Where are you from? It doesn’t matter for Us. Who you are does matter to us. What you do doesn’t matter to us. What Matters is you. You seeking your place in the world. You think you don’t belong anywhere In looking you don’t. See and you belong everywhere. In The house you were born. […]
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Therapy Dogs Bring Puppy Love to Older Adult Center
With wavy black hair and soulful eyes, Waldo is strikingly handsome. He’s also not afraid to show affection—whether by gently nuzzling your hand or curling up at your feet. A black standard poodle, Waldo is one of two dogs holding regular Pet Therapy sessions at our Lincoln Square Older Adult Center. On a recent visit […]
Goddard Career Fair December 3
Meet Goddard Staffers and Learn about our Openings Throughout Manhattan Our Career Fair is free and open to the public! We’re hiring for numerous positions, from drivers and cooks to social workers and administrators. The fair will take place from noon to 4 at our Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center, 250 West 65th Street in Manhattan. […]
How Goddard Helps a Big-Screen Boxer Fight for his Housing
Johnny Barnes is 80 now, but he remembers boxing with Robert DeNiro as if it were yesterday. De Niro was playing middleweight champion Jake LaMotta. Barnes was playing Hall of Famer Sugar Ray Robinson. The movie was Martin Scorsese’s 1980 classic Raging Bull—still considered one of the greatest films of all time. The fighting had […]
“A Murphy’s Law Economy”: Nobel Prize Winner Paul Krugman Weighs in on the Fed, Social Security and More
Watch the video of our Goddard Gold event with Paul Krugman What’s on Paul Krugman’s wish list this holiday season? Higher immigration, less aggressive inflation-squashing by the Fed—and a significantly bigger investment in families and children. The Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist spoke at length before a crowd of businesspeople at our […]
From Naptime to Learning Time, Renovations Bring a Cozy New Energy to West 91st Street Early Learning Center
Cozy, child-sized armchairs. Soothing colors. A welcoming reception area. Our West 91st Street Early Childhood Education Center has just been renovated, and to Director Angelica Perez, the difference is palpable. “When the teachers came back, they said it felt peaceful and calming,” she recalled. “There’s a completely different energy in the classrooms.” In the entryway to the classroom there’s a mirror positioned at child level. Colorful badges with messages like […]
Times are Changing—and the Book Fair is Too
Goddard Riverside’s holiday book sale is changing its format and its place on the calendar. “We have loved sharing the Book Fair with you every November for the last 35 years,” said Goddard Executive Director Roderick L. Jones. “But the publishing world is changing, and this event must change too.” While the Book Fair was […]
Ten Social Justice Books You—and Your Child—Won’t be Able to Put Down
The shortlists for our book prizes are in, and they’re packed with challenging and inspiring works on subjects from homelessness to immigration. Stay tuned: we’ll announce the winners of the Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice and the Goddard Riverside CBC Youth Book Prize for Social Justice on October 13. “Great social […]
Times are Changing—And the Book Fair is Too
Our holiday book sale is transforming into a children’s book giveaway—and moving from Fall to Summer. “We have loved sharing the Book Fair with you every November for more than 30 years,” said Roderick L. Jones, executive director of the Upper West Side human service nonprofit. “But the publishing world is changing, and this event […]
A Bash to Remember
Thanks to everyone who came out to our annual Social Justice Never Sleeps Bash at Monarch Rooftop this week! We had a beautiful evening and a great crowd of nearly 200 people. Everyone enjoyed drinks and light bites while learning about our work over the last year and celebrating the ten great books on the […]