t show us love in her budget proposal. 💔
Email your State legislators to tell them: don’t break our hearts in the budget!
📨: http://bit.ly/JustPay-Valentine
Email your State legislators to tell them: don’t break our hearts in the budget!
📨: http://bit.ly/JustPay-Valentine
Yesterday, our CEO Melissa Aase joined NYC leaders to rally against childcare cuts in the Mayor’s budget: $300M slashed, services for special needs kids and undocumented families defunded, and 5 centers at risk of closure. Read more on why NYC must prioritize childcare: https://buff.ly/4g6Wv53
January 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Yesterday, our CEO Melissa Aase joined NYC leaders to rally against childcare cuts in the Mayor’s budget: $300M slashed, services for special needs kids and undocumented families defunded, and 5 centers at risk of closure. Read more on why NYC must prioritize childcare: https://buff.ly/4g6Wv53