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Susan Matloff-Nieves, Goddard Riverside’s deputy executive director for youth and aging services, was inducted into the Notable Women in Human Services Hall of Fame on March 5 in Albany. Matloff-Nieves is “a tireless networker and mentor who brings people together for the common good,” wrote the Hall of Fame on its website. “She has been […]

Goddard Riverside’s Hudson Warehouse is debuting a brand-new adaptation of the Jane Austen classic Pride and Prejudice as part of Goddard Riverside’s Women History Artist Month (WHAM) festival. The novel has enchanted readers — and movie audiences — for generations with its tale of Elizabeth Bennet, her sisters, and the arrogant and alluring Mr. Darcy. […]

Rent reform is the hottest topic in Albany this year, and tenants activists working with the Goddard Riverside Law Project are helping to shape the conversation. On a recent Tuesday several tenant volunteers met up before dawn at the McDonald’s on Broadway and 95th. At 7 AM they piled into a charter bus for the […]

Plants hang in the window in the tidy Amsterdam Avenue apartment where Rosa Olan has lived for 16 years. She sits at a small dining table just inside the front door, next to the wall she painted herself with jaunty brown and white stripes. Olan worked hard for decades after moving here from Puerto Rico: […]

For Lujira Cooper—author, retiree, and graduate student—Capitol Hall is both a refuge and a launchpad. Cooper moved to our 87th Street supportive housing residence in 2015, after spending nearly a year homeless. Now, instead of spending her days trying to keep a roof over her head, she can pursue her dreams. “I’m hardly ever here,” […]

The sky is still black at 5:45 AM when homeless outreach specialists Eugene Lewis and Maribeth Gayle climb into a small SUV parked around the corner from their Chinatown office. With the temperature hovering below freezing, they’re bundled up in hats, boots and heavy jackets. The city has declared a Code Blue, meaning people staying […]

It’s been a big year for the Options Center, which has been recognized as a national leader in breaking down barriers to collegeÑand the year ahead is set to be even bigger. This fall, Options was honored as the 2018 College Access Organization of Excellence by the National College Access Network. In its announcement, NCAN […]

Goddard Riverside’s two major fall events, the Annual Gala and the Book Fair, once again brought supporters, participants and staff together to celebrate the year behind and power the year ahead. “Our work is far greater than merely dispensing charity,” said Executive Director Roderick L. Jones at the Annual Gala, attended by more than 300 […]

Phil Ollila has a knack for listening. When he visited Goddard Riverside, our 2018 gala honoree gave each person he spoke with his full attention, from our executive director to the kitchen staff. Ollila spent so long chatting with Senior Center members over lunch that we had to rush him off to the next visit. […]