2016-07-28T13:31:24-07:00 2015-12-31 SCHALL & ASHENFARB CPAS 307 5th Ave 15th Floor NEW YORK NY 100166517 990 2015-01-01 135563409 United Neighborhood Houses of New York Inc UNIT 2129670322 70 West 36th Street 5th Floor New York NY 10018 Susan Stamler Executive Direc 2016-07-28 true David C Ashenfarb P00535436 2122682800 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z Susan Stamler 70 West 36th Street 5th Floor New York NY 10018 4653389 false false X www.unhny.org X 1919 NY 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 supports its members through policy development, advocacy and capacity building activities. 32 32 21 10 0 2279461 2945111 0 678917 679854 29323 476 2987701 3625441 151900 151418 0 1737001 1749491 0 493911 811962 1021516 2700863 2922425 286838 703016 8938080 9072920 278544 326555 8659536 8746365 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. A membership organization rooted in the history and values of the settlement house movement, UNH supports its members through policy development, advocacy and capacity building activities. false false 1953021 151418 During 2015, UNH had the following program accomplishments: POLICY AND ADVOCACY Youth Employment Through its leadership role in the Campaign for Summer Jobs, UNH embarked on the second year of a five year campaign to expand New York Citys Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) to 100,000 jobs by 2019. As a result of investments from the City Council, SYEP expanded from serving 47,000 to 50,000 young people. The City Council also invested in a pilot program to provide year-round work experiences for 6,000 youth. After School and Summer CampTo restore funding to after school and summer camp programs which were at risk in the Fiscal Year 2016 City Budget, UNH, as a leader of the Campaign for Children, organized rallies and met with City Council Members and City officials. UNH led a press conference on the steps of City Hall with more than a dozen City Council Members to call for an immediate restoration of cuts to summer camp. As a result of these and other efforts, the City announced on May 29, 2015 that these programs would be restored for the summer.Services for Older AdultsUNH worked with its members and other advocates to urge the Administration to increase funding for NYC Department for the Aging (DFTA)-funded case management services by $3 million to $5.6 million. As a result of this advocacy, the City Council provided $3 million for an initiative in Fiscal Year 2016 to address the waiting lists for case management services. Nonprofit WorkforceUNH made strengthening the nonprofit workforce a priority and is working to improve compensation for the staff that work in human service programs funded by the City. UNH and its partners were successful in advocating for a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) and wage floor for this workforce. UNH has also worked with both the City and UNH member agencies to ensure that these needed reforms are implemented effectively. Annual Lobby DaysUNH has expanded its partnership with settlement houses outside of New York City to strengthen its State advocacy. In 2015, UNHs Annual Lobby Days in Albany included partner settlement houses from Albany, Rochester, and Syracuse. These efforts have allowed UNH to have a more effective voice in Albany.Advocacy InstituteUNH offered a three-day training for 27 settlement house front-line staff to teach them about the City and State legislative process. The Advocacy Institute worked with UNH policy staff to customize a practical training designed to educate participants about the budget process and lawmaking. UNH also worked with the Advocacy Institute to map the more than 600 UNH member agency sites. The UNH Policy and Advocacy staff utilized these individual district maps to help elected officials appreciate the range of settlement house services and programs within their community.MEMBER SERVICESEmerging Leaders ProgramIn partnership with Baruch Colleges School of Public Affairs (SPA), UNH offered the Emerging Leaders Program for middle management staff at member agencies. This nine-week course for 24 middle managers focuses on strategic planning, communications, fiscal analysis and planning, quality and outcomes assessments, team building and leadership. UNH initiated The Settlement House Early Childhood Mental Health Collaborative in partnership with the New York Center for Child Development and High Impact Partnering, which is designed to promote the healthy social emotional development and address the mental health needs of young children. The four participating agencies include two UNH settlement houses on the Lower East Side of Manhattan (Grand Street Settlement and Henry Street Settlement), one UNH settlement house in Chelsea, Manhattan (Hudson Guild), and one UNH member agency in Coney Island, Brooklyn (Shorefront YM-YWHA). This project is supported by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services. Talent DevelopmentUNH initiated the Talent Development Initiative to help UNH members develop strategies to identify and cultivate leadership within their organizations. Six members (Union Settlement, Henry Street Settlement, Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation, BronxWorks, Hartley House and Sunnyside Community Services) participated in this initiative. Each agencys executive leadership team engaged in a series of workshops designed to address their identified goals. UNH also developed a mentoring program matching current and former Executive Directors as mentors for new Executive Directors. A pilot program has been initiated with four mentoring pairs. Emergency PreparednessFollowing a two-year project to improve organizational preparedness for emergencies, UNH launched an Emergency Preparedness webpage which includes materials from workshops conducted during the project and links to other resources on disaster preparedness. In September 2015, UNH convened a forum Community Resiliency and Settlement Houses: Learning from Superstorm Sandy and Preparing for the Future. UNH also produced an issue brief on findings that emerged from its work on emergency preparedness over the last two years. IBM SafetyNet ProjectUNH partnered with IBM to make data collected by UNH members more usable through the implementation of IBMs SafetyNet data management application. The application is currently being implemented with two UNH member agencies Hudson Guild and Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center. UNH is working to make access to the SafetyNet application available to other UNH members.Responding to Medicaid Redesign With support from The New York Community Trust, UNH began helping its members understand the implications of Medicaid redesign for their programs and make strategic decisions in this challenging environment. This project is working to ensure that the mental health and long-term care programs at settlement houses remain viable in the new Medicaid landscape. Food Access and Community EngagementUNH worked with member organizations to plan healthy food access and utilization projects that are developed in partnership with public-housing community residents. Projects at SCAN New York, Queens Community House and the Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement have moved into the implementation stage with support from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund.Through the Older Adults Strengthening Communities Through Food project, UNH is working with older adults in five senior centers to identify healthy food access strategies suited to their respective communities and to develop projects to advance these strategies. Working with staff and participants, the initiative is building the capacity of senior centers to develop, support and sustain these senior-led initiatives. UNH is also leading conversations with others in the field to promote an asset-based approach to programs for older adults.UNH released a report Overcoming the Odds: The Settlement House Advantage which presents findings from a survey of more than 3,000 participant that documented their experience with settlement house programs. The results show that settlement house participants recognize and value the four basic principles that guide the work of the settlement houses: embeddedness, multiple points of entry, reciprocity and community building. 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The organization's policy is to accumulate interest, dividends and other market value gains for future appropriation, if deemed prudent and necessary. Part X : FIN48 Footnote UNH does not believe its financial statements include any material, uncertain tax positions. Tax filings for periods ending December 31, 2012 and later are subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities. false Annual Benefit 744134 679956 64178 64178 744134 679956 64178 64178 64178 true Grand Street Settlement 80 Pitt Street New York NY 10002 135562230 501c(3) 12477 0 Program support Henry Street Settlement 265 Henry Street New York NY 10002 131562242 501c(3) 7997 0 Program support Hudson Guild 441 West 26th Street New York NY 10001 135562989 501c(3) 16073 0 Program support Shorefront of Brighton-Man 3300 Coney Island Avenue Brooklyn NY 11235 113070228 501c(3) 15000 0 Program support 4 0 Scholarships 92 59500 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Grants are typically made in response to a proposal for a specific project. When the grants are made, letters are sent to Executive Directors requiring their agreement to use the funds as originally proposed. An annual report is required to detail the use of the funds at period end. X X X X false true false false false false false false false false Anne Shkuda Dep. Exec. Dir. 162228 15325 177553 Nancy Wackstein Executive Dir. 205645 27748 28882 262275 Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et There are several members of the Board of Directors who serve in the capacity because they represent the member settlement houses. Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents Updated policies to comply with Non Profit Revitalization Act requirements. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Management reviewed a draft of the form 990 with the audit/finance committee and provided edits to the tax preparer. After this process was performed, the form 990 was sent to the full board of directors prior to being filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The organization has a "board approved" conflicts of interest policy. Each board member must fill out an annual declaration stating they had no conflicts or identifying the nature of their interested party transactions. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Each year, the executive committee reviews comparable salaries based on a recognized study and reviews the performance of the executive director to determine if the existing salary falls within these ranges. After a deliberation of this matter, a new proposed salary and benefit package is voted on. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Financial statements are available on UNH's website and upon request.