An intimate evening with the acclaimed Israeli Chamber Project provided a memorable start to the Goddard Riverside Community Arts 2015 fall season. “Oftentimes you go and listen to music and you want to know more and dig deeper. Tonight, you’ll have a chance to do that,” said Community Arts director Susan Macaluso, introducing the musicians […]
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TOP Members Celebrate at the First-Ever Employment Dinner
On a recent late summer afternoon at the TOP clubhouse, an inspiring event took place: the first-ever awards ceremony and dinner party in honor of members who are gainfully employed. The horseshoe-shaped table was filled to capacity and members and guests enjoyed speeches, a slide show and a delicious chicken dinner prepared by the kitchen […]
Help a Child Thrive: Star Learning Center Seeks Volunteer Tutors
Goddard Riverside Community Center’s highly-regarded Star Learning Center is seeking volunteer tutors for the 2015-16 school year. “We have more kids than ever before who want tutoring, but we need volunteers to work with them,” said Director Deena Hellman. The program serves low-income students from across the city. Each tutor works one-on-one with a single […]
Summer Evening Programs Offer Positive Activities for Youth
Jonathan Oliver takes basketball seriously. It’s clear from his authentic Michael Jordan jersey, and from the way he rattles off the names of his favorite players. “Michael Jordan. Allen Iverson. Anthony Carmelo. Those three,” he said between games at Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center. “Oh, and Julius Erving!” Thanks to a grant from the New York […]
NYC Basketball Legend Felipe Lopez Shoots Hoops with Beacon Kids
Felipe Lopez knows something about success. As a college freshman, before playing a single minute of NCAA basketball, he was splashed across the cover of Sports Illustrated in his St. John’s uniform. When he graduated four years later en route to the NBA, he was the third-highest scorer in the university’s history. So when he […]
Former NBA Player Felipe Lopez to Star at Goddard Youth Basketball Clinic
Goddard Riverside Community Center is thrilled to welcome New York basketball legend Felipe Lopez to our Beacon youth program on Thursday. Lopez will share some advice – and some on-court moves – with young people in the program at an NBA Cares basketball clinic. Up to 100 youth will participate, and each will get a […]
Goddard Students Honored with Trip to White House
During a week like this, with the city facing its first heat wave of the summer, elders who can’t leave their homes are at risk. A call from a trusted friend can be a lifeline. Goddard Riverside Community Center’s Telephone Reassurance program provides just that. “It’s checking in on them to see what they need,” […]
Phone Calls Help Elders Get Through Hot Times
During a week like this, with the city facing its first heat wave of the summer, elders who can’t leave their homes are at risk. A call from a trusted friend can be a lifeline. Goddard Riverside Community Center’s Telephone Reassurance program provides just that. “It’s checking in on them to see what they need,” […]
The Sights and Sounds of Star Learning Center
My work day starts at 10 a.m. But my office really comes alive after 3 p.m. when the buzz of students and volunteers fill the nooks of our space, eager to begin. As the director of the Star Learning Center at Goddard Riverside, I have a front seat view to what blooms between tutors and students, […]
Volunteer: Opportunity and Impact
Remarkable and unexpected! That’s what I think about my volunteer experiences at Goddard Riverside Community Center. When I walked into the doors more than twenty years ago, I had no idea that coming to buy cookbooks at the annual Book Fair would put me behind a table selling fiction the following year. I did not […]