The Office of Head Start, through the Designation Renewal System (DRS), has named East Side House Settlement, Inc. as a new grant recipient to provide Early Head Start services for expectant families, pregnant women, infants, and toddlers in the South Bronx, including the communities of Hunts Point, Mott Haven, Highbridge, and Morrisania. East Side House
East Side House Settlement is advancing a $30 million comprehensive capital campaign to invest in the future that the youth and community deserve. Central to this campaign is the creation of the Haven Campus, which will unite Haven Charter High School with a state-of-the-art gymnasium and community-centered space – an integrated hub where youth and
In August, East Side House Settlement partnered to open Haven Charter High School, welcoming the founding class of 75 ninth-grade students and launching a new high school option designed to connect young people in the South Bronx to college preparation and sustainable career pathways. From the start, Haven was built with a clear focus on
East Side House loves working with those who are invested in education and the wellbeing of the people we serve. The investment firm Neuberger Berman shares our belief that education is essential to ending the cycle of poverty. In February, Neuberger Berman invited our high school Student Ambassadors to participate in a Financial Insight Seminar
Three of our East Side House students were given an unforgettable opportunity, thanks to our partners Hydro-Quebec, to attend the FISU World University Games 2023 in Lake Placid, New York. Considered the collegiate version of the Olympics, the FISU World University Games is a competitive athletic and educational festival. During the run of the games
East Side House would like to thank the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) for selecting us as one of their grant recipients and inviting us to their 16th Annual Northeast Benefit gala. We were honored you awarded us this grant that will help expand our Post-Secondary Pathways and Harvest to Haven programs so we can
East Side House believes education can open doors of limitless possibilities and create a better future by uplifting individuals out of poverty. As a way to educate students at our Mill Brook Afterschool Program about finances, we partnered with Neuberger Bergman to help them understand the importance of having a budget, spending money responsibly, and
Having professional clothes that look good instills confidence in a person which then helps lift them up. East Side House and our partners RXR Realty hosted a Clothing for Careers clothing drive at our Mitchel Community Center where community members were able to sort through gently used professional business attire for men and women to
With an “app’ for basically everything, technology is vital in order to stay connected, stay in touch, to do work and live in today’s digital world. Unfortunately, the digital divide is all too real for many residents we serve in the Bronx and especially so for older adults. To help bridge the digital divide, East