The Henry Street Settlement website describes the establishment in the following way: "Founded in 1893 by social work pioneer Lillian Wald and based on Manhattan's Lower East Side, the Henry Street Settlement delivers a wide range of social service and arts programming to more than 100,000 New Yorkers each year. Distinguished by a profound connection to its neighbors, a willingness to address new problems with swift and innovative solutions, and a strong record of accomplishment, Henry Street challenges the effects of urban poverty by helping families achieve better lives for themselves and their children."
It is probably safe to assume that not even the author of the above paragraph understood a word of it. If anyone out there has a guess as to what "a willingness to address new problems with swift and innovative solutions" might mean, please do not hesitate to let us know.