Goddard Riverside’s Green Keepers were honored at the 2014 Broadway Mall Association Gala. The Green Keepers – Goddard Riverside’s social enterprise business – is a vocational training program that trains formerly homeless men and women as horticulturalists. The Green Keepers have been a partner with the Broadway Malls for nearly 20 years, and employs our […]
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Goddard Riverside Celebrates its Annual Meeting and Welcomes New Board Members David S. Phillips and Nancy Rochford
On Tuesday, May 20, Goddard Riverside Community Center hosted its Annual Meeting – the organization’s yearly gathering of its board of directors, staff, and members of the community – to celebrate the accomplishments of the past year. Yesterday, Goddard Riverside welcomed two new members to the board: David S. Phillips, Chief Investment Officer and Vice […]
OPTIONS Students Announced their College Choices on Decision Day
NEW YORK, NY – On Thursday, May 1, 100 New York City students, including 10 seniors from our Options Center, announced their college choices at the annual National College Decision Day Draft Event, sponsored by Citi and the New York College Collective. The Collective designed this event to promote and support a college-going culture and […]
In the News: Affordable Housing for Older Adults in NYC
In her article The Home They Can Afford Is Ever More Elusive for Older New Yorkers, New York Times reporter Vivian Yee interviewed Parvati Devi — member of Goddard Riverside’s advocacy group The Family Council — who shared some of her housing challenges.
Regina Gallagher Joins City Leaders on Universal Pre-K Panel
NEW YORK, NY – On Wednesday, April 23, Bank Street College of Education hosted a panel discussion titled, Universal Pre-K in New York City. The event was part of the College’s Niemeyer Series, an annual forum focused on contemporary issues in education. Featured on the panel was Regina Gallagher, who is Director of Early Childhood […]
Goddard Riverside Partnered with World Book Night to Spread the Love of Reading
On April 23, 2014, 25,000 volunteers across the country gave away half a million free books in more than 6,000 towns and cities across America, and on the upper West Side at Goddard Riverside Community Center for World Book Night (WBN). WBN is an ambitious campaign to give thousands of free, specially printed paperbacks to […]
Goddard Riverside Hosts Cornell Students for their Alternative Spring Break
In the latest edition of the Cornell Chronicle, Christina McSwain, Public Relations and Communications Manager, writes about 12 students who spent their spring break learning through service at Goddard Riverside’s Home Delivered Meals and TOP programs. Read the article here.
Goddard Riverside on SRO Housing – Featured in the West Side Spirit
In the latest edition of the West Side Spirit, Marti Weithman, director of the Goddard Riverside’s SRO Law Project, discusses the issue of vacancies in single room occupancy (SRO) buildings on the Upper West Side. Read the article here. Tweet
Goddard Riverside’s Senior Center Featured on NY1
On Tuesday, January 7, Jon Weinstein from NY1 News visited Goddard Riverside Community Center on to learn about how our senior center helps care for and and help seniors stay safe during extremely cold weather. The segment featured Doris Colon, director of the senior center. See the full video segment here:
Goddard Riverside Rated Four-Star Organization for Sixth Consecutive Year
NEW YORK, NY – Goddard Riverside Community Center has received its sixth consecutive four-star rating from Charity Navigator, the leading charity evaluating organization in the United States. The rating, Charity Navigator’s highest, is given to nonprofits that practice exceptional fiscal responsibility and governance in fulfilling their mission. In his letter to Goddard Riverside, CEO Ken […]