"I am mayor of the City of New York today because human services workers were there to support my family when we needed it most.” Thank you Mayor Eric Adams for investing in human services workers! Your historic investment is critical for our communities. buff.ly/4auXhWX

Today’s must-read is this The Buffalo News piece on investing in the #AAPIEquityBudget. AAPI communities need culturally accessible support more than ever. We urge Governor Kathy Hochul. Carl E. Heastie + Sen. Stewart-Cousins to restore the $30 million #AAPIEquityBudget bit.ly/RestoreAAPIEqu…

Thank you University Settlement for including us in your Resource Fair, giving us the opportunity to create more meaningful impacts in the community. We formed relationships w/potential clients, fostered existing relationships w/current clients, & connected w/community organizations!

How should Manhattan spend #ThePeoplesMoney this year? ALL New Yorkers 11 and older can decide. VOTE in NYC’s citywide participatory budgeting process: on.nyc.gov/pb @nyccec – and don’t forget to enter code “USS” when prompted to enter a partner referral code!

We salute the organizers of the New York State AAPI Summit taking place today in Albany! It will be a day of community, learning, & celebration! Many thanks to Assemblymember Grace Lee 李榮恩 , NYS Senator Brian Kavanagh 卡范納 , & Harvey Epstein for supporting the funding for today’s Summit! buff.ly/3WENA4q

Thank you to our champions NY Senator Jessica Ramos and Harry B. Bronson for introducing Wage Board Legislation to help nonprofit human services workers secure #JustPay! Take action on MAY 15th to ask your State legislator to join them in supporting this bill: bit.ly/WageBoardPhone…

This is what working together to fund #JustPay looks like! Thank you Mayor Eric Adams for inviting us to celebrate the City’s wage increases for human services workers. We look forward to continuing to partner to strengthen the City’s procurement system and fully fund #JustPay.

YOU can decide how to spend millions of the city’s budget. Play your part! VOTE online at buff.ly/4bdfqcA with @nyccec – and don't forget to enter the code “USS” when prompted to enter a partner referral code! #ThePeoplesMoney #NYCisUS

UNH's new brief by Irene Lew explores the impact of NYC's 60-day shelter limit on asylum-seeking families and early childhood education. Relocations disrupt stability for kids. Read more: tinyurl.com/mr2fae79 📸: Spencer Platt for Getty Images, used in non-commercial context

Did you see US in the news? Bridget O'Rourke from University Settlement details the pay disparities for NYC childcare workers in a @gothamist piece with @unhny . We’re grateful for our educators’ dedication, & we call on NYC to properly invest. Full story: buff.ly/3Vcu798

We raised our voices and elected officials listened! Thanks to our advocacy, the City invested $741 million in wage increases for nonprofit human services workers. Show Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Council your appreciation by emailing them today: bit.ly/JustPay-Thank-…

This year’s New York State budget includes a $4,000,000 allocation for the Settlement House Program – the first increase in over a decade! A massive thank you from US to you, NYS Senator Brian Kavanagh 卡范納 and Linda B. Rosenthal “the #OriginalRosenthal” , for championing the increase in our Settlement House Program!

School’s out for the weekend students of University Settlement US Adult Literacy classes. They concluded 10-months of hard work and commitment to their educational journey with an unforgettable party! Students recited Still I Rise by Maya Angelou and sang ABBA’s I Have A Dream. 🍾🎊🎉

📣 Attention NYC seniors and caregivers! 📣 Help shape the future for the seniors of NYC! Your feedback on the NYC Department for the Aging's service needs assessment will guide programs & advocacy – & you could win a $50 prize! Fill out the survey at buff.ly/3XeMBZn

🚨NYC Youth & Comm. & Mayor Eric Adams: 2 million adults in NYC need adult literacy classes to learn English or get a GED, yet the Mayor Eric Adams’s budget plans to cut it. Allocate $21.8 million to sustain & expand these programs! #LiteracyLiftsNYC NYCCAL

✍️It’s official! A COLA deal for human services workers is in the City budget, along with restored budget cuts to MOCS. Thank you to Mayor Eric Adams New York City Council and all the #JustPay advocates! We know this is just the beginning of investing in the sector. 🌟 Learn more:

Our op-ed in NYN Media today calls on NYC government and philanthropists to invest in settlement houses as a way of effectively welcoming immigrants: "With increased strategic investment, we stand ready to build the next New York.” Read more buff.ly/3XU5W23

As a member of CACF's Invisible No More campaign, we are urging @racialequitynyc to require NYC agencies to report demographic data by ethnicity, with a focus on disaggregating data for Asian populations. To add your voice to the conversation, visit buff.ly/4dnXj4J