Volunteers Power our Thanksgiving Meals
Caring people converged at our centers on both sides of the Central Park to ensure their neighbors had a hot meal on the holiday.
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Goddard Riverside strives toward a fair and just society where all people can make choices that lead to better lives for themselves and their families. We serve some 22,000 New Yorkers each year with programs ranging from Early Childhood Education to Older Adult Centers.
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Thanksgiving 2025
Join Goddard Riverside for a festive meal at our Older Adult Community Center (593 Columbus Ave)! Our dining room will be open from noon until 3 PM on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27th. Everyone who would like a meal is welcome; there is a one meal per person limit.
FREE! Just walk-in.
Happy Thanksgiving