University Settlement partners with 40,000 New Yorkers on the Lower East Side and in Brooklyn every year to build on their strengths as they achieve healthy, stable, and remarkable lives....

Downtown Art has a history of working with young artists and community members to create performance, festivals, and other special events. Through our art and collaborations, we seek to build a...

by Downtown Art (DTA ABOUT The Waistmaker’s Opera, celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the shirtwaist maker’s strike, one of the first major strikes led by women, premiered in May 2010;...

LOWER EAST SIDE COMMUNITY HERO photo by Whitney Browne Nelson Valentine has been working as a Senior Court Advocate at Andrew Glover Youth Program (Glover Program) for over 26 years....

LOWER EAST SIDE COMMUNITY HERO Nominated by Laura Timme, University Settlement  photo by Whitney Browne Monique Flores is the Senior Director of Youth and Community Programs at University Settlement. Monique...

Lower East Side Community Hero Nominated by Ariana Allensworth, International Center for Photography photo by Whitney Browne  Michael Casiano is the Dean of Student Life at New Design High School....

by Ryan Gilliam In the early 20th century, New York, like many other cities, sought to combat infant mortality with city-wide cultural events like Baby Week.  The Lower East Side...

Lower East Side Community Hero Nominated by Louis, Basketball Player & Mentee Sam “Goody” Jacques was raised in the Lower East Side of Manhattan where he attended/volunteers at many grassroots...

Lower East Side Community Hero Nominated by Shaheeda Smith, Community Organizer Larissa Lozada is the founder of Ground Up-Youth Work, serves as a consultant and partners with youth programs, non...