Kicking off the Gold Standard Art Festival with a Jazz Performance at the Bernie Wohl Center at Goddard. Read about it here.
In the News
Advocating for SRO Conversions
Stephan Russo, the former Executive Director of Goddard Riverside, writes about SRO housing and advocating for more maintained rooms to accommodate homeless tenants as well as provides a quote from Goddard’s Larry Wood. Read about it here.
Gold Standard Arts Festival Coverage
Goddard is a partner in the Upper West Side Gold Standard Arts Festival in addition to being a venue for performances. Read the Stories Here: https://patch.com/new-york/upper-west-side-nyc/week-long-arts-festival-coming-uws-cabaret-comedy-film https://www.westsiderag.com/2022/04/16/upper-west-side-arts-festival-is-as-good-as-gold https://ilovetheupperwestside.com/weeklong-uws-festival-to-celebrate-artists-over-50/
Goddard Riverside Director explores Causes and Solutions for Street Homelessness
Goddard Riverside’s Outreach Director, Larry Wood, spoke in front of a committee to focus on finding safe, affordable housing. Read about it here.
Goddard Law Project and Affordable Housing
Harlem World Magazine writes on Goddard Law Project applauding the mayor’s effort to creating affordable housing and the West Side Rag grabs a quote from the Goddard Law Project Director, Kseniya Schemo. See the articles here: https://www.westsiderag.com/2022/02/16/city-touts-victory-over-illegal-hotel-operator-with-2m-in-fines-82-affordable-units-planned-but-owner-has-sold-the-buildings-for-over-70m https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/mayor-adams-announces-new-affordable-homes-for-low-income-and-formerly-homeless-on-the-upper-west-side/
New Paintings at Goddard’s Gold Standard Festival
Goddard’s Gold Standard festival will unveil new paintings. Read about it here: https://ct.moreover.com/?a=46923540804&p=7r6&v=1&x=nrr3RTi3NOFtgMfSL3ISxQ https://ilovetheupperwestside.com/97-year-old-to-exhibit-paintings-at-upcoming-festival/
Feed The Hungry: Roderick Jones & Gregory J. Morris
An op-ed written by executive director Roderick Jones & President/Executive director Gregory J. Morris on ending food insecurity. Read about it here.
Former Comedy Central President on Gold Standard Festival Board
Former Comedy Central President Michele Ganeless will be apart of the advisory board for the upcoming Gold Standard Arts Festival in partnership with Goddard Riverside. Read about it here.
National, Local News Covers Gov. Hochul’s Visit
News outlets including the Associated Press and CNN covered Gov. Kathy Hochul’s bill-signing at our Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center. While most national and local coverage omitted the location, some mentioned us, including Rochester First and WSYR in Syracuse. Hyperlocal outlet The West Side Rag wrote a story mentioning our “century-long history of providing social services […]
Goddard Riverside, Isaacs Center Leaders Honored as Whole Health Heroes
Award highlights leadership of Roderick Jones and Gregory Morris during the pandemic Empire BlueCross BlueShield and Crain’s New York Business have honored Roderick Jones and Gregory J. Morris , executive directors of Goddard Riverside and the Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center, as 2021 Whole Health Heroes. Morris and Jones were listed as a team in recognition […]