UNION SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION INC

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION & FAMILY SERVICE: PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION SERVICES FOR HEAD START AND CHILD CARE ELIGIBLE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN. OPERATING FROM 6 SITES ACROSS EAST HARLEM, WE SERVE 2-, 3-, AND 4-YEAR OLDS IN CLASSROOM DESIGNED TO MEET THE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL, COGNITIVE, PHYSICAL, AND LANGUAGE NEEDS OF THE CHILDREN TO SUPPORT SCHOOL READINESS. IN ADDITION, OUR FAMILY CHILD CARE NETWORKS SUPPORTS INDIVIDUAL FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS IN THE PROVISION OF HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES TO INFANTS, TODDLERS, AND PRESCHOOLERS FOLLOWING THE NYCDOE'S LET'S PLAY CURRICULUM. THE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM AND THE FAMILY CHILD CARE NETWORK SERVE OVER 500 CHILDREN YEARLY.FAMILY SERVICES: PROVIDING PROGRAMMING TO COMMUNITY RESIDENTS IN RESPONSE TO IDENTIFIED NEEDS BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE FULLY INTEGRATED INTO THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS FOR OUR TWO-FAMILY FOCUSED PROGRAMS: THE FAMILY ENRICHMENT CENTER AND THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP. THESE TWO PROGRAMS PROVIDE VITAL SERVICES TO COMMUNITY RESIDENTS ACROSS EAST HARLEM IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS AND PROGRAM GOVERNING BOARDS THAT INCLUDE COMMUNITY-RESIDENTS AS PARTNERS IN DESIGNING AND OFFERING SERVICES.

YOUTH SERVICES:OUR YOUTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROVIDES MORE THAN 3,000 CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER CREATIVITY, CURIOSITY, RESILIENCE AND PROBLEM SOLVING; INSTILL HABITS OF PERSISTENCE AND PERSEVERANCE; AND ENHANCE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS. SERVICES INCLUDE AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS, COLLEGE PREPARATION, JOB READINESS, AND PROGRAMS FOR DISCONNECTED AND COURT-INVOLVED YOUTH.