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emember to visit online at www.henrystreet.org Henry Street Rfor the latest news, program information, interactive calendars, 265 Henry Street, , NY 10002 212.766.9200 Fall 2002 event ticketing, and more. Complete our online registration form, and we will bring you personalized updates on the programs that most interest you. As always, Henry Street is grateful for the generous contributions from individuals and corporations that allow us to effectively operate our services. Hello & Farewell We invite you to explore the many Executive options for helping Henry Street by clicking on the “Get Involved” link Director on our homepage. Daniel Kronenfeld Retires

Officers Frederic S. Papert Directors Anthony Winslow Jones Dr. Andrew N. Schiff Honorary Directors photos: Ken Wittenberg Mrs. Audrey Rosenman Mrs. Frances Primus Ms. Ann Abrons Roy M. Korins Mrs. Harry Slatkin Mrs. Edward R. Dudley Chairman Ms. Stephanie L. Wise Gilbert E. Ahye Jane R. Lockshin Lawrence I. Sosnow Mrs. Leona Gold Mrs. Lorraine Albritton Robert F. Mancuso Michael A. Steinberg Mrs. Gabriel Hauge Julio Colon Christopher C. Angell Ms. Emily H. Altschul Mrs. Kate Medina Ms. Nan Swid Mr. George B. Munroe Secretary President Mrs. E. H. Bayne Bernard W. Nussbaum Scott Swid Samuel Schneeweiss n September 2002 Executive Director Daniel Kronenfeld will retire after thir- Richard S. Abrons Walter Maynard, Jr. Nicholas P. Brountas, Jr. Ms. Anne K. O’Neil Jeffrey Tucker Phebe Thorne Profile on Treasurer Mrs. Tory R. Burch David Paget Michael Wolkowitz Vice Chairman Verona Middleton-Jeter Mrs. Dorothy Calloway Douglas L. Paul ty years of service to the . He will be succeeded by John Morning Executive Director Vice Presidents: Douglas Durst Max Pine Honorary Chairman Verona Middleton-Jeter, Mrs. Edgar D. Aronson Mr. Godfrey R. Gill Mrs. Robert S. Potter Verona Middleton-Jeter, Director of the Urban Family Center and Chief Mrs. Dale J. Burch Herbert L. Abrons Mr. Alan D. Glatt William P. Rayner I Richard H. Neiman Honorary President Robert S. Harrison Mrs. Ogden Reid New Executive Director Administrator for Henry Street’s Shelter Services. John C. Nelson Laura Hunt Mrs. Pilar Crespi Robert Daniel Kronenfeld began working for Henry Street Settlement in 1972 as tarting at the Settlement as a young Director of the Urban Family Center Transitional Shelter for Homeless Families, social worker 30 years ago, Verona located on the . Working together at Urban Family Center, SMiddleton-Jeter rose through the Kronenfeld and Middleton-Jeter developed groundbreaking methods for transi- ranks to Associate Director and Director Non-Profit Org. of the Urban Family Center. She was U.S. Postage instrumental in the development of one “How many people would take a job as a live-in PAID New York, NY of the first publicly funded shelters for director of a homeless shelter? Anything he expected Permit No. 65 battered women in the 1970s. Utilizing a “Self-Help” methodology, Middleton- the staff to do, he would also do.” Jeter developed a program in which for- merly homeless individuals are trained as case aides to counsel current residents of tional housing programs for homeless families that have since been recognized Henry Street Settlement the shelter system. She also started the and replicated throughout the world. 265 Henry Street Urban Family Center Employment Verona Middleton-Jeter came to Henry Street upon graduating from Smith New York, NY 10002 Program in 1986, which incorporates a College School of Social Work in 1972. “I came to Henry Street right out of school. highly successful mail service enterprise, When I got there I found I had a boss who was the most generous, giving person that Address Service Requested providing homeless individuals with I’d ever met…” says Jeter. “How many people would take a job as a live-in director mailroom work experience. of a homeless shelter? Anything he expected the staff to do, he would also do.” Henry Street continued on page 5 continued on page 7 News from Henry Street is published by Henry Street Settlement Development Office. Writers: Jane Donahue and Jessica Tagliaferro In the Aftermath of 9-11 WorkContinues

n the spring we reported at length on record of its existing employment ser- Reaching Out to Seniors Street’s Project Liberty program, notes “Perhaps what is most Henry Street divisions to work together Henry Street’s response to the attacks vices, Henry Street Settlement became one Since our last report, the Senior Services that the initiative—which provides group in seamless collaboration, addressing the Iof September 11th. One year after of the city’s clearinghouses for emergency division has continued to reach out to and individual counseling, public educa- striking is the ongoing range of elements that affect a client. the tragedy, we continue our efforts to employment in March 2002. Working as seniors whose trauma may be hard to tion forums, and employment referrals Mirabel, 34, was working as a graphic support the Lower East Side community. an Emergency Employment Clearing- diagnose due to cultural or language bar- for residents, seniors, and day workers ability of the various designer in the financial district when she The strength and reputation of its pro- house (EEC), the agency extended its riers or physical ailments that may mask it. affected by the disaster—has provided a Henry Street divisions witnessed the second plane hit the World grams, as well as its physical proximity to employment and counseling services to The division has hired a full-time outreach crucial support network for residents and Trade Center on September 11. Several the site of the disaster, has made Henry the catchment area below in coordinator who will conduct “trauma their neighbors. As part of their healing to work together in weeks later, she was laid off from her Street a natural candidate for extending its . response counseling” as part of a formal process, Gateway Plaza group members graphic design job and, unable to pay her services to cover related trauma disorders By mid-summer, Henry Street’s intake mental health program designed to meet decided to involve themselves in the seamless collaboration, rent, was evicted from her apartment. for children, adults, and seniors. Several counselors had assisted more than 300 the needs of ’ “Naturally community redevelopment process, addressing the range Mirabel turned to the American Red Cross and FEMA for immediate assis- Tai Chi class for seniors residing in tance. The agencies helped her apply for NORC Housing fosters group involvement following 9-11 of elements that affect unemployment and found her temporary a client.” shelter at the YMCA. Occurring Retirement Community” Separated from family in her native (NORC) and Good Companions clients. Puerto Rico, Mirabel was feeling isolat- Senior Services Chief Administrator 1973 families suffered unemployment and the ed and lost, and her emotional crisis was Janet Fischer describes the outreach threat of eviction. Still more were fright- interfering with her ability to seek new process as a “quick but effective process” ened and confused by the racial tensions employment. In February, the Red Cross

that will reach a wide population of cul- WTC-Looking Up, and images of war depicted on television. referred her to the CCC’s Individual turally diverse seniors. “We intend to After observing signs of post-traumatic Crisis Counseling program through Flo Fox, stress and depression in its students Project Liberty. While receiving individ- engage people, assess their condition and Henry Street Abrons Arts Center is pleased to present coping skills, and then provide them with A Place in the Sky: Remembering the World Trade Center immediately after the tragedy and in the ual counseling with a CCC social worker, and Those Who Perished on 9/11, from September 9 months that followed, Henry Street’s Mirabel was granted emergency counseling that will restore them to the through October 9, 2002. The exhibition will feature level of functioning they had prior to photographs taken by Flo Fox documenting the construction Division of Youth Services hired a full- Medicaid coverage through Henry 9-11.” Fischer stresses the importance of of the World Trade Center Towers in 1973. time social worker with a behavioral Street’s Home Care Division and began education and group involvement as an health specialty. In addition to providing to meet with an intake counselor at integral part of the outreach and healing which proved to be an empowering expe- individual counseling services to pro- Henry Street’s Emergency Employment process, methods that have been put into rience for many of them. Project Liberty gram participants, the social worker has Clearinghouse (EEC), who helped her practice across Henry Street’s divisions. has asked the Gateway group to become helped to establish a long-range plan for secure a grant for additional computer more of a presence in the larger commu- integrating clinical services across the graphics training. The training program Networks of Support nity, and other residential communities myriad of youth programs. In the late helped Mirabel widen her employment Ken Wittenberg Throughout 2002 the Community are now using the program as a model for summer, the division hired additional options, and by the end of July, she had Consultation Center (CCC) has continued their own support networks. social workers to provide individual and secured a job and was hopeful about the of Henry Street’s divisions have supple- displaced workers from a wide spectrum to receive referrals to provide behavioral group counseling for students returning future. It is stories like Mirabel’s that mented their behavioral health services of occupations—from under-skilled day health services to World Trade Center Healing Our Youth from the summer to Henry Street’s after- inspire Henry Street staff and adminis- with additional services for existing and workers in Chinatown, many of them victims. The referrals have come from Recent media reports have focused on school programs at P.S. 120, P.S. 110, and trators to continue to find ways to meet new clients coping with the aftermath of with language barriers, to corporate the Federal Emergency Management the different ways that children exhibit P.S. 134—all local schools where chil- the evolving needs of the Lower East the tragedy. In addition, Henry Street is executives—to find immediate job place- Agency (FEMA), the American Red stress and trauma, as well as the ongoing dren have been directly impacted by the Side community. implementing additional mental health ment, career counseling, and skills devel- Cross, LifeNet, and other city agencies mental health struggles affecting school terrorist attacks. and job training programs to serve the opment and English language classes. under Project Liberty funding. CCC ser- children in and around area’s families and displaced workers. The EEC’s multi-lingual counselors also vices have helped many Lower East Side the country. Many of the children served A Collaborative Process help qualified clients attain financial residents with mental health conditions by Henry Street’s Division of Youth Henry Street’s ability to effectively deliv- Emergency Employment Services relief and benefits through emergency deal with symptoms of post-traumatic Services witnessed directly the horror of er the highest quality of services during a Like other agencies serving New agencies, vouchers to attend private and stress disorder, issues of loss and 9-11 from their streets, schools, and time of intense crisis, and the compe- Yorkers following 9-11, Henry Street has city-funded job training programs, and bereavement, and job displacement. homes. Already a population at risk in a tence with which it has taken on addi- identified an employment crisis among cash assistance for rent, meals, and trans- With funding from Project Liberty, the neighborhood heavily impacted by tional responsibilities in working with families that is exacerbated by depres- portation. Henry Street’s EEC program CCC has organized ongoing support poverty, the children of the Lower East emergency initiatives since September sion, anxiety, and other post-traumatic is authorized to direct grants, loans and groups for residents of Gateway Plaza, Side could not escape the intrusion of 11, is testament to its historically intrinsic symptoms; we have also witnessed a crisis wage subsidies to Lower East Side small the most impacted residential buildings daily reminders in the months following relationship within the Lower East Side with housing, health, and other basic business owners who were impacted in ’s Battery Park City. the disaster. Some of them lost a parent community. Perhaps what is most strik- needs. Due largely to the outstanding financially by the disaster. Vita Iacovone, Coordinator of Henry or other close relatives. Many of their ing is the ongoing ability of the various

2 3 Is The Doctor In? Yes! Barbara L. Tate (1941–2002)

anaging his health has always Treatment Center license from the New enry Street mourns the loss of Festival. She served as an advisory com- been a challenge for Craig. A York State Department of Health to longtime Abrons Art Center mittee board member for the New York Mparticipant in Henry Street’s offer medical services. The final approval HDirector, Barbara L. Tate, who City Department of Cultural Affairs and Day Treatment Program for persistently came in May 2002. Then began the died on July 7, 2002. as a board member for the National mentally ill adults, Craig is striving to search for Chinese and Spanish-speaking Tate came to Henry Street Settlement Guild of Community Schools of the Arts lead a self-sufficient life. However, his medical staff and the creation of examin- as Director of the Abrons Arts for Living and the New York Council on the Human- experience with the local hospital system ing rooms at the center. Center in 1979, just four years after it ities, as well as a panelist for both the has thwarted his progress. Coping with a The addition of a medical health care opened at 466 . While Henry New York State Council on the Arts and chronic heart condition, he has seen component is a natural evolution of ser- Street had sponsored arts education and the National Endowment for the Arts. numerous doctors, all of whom have pre- vices for the CCC. “We have always been performance projects since its founding In 2002, the Abrons Arts Center scribed different medications. None of Ken Wittenberg committed to providing integrated care,” in 1898, the young arts center was a renamed its summer arts camp The the doctors have tried to coordinate his explains Samperi. “The adding of medical unique enterprise that brought together Barbara L. Tate Summer Arts Camp, in medication with the treatment Henry Street’s therapists are services is just another means for us to sustain a participant a myriad of arts experiences under one honor of its founder, at a dedication cer- providing. Frustrated by endless waits for scheduled appoint- through the recovery process. We can respond quickly to a roof. From the beginning, it received emony she attended in the early summer. ments, Craig often skips them. A Henry Street social worker has physical problem and provide preventive care. In many ways, nationwide attention from art critics, Held in July and August, The Barbara L. spent much of her time escorting him to referrals to ensure that we are becoming our consumers’ primary care organization—not public officials, and social reformers as a Tate Summer Arts Camp serves 100 chil- he goes and gets the care he needs. “Even with our efforts, his just their primary care physician. Participants will know that we model for community arts development. dren aged six through twelve. Arts care has not been comprehensive and we have devoted a lot of can provide the many different program pieces—the counsel- As Director, Tate strove to further campers practice an interdisciplinary time to following up with his doctors, who take months to ing, the job training, and now the medical treatment—that they Henry Street’s mission of bringing arts curriculum of visual art, dance, theater, respond,” says Florence Samperi, Director of Clinical Services need to gain greater independence.” experiences to the diverse community of and music taught by professional artists at the Community Consultation Center (CCC). Craig’s case is not The medical services staff is committed to meeting the the Lower East Side. She helped to Tate was also instrumental in integrating and teachers. Students also attend weekly atypical. Instead, it is a familiar story at the CCC. However, it is unique needs of their multicultural population. Physician establish many of the programs that dis- the Center’s Arts-In-Education program field trips to New York City museums also a story with a new chapter. Richard Wang is especially sensitive to the reservations his tinguish the Abrons Arts Center as a with local public school arts curriculums. and cultural attractions. The Arts Camp In June 2002 the CCC opened its new on-site medical ser- Asian clientele may have about Western healthcare and leader among community arts institu- Tate began her career as a group worker reflects Ms. Tate’s lifelong commitment vices center. Staffed by a physician, a bilingual Chinese nurse, a intends to integrate such Eastern therapies as acupuncture into tions, including the renowned Urban in in the 1960s and later served as to bringing the arts to the community, to Spanish-speaking medical assistant, and an occupational thera- his regimen. This holistic approach will be further employed for Youth Theatre, the Summer Arts Day an administrator for the Studio Museum in encouraging new talent, and providing pist, the services are presently available to the 80+ participants all patients with the aid of CCC’s staff nutritionist and through Camp, and Arts for Families program. Harlem and the New York Shakespeare employment for artists. of the Day Treatment Program and their families. well baby care techniques. “We are on a quest to establish seamless services for our con- The medical services are also a call back to Henry Street’s sumers,” explains Larraine Ahto, Chief Administrator and roots. Henry Street’s founder, Lillian Wald, began the Director of the CCC. “Now program participants will have the Settlement by providing home nursing visits to the poor fami- Verona Middleton-Jeter continued from the front page option of seeing an in-house doctor, and that doctor will work lies on the Lower East Side, and later went on to co-found the in close collaboration with the CCC social workers, psychi- Visiting Nurses Association. Middleton-Jeter was also instrumen- Readiness Program. She also received Director include ensuring the smooth atrist, psychologists, occupational therapist, and voca- In time, the CCC plans to offer medical services to partici- tal in the creation of the Women On The awards from the New York State Com- opening of two new facilities: a tional rehabilitation specialist. We can work as a team in pants in other Henry Street programs. As Ahto predicts, Rise program, which provides compre- mission on Homelessness, the Samuel and Workforce Development Employment helping consumers recover.” Ahto and her staff’s vision “We will become a resource for the hensive vocational services for residents May Rudin Foundation, and the New Center that will service clients from a for this type of seamless and compre- whole Henry Street community. of Henry Street’s Third Street Shelter, York Housing Conference Community number of Henry Street divisions, and hensive service began more Down the road, we will be able to and Project Achieve, a program Service Award, among others. the new Residence for than three years ago, when treat residents of Henry Street’s designed to help parents living in New Middleton-Jeter was appointed to persons suffering from AIDS and other the CCC started the rigor- shelters, do camp physicals, and York City family shelters with job place- Manhattan Borough President David immune disorders, as well as facilitating ous process of gaining an offer educational workshops. This ment and job retention. She stresses that Dinkins’ Task Force on Housing for an overall connection among the Henry Article 28 Diagnostic and is just the beginning.” the work component is what distinguish- Homeless Families in 1987 and the New Street divisions after a period of rapid es Henry Street’s transitional services. York City Commission on the Homeless growth. Reflecting on her appointment, “As with all of Henry Street’s Shelter chaired by Andrew Cuomo in 1992. She Kronenfeld remarked, “Verona has Services, we strive to provide a humane also served on Manhattan Borough shown tremendous innovation and great and respectful environment that builds President Ruth Messinger’s Commission foresight in running the homeless pro- on the strengths of individuals, equip- on Family Violence in 1993 and Mayor grams, and I’m sure she will do the same ping them with a restored self-confi- Guiliani’s Commission to Combat as Executive Director.” dence and the tools they need to reach Family Violence. Middleton-Jeter is cur- their goal of self-sufficiency,” she says. rently a member of the New York City In December 2000, Middleton-Jeter Human Resources Administration was honored with a prestigious Robin Advisory Committee. CCC Medical Center staff Hood Foundation Heroes Award, which According to Daniel Kronenfeld, the Shuiping Carpenter, was accompanied by a grant to help sup- challenges Middleton-Jeter will face Dr. Richard Wang, and Edgar port the Henry Street Employment during her first year as Executive

4 5 Daniel Kronenfeld Program Updates Spring GALA continued from front page Youth Center Upon his appointment as Executive Director in 1985, Kronenfeld became the Renovations Completed catalyst for many of the innovative programs In August Henry Street completed its that have made Henry Street a nationwide renovation of the Helen Hall Youth leader in the field of human services. Under Center buildings, which serves over his direction several outstanding programs 2,500 young people through a variety of took root and flourished, among them educational, recreational, and leadership Helen’s House, a shelter for homeless moth- development programs. Among the ers and their pre-school age children; the repairs made to the Guttman Building Senior Companions Program, which pairs (c. 1960) and Pete’s House (c. 1950s), older volunteers with frail or infirm elderly both located at 301 Henry Street, were clients; Henry Street’s NORC Vladeck façade cleaning and brick replacement, Cares Supportive Service Program, the first the addition of fire doors, and the “naturally-occurring retirement community” installation of new entrances and program in public housing; and Henry Street’s Art Instructor Peter Doyle, Executive Director Daniel Kronenfeld, affiliation with the Boys & Girls Republic on and Youth Services Chief Administrator Nilsa Pietri with Jerry Stiller vestibules for both buildings. In addition, critical reinforcements were made to the East 6th Street and its Camp Rose and Ralph Prominent BGR Alum Good Companions building’s roofing, insulation, and Hittman in upstate New York. electrical wiring, helping to cut energy Always an effective fundraiser and advo- Pays Visit Computer Lab Opened costs and improve safety conditions. cate for growth, Kronenfeld helped to expand the Settlement’s budget from $6 mil- Jerry Stiller recently dropped in on the This summer the Good Companions Henry Street was able to perform the long-needed maintenance to the aging lion to $29 million and to double the Boys & Girls Republic as part of a press Senior Center plugged into the agency’s services and staff over the past tour for the anniversary of the 100th Information Age with the opening of its facilities thanks in large part to a September 2001 challenge grant from decade and a half. Another important devel- episode of the CBS sitcom “King of new Computer Lab. The new facility opment under his watch has been the wide- Queens”. The actor/comedian took a tour allows seniors to learn the latest The Kresge Foundation, as part of the Settlement’s Capital Campaign. spread restoration of landmark buildings of the Boys & Girls Republic facilities computer applications, communicate owned by the Settlement, as well as the and reminisced with staff members, while with friends and family via e-mail, and Donations earmarked for the project by individual and private donors throughout upgrade of technological facilities that will being filmed for a spot on the television explore their interests or hobbies over equip the agency to serve clients into the show “Extra!” Mr. Stiller was an active the Internet. The center is equipped the campaign helped Henry Street reach its goal by the summer of 2002. 21st century. participant in the formerly-named Boys with six workstations and such state-of- Daniel Kronenfeld has mentored two Brotherhood Republic while a student at the-art amenities as a special translator generations of Henry Streeters. With them High School in the 1940s, device for Chinese-speaking users. The he shared times of great joy—for instance, a and along with his wife, actress Ann project, which is supported in part by a 1992 visit from presidential candidate Bill Meara, is a longtime supporter of the generous contribution from the Tuttle Clinton and the Settlement’s Centennial after-school haven. Fund, demonstrates that learning Celebration in 1993. He also shepherded through new technology provides All photos: Ken Wittenberg the community through such periods of dif- enrichment at any age. Top: Gala Co-Chair Pilar Crespi Robert, Stephen Robert, ficulty as the city budget crisis of the early Honoree Richard D. Parsons, and Co-Chair Laura Hunt

Sari Weintraub Bottom: Guests mingle around Silent Auction table 1990s and the devastating tragedy of n Thursday, April 11, Henry September 11, 2001. Watch your mailbox for Street Settlement hosted its Festooned by designer Bill Tansey In January 1993, Kronenfeld was one of Abrons Arts Center Oannual Spring Gala Benefit at in an Italian garden motif, the Regent’s 53 “Faces of Hope” honored by President- the Regent in Lower Ballroom filled with 400 guests for a elect Bill Clinton during his inaugural cele- 2002-2003 Class & Workshop Manhattan. The black-tie dinner night of dinner, dancing, and entertain- bration. In a recent letter to Kronenfeld, the Schedule and Registration Bulletin dance, titled Giardino di Primavera ment. Actor/comedian Caroline Rhea former President commended him for his Classes in music, visual art, dance, and theater (Springtime Garden), honored Richard performed as the event’s Master of “extraordinary record of accomplishment,” offer a wide range of creative experience D. Parsons, AOL Time Warner CEO Ceremonies, and attendees placed bids remarking on a lifetime spent “devoting for children and adults. The Abrons Arts Center and former Henry Street Settlement on such luxury items as a Vespa scooter your time and energy to bring hope and help board member, and Executive Director and fine designer jewelry during the to those in need…I’m sure I speak for the offers reasonable fees. Scholarships are Daniel Kronenfeld as he approached evening’s silent auction. many people whose lives you have touched available to those who qualify. his retirement. Representatives from This year’s event was co-chaired by when I say that you remain an inspiration.” Good Companions Senior Center For registration information, contact: Abrons Arts Center the United Parcel Service (UPS), long- Courtney Arnot, Tory Burch, Pamela Middleton-Jeter added, “We know that he Computer Lab Registrar, 466 Grand Street, New York, NY 10002; time partners of Henry Street’s youth Gross, Laura Hunt, Pilar Crespi Robert, can never retire fully, but hope that he will Telephone 212.598.0400, ext. 302; or visit us online employment services, presented and Laura Slatkin. Henry Street wishes rest, relax, reap the fruits of his labor, and at www.henrystreet.org. Kronenfeld with an award recognizing to thank organizers and attendees for really enjoy himself…I thank him for all his Pete’s House façade at 301 Henry Street his years of service at Henry Street. making the evening a success. guidance, friendship, and love.”

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