Goddard Riverside

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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A woman standing with her arms crossed on a cloudy day, with the Manhattan skyline behind her

“The Isaacs Center Believed in Me”

Jessica joined our career training program years ago because she wanted the free MetroCard that came with it. She says it changed her life.

Dual photos of Jason; one in a red hoodie and knit cap, with blurred fire escapes in the background, and the second in a blue camo-patterned mesh hoodie and Dodgers cap, setting at a computer

“I Don’t Ever Want to be Complacent”

Moving off the streets into our supportive housing helped Jason stop using substances. Now he’s working, just finished college, and is planning to buy a place of his own.

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