Goddard President, Dr. Roderick L. Jones has been placed on AM Metro New York and Politics NY’s list of Nonprofit Power Players. The list highlights leaders across multiple organizations who improved the lives of many New Yorkers in 2024. See the full list at Politics NY
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Goddard Riverside Law Project Rallies with Tenant Union Against Horrible Building Conditions
The conditions in the buildings on 572 West 141st St. and 619 West 140th St in Harlem have been dealing with rodents, no gas, and a broken elevator among other things. And the tenants have had enough. Tenants have united and rallied with organizations like Goddard Riverside’s Law Project and City Council Member Shaun Abreu […]
Summer of 2024 Places for Free and Affordable Food in the UWS
Free and affordable food available in the Upper West Side. To learn more, see the list below. Free Summer Meals Upper West Side Location High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice: 122 Amsterdam Avenue (Near West 65th St.) Locke School of Arts and Engineering: 20 West 112th Street Wadleigh Secondary School: 215 West 114th […]
Help Our Partners at the National Council of Jewish Women New York with their Back 2 School Store
Goddard Riverside partners, the National Council of Jewish Women New York, have opened the Back 2 School Store to provide elementary age students from low-income families everything they need for the new school year. By limiting to only 200 students—some chosen from Goddard and our Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center—the store places quality over quantity as […]
New Funds Allocated for Clubhouses in New York City After New Contracts Places Them at Risk
After multiple rallies and requests, $2 million have been allocated to help smaller clubhouses in New York City after the Adams Administration’s new contracts placed them at risk. While this new effort seems promising, it is criticized for not being enough. Top Clubhouse at Goddard Riverside stands among the many affected clubhouses in New York […]
Goddard Law Continues to Represent Residents of Harlem Rowhouse That Have Been Facing Deplorable Conditions
After years of harassment and neglect by their management company, the tenants of a rowhouse in Sugar Hill Harlem are now also vulnerable to their new landlords after their home was put to auction by the Department of Finance. Goddard Riverside Law Project continues to keep fighting for the tenants to be returned to their […]
Goddard Riverside to help with The Center for Urban Community Services in Lower Manhattan Opening of a New Shelter
The Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS) will be opening a new “Safe Haven” shelter in the Financial District. Goddard Riverside is set to be one of the many collaborators for this project tackling the housing crisis. The “Safe Haven” shelter differs from other forms of shelters by lowering the amount of residents, but putting […]
NYC Council Member Gale A. Brewer Speaks Against City’s Contract That Puts TOP Clubhouse at Risk of Closing
Organization leaders and community members rallied in response to Mayor Eric Adam’s plans for Clubhouses and HIV and AIDS. New contracts have put multiple Clubhouses and their residents at risk, including TOP at Goddard Riverside. Speaking at the rally, NYC Council Member Gale A. Brewer stated: “Clubhouses have improved the lives of countless New Yorkers, […]
DegreesNYC Urges Better Access to Mental Health for Students
The youth of #NYCDegrees urge Gov. Hochul move to expand students’ access to mental health services. #NYCDegrees asks for these services to be available to all students, regardless of school or borough, in order to guarantee both wellbeing and success. Read more at NYN Media
Dr. Roderick Jones on the list of Nonprofit Trailblazers.
Goddard Riverside’s president, Dr. Rodrick Jones, has been placed on the list of 2024’s Nonprofit Trailblazers by City and State NY. See the full list at City and State NY