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This past holiday season, Goddard Riverside once again saw its community coming together to provide hot Holiday meals to many in what has become a long-time tradition. With help from generous sponsors and donors, and with the dedication of numerous volunteers, turkey, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, and even dessert was given to anyone who showed […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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