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Summer was a busy time at Riis Settlement. In addition to our many summer camps, we also operated Summer Youth Employment Programs (SYEP) at our
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Art plays a vital role in strengthening and building community, and there are always unique and dynamic ways to engage the arts to support community-building
Riis Settlement recently had the opportunity to participate in a truly unique art experience called The Mile-Long Opera: a choral work that drew on the
The fiscal and operational issues that plague the New York City Housing Authority have been receiving growing attention lately, as have the frustrations of so
Riis Academy Cultural Day As our Riis Academy participants begin a new school year today, we want to celebrate the accomplishments of the over 400
For years, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) has been plagued with problems—all of which can be tied to decades of disinvestment. The
Riis’s Denmark Cultural Exchange Program entered its 13th year this summer with the arrival of six Danish youth and their chaperones to NYC in late
During the 2017/2018 program year, a number of participants at our Riis Academy-InfoTech program were afforded the wonderful opportunity to participate in an intensive contemporary
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The mission of Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement is to build and strengthen underserved communities in western Queens and to act as a catalyst for change.
