Henry Street Settlement's mission is to open doors of opportunity for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers through social service, arts, and health care programs. They offer more than 50 programs to people of all ages, ranging from preschool to Meals on Wheels delivery, job-readiness training to mental health counseling, and supportive housing to theater performances. They serve 50,000 New Yorkers every single year. Their work spans six major areas: education, employment, health and wellness, arts, older adult services, and housing, serving everyone from newborns to senior citizens.

Henry Street offers temporary emergency housing for homeless families, homeless women, and homeless female survivors of domestic violence and their children, as well as permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals. At its core, Henry Street is about dignity, nourishment, and belonging for the whole community, delivering more than 500,000 meals annually through Meals on Wheels and community food pantries, supporting older adults, children, homeless families, domestic violence survivors, and low-income New Yorkers across the Lower East Side.

A plate is not just an object. It is an act. Every plate I build starts as nothing and becomes something shaped by intention and care. That is what I wanted my work to mean. Each plate one of a kind, because the people Henry Street serves are one of a kind. Every donation collected alongside these plates goes directly to the 50,000 New Yorkers Henry Street shows up for every single day.