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Throughout 2009, more than 3.3 million New York City residents, experienced difficulty affording needed food for themselves and their families. (Food Bank for New York City)
Henry Street Settlement
Manhattan
Founded in 1893 by social work and public health pioneer Lillian Wald, Henry Street Settlement delivers a wide range of social service and arts programs to more than 50,000 New Yorkers each year from 17 program sites on Manhattan's Lower East Side.
Afterschool Conservation Club
The After School Conservation Club (ASCC), a partnership between UNH, The After School Corporation (TASC)
and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), provides environmental education and activities
to children in afterschool programs. Students participate in activities that teach them about conservation and carry-out
hands-on neighborhood projects. Curriculum topics include adaptation, recycling, human impacts, aquatic life and stewardship
ethics. Current neighborhood projects include maintaining butterfly gardens and creating recycling and composting programs.
UNH member agencies participating in this innovative program in 2012-2013 are:
- CAMBA
- Mosholu Montefiore Community Center
- Queens Community House
- Riverdale Neighborhood House
- Southeast Bronx Neighborhood Centers
- Union Settlement Association
- University Settlement Society
The ASCC is supported by The New York City Environmental Fund, The Levitt Foundation, The ERM Group Foundation and HSBC Bank USA, N.A. For more information on the ASCC, please contact Snehal Majithia, Deputy Director of Members Services.
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