Basic Organization Information
United Neighborhood Houses of New York, Inc.
- Also Known As:
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UNH
- Physical Address:
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New York, NY
10018
- EIN:
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13-5563409
- Web URL:
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www.unhny.org
- NTEE Category:
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P Human Services
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P28 Neighborhood Center, Settlement House
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R Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy
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R99 Civil Rights, Social Action, and Advocacy N.E.C.
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A Arts, Culture, and Humanities
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A20 Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose
- Year Founded:
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1919
- Ruling Year:
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1931
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Mission Statement
United Neighborhood Houses (UNH) is the membership organization of New York City settlement houses and community centers. Founded in 1919 and rooted in the history and values of the settlement house movement, UNH promotes and strengthens the neighborhood-based, multi-service approach to improving the lives of New Yorkers in need and the communities in which they live. UNH's membership comprises one of the largest human service systems in New York City, with 37 agencies working at more than 400 sites to provide high quality services and activities to a half million New Yorkers each year. UNH supports its members through policy development, advocacy and capacity-building activities.
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Chief Executive
Ms. Nancy Wackstein
Term:
Since
Jan
2002
Chief Executive Profile:
Nancy Wackstein was named Executive Director of UNH in the Fall of 2002. Prior to her UNH appointment, she was the Executive Director of the Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, a 117-year-old multi-service settlement house on Manhattan's East Side, since October 1991. Ms. Wackstein served as Director of the Mayor's Office on Homelessness and SRO Housing from 1990-1991 under Mayor David N. Dinkins. She was Senior Policy Advisor for Human Services in Manhattan Borough President David Dinkins Office from 1986-1989, where she was also Staff Director for the Task Force on Housing for Homeless Families. In 1988, Ms. Wackstein received a Samuel and May Rudin Community Service Award for exceptional service to the homeless, and in 1991, the recognition award from the Settlement Housing Fund for her efforts to end homelessness. Ms. Wackstein received a bachelor's degree from the State University of New York at Binghamton where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She holds a master's degree from the Columbia University School of Social Work. Ms. Wackstein serves on the Board of Directors of several nonprofit organizations, and is the Immediate Past Board Chair for the Human Services Council of New York.
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