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We’re excited to announce the Senior Services Winter Session class schedule (below) and the addition of two brand new classes. Due to a generous grant from the Tufts Health Plan Foundation, we now offer Tai Chi II for those with Tai Chi experience who are ready for the next step. We’ve also added an advanced computer class at the […]

by Heather Kaufmann In October 2013, Marshall Bryant—life-long resident of Dorchester, MA—found herself unemployed after working 20 years for the same mailing company. “We were like family,” she says. “In my job as a floor supervisor, I was always on my feet and helping my employees.” The owner of the company passed away in 2012 […]

United South End Settlements’ Children’s Art Centre began its Studio Arts In-School Residency program and partnership with the Hurley K-8 School in 2012. The program was originally funded for two years by the BPS Arts Expansion Initiative, a multi-year effort to expand arts education in schools across the district. Nearly 100 students in K2 and first […]

BOSTON, MA — The Board of Directors of United South End Settlements (USES) is pleased to announce the selection of Maicharia Z. Weir Lytle as the organization’s next CEO. USES is a Boston based non-profit that is working to build a strong community by improving the education, health, safety and economic security of individuals and […]

BOSTON, Mass. – On January 7, 2015, United South End Settlements (USES) will co-sponsor an opening reception for The Theresa Show: Fiber Arts Exhibit & Silent Auction from 6 – 8 p.m. in honor of the late Theresa-India Young. Since her passing in 2008 after a brief battle with cancer, the Theresa-India Young Scholarship Committee […]

By Lana Sommers “Art is an experience that requires freethinking, experimentation, and analysis—all part of creativity.” ~ MaryAnn Kohl, Early Childhood Art Educator and Author The Children’s Art Centre’s Studio In-School Residency uses Process Art as part of the Hurley School student’s arts education. Process art focuses on the experience of making art through exploration and experimentation with […]