Breakfast and Lunch Signups are no longer required. Just come join us! There will be two seatings daily: 11:30-12:30 and 12:45-1:45. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sept. 1 Pork Link Pancakes Oatmeal Cantaloupe Turkey Burgers French Fries Mixed Salad Orange Sept. 2 Sliced Deli Turkey English Muffin Oatmeal Apple Juice Bag Lunch Sept. 3 Peppers & Onion Omelette Oatmeal Apple Baked Fish Baked Potatoes Carrots Peach Sept. 6Swiss Cheese Oatmeal Apple Orange Juice Stew Chicken Rice and […]
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“We are the Future”: #DegreesNYC Youth Leader Darleny Suriel Testifies Before Congress
The cost of college includes way more than tuition—and the government must double its Pell Grants if it truly wants to help students complete their education, #DegreesNYC Youth Council Co-Coordinator Darleny Suriel testified to Congress in late July. Sometimes not having subway fare is a make-or-break situation, she told the House Committee on Education and Labor. “While attending Borough of Manhattan Community College as a […]

Summer Programs Offer Togetherness After a Challenging Year
Slime is all the rage at our Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center summer youth program. There’s a table permanently dedicated to it across the lobby from the gym, loaded up with glue, shaving cream, contact lens solution, baking soda, dye and essential oils. Several girls between eight and fifteen years old were gathered there on a recent Tuesday evening, measuring ingredients and blending them in paper cups with the intense […]

Food for the Soul at our Lincoln Square Food Pantries
Our Lincoln Square location has been hosting food pantries since 2017. This summer, we’re offering nourishment for the soul, too—in the form of live music. Students from the Kaufman Music Center, a nonprofit that offers musical instruction for all ages and runs a music-centered public school, will perform every Thursday in August while people pick up their food. At the debut performance last week, two Bens — Ben Barham-Wiese on drums, […]

“I was waiting for it!”: Older Adult Centers Reopen with Dancing and BBQ
At the grand reopening of our Lincoln Square Older Adult Center, a DJ spun tunes ranging from Golden Oldies to contemporary bachata. The large dining room was filling up in advance of lunchtime, and a handful of members got up to dance. “I’m very happy,” said Blanca Padilla, sporting a sparkly headband and numerous pieces […]
Meals and Activities, Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center—August 2021
Breakfast and Lunch We serve lunch from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. LUNCH TICKET DISTRIBUTION starts at 11:00 AM. Suggested Contribution for Seniors: $ 1.50 Home Attendants, Guests, Volunteers and Staff Must Pay $3.00 Sign up for meal online or contacting one of the following people: *All Meals served w/ Fruit, 1% Milk and Bread. **Our Menu […]
Building a Better New York: A Goddard Gold Conversation
What will a post-pandemic New York look like—and how can we make it a more equitable city for all? That was the question at the center of Goddard’s annual forum, Goddard Gold. Our speakers were Kathryn Wylde, President & CEO of Partnership for New York City, a nonprofit membership organization for the city’s top corporate, investment […]
TOP Clubhouse Makes an Irish Connection
Travel and exercise both got a lot harder over the last year while the pandemic raged. But the TOP Clubhouse figured out how to do a little of both—with the help of some friends in Ireland. TOP is a gathering place run by and for adults with mental illness. It supports its members to understand their diagnose, cope with […]
Rod Jones Honored by Lawyers Alliance
Goddard Riverside Executive Director Roderick Jones was honored as a nonprofit leader by the Lawyers Alliance for New York last night. Jones was introduced at the online gala by the president of Goddard’s Board, Chris Auguste. “Rod believes that by lifting up individuals and communities the entire city becomes a more just and equitable place […]

Youth Take the Lead in #DegreesNYC’s New Education Agenda
Take action: Sign the #DegreesNYC Youth Council’s letter to the next NYC mayor! Getting an equitable education remains a struggle for too many New Yorkers, said the #DegreesNYC Youth Council while launching a policy agenda calling for reforms earlier this month. “The experiences of youth are important and deserve to be front and center,” said Youth Council Co-Coordinator and Policy Intern, Carolina […]