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Social settlement founded in 1891 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan by "The King's Daughters," an organization of Episcopal church women, and Jacob A. Riis. Incorporated in 1898 as "The King's Daughters Settlement" the institution was rededicated as Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement in 1901. In its early years the settlement sponsored clubs, classes, health care and summer camping. In 1942 the settlement collaborated with the New York City Board of Education to provide social services from a public school facility in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Later that decade and during the 1950s the settlement developed programs for residents of public housing projects in Brooklyn, Harlem and Queens. Eventually all activities were consolidated at the New York City Housing Authority's Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City, Queens. During the 1990s programs included meals for senior citizens, youth counseling, tutoring and educational enrichment, athletics and summer camp.

From the description of Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement Records, 1891-1990. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122533094

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