Contact: Trish Anderton, Sr. Director of PR, Goddard Riverside 929-249-1449 | tanderton@goddard.org [New York, June 17, 2024] Singer-songwriter Amira B captured the grand prize at Goddard Riverside’s inaugural “Upper West Side’s Got Talent” competition—belting an original R&B anthem called “Lies” as the audience sang along. “Don’t tell me that you miss me/Don’t tell me that […]
Press Releases
Goddard Riverside Options Institute’s “WTF-What The FAFSA?” Online Course Discounted for FAFSA Week of Action
Media Contact: Trish Anderton tanderton@goddard.org | 929-249-1449 [New York, NY, April 10 2024] The White House proclaimed April 15th through April 19th a “FAFSA Week of Action” in an effort to jumpstart a low FAFSA application rate due to the changes in the online form. Goddard Riverside Options Institute supports school and community based organization […]
New York Students, Families, Advocates, and Education Policy Experts Push for Universal FAFSA
February 15, 2024 Contact: Emma Bittner (972) 510-3395 | Emma.Bittner@younginvincibles.org (New York City, NY) – Today, a coalition of New York and national advocates assembled to share their collective support for a policy for Universal FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). This legislation requires all school districts to ensure that every high school senior completes […]
93-Year-Old NYC Artist has Spent Six Decades Fighting Stereotypes Through Painting
Career Retrospective opens March 1 at our Bernie Wohl Center WHAT: Nancy Brandon Solo Exhibition “The Accidental Artist – Joy & Cohesion in Black Life” WHEN: March 1, 6-8 PM WHERE: Goddard Riverside Bernie Wohl Center, 647 Columbus Avenue (between West 91st and 92nd) CONTACT: Trish Anderton, Sr. Director of PR, Goddard Riverside tanderton@goddard.org | 929-249-1449 Nancy Brandon […]
City Council Members, Clubhouse Participants Rally to Save Mental Health Clubhouses
Council Members release letter calling for revisions in city plan CONTACT: Trish Anderton, Goddard Riverside tanderton@goddard.org | 929-249-1449 [Jan. 3, 2024, New York City] Members of the NY City Council joined dozens of clubhouse participants this morning at a rally to save smaller mental health clubhouses in the city. Mental health clubhouses are an essential source of […]
More than 1,000 Guests Enjoy Free Christmas Meals
Contact: Trish Anderton, Director of Public Relations, Goddard Riverside tanderton@goddard.org | (m) 929-249-1449 New York, NY (December 25, 2023)— More than a thousand plates of turkey, cranberry sauce, veggies and gravy were served as Goddard Riverside celebrated its first sit-down Christmas meal since the start of COVID. Hundreds of people ate at communal tables in […]
Indoor Dining Returns as Goddard Riverside Celebrates Community-Wide Thanksgiving
EVENT: Free Thanksgiving Meal for the Community DATE: Thursday, November 23, 2023 TIME: Volunteers onsite 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM; Meals served noon – 3 PM LOCATION: Goddard Riverside, 593 Columbus Ave. (at 88th St.), Manhattan CONTACT: Trish Anderton, Senior Director of PR, tanderton@goddard.org | 929-249-1449 Cameras welcome; interviews with staff, volunteers and guests available After […]
Excluded, Food for Hope Win Goddard Riverside Social Justice Book Prizes
CONTACT: Trish Anderton, Director of PR, Goddard Riverside | tanderton@goddard.org | 929-249-1449 Images available on request Books about two pressing issues facing low-income New Yorkers—housing and hunger—have claimed Goddard Riverside’s 2023 book prizes. Food for Hope: How John van Hengel Invented Food Banks for the Hungry by Jeff Gottesfeld [Creston Books] won the Goddard Riverside CBC Youth […]
“Changing the Odds” Summit Challenges NYC to Shatter the Barriers to Higher Ed
Event: Changing the Odds Summit Date and Time: September 27, 2023 from 9 AM to 1 PM Place: Goddard Riverside Bernie Wohl Center, 647 Columbus Ave. (between 91st and 92nd) Hosts: #DegreesNYC and the Student Success Network Contact: Trish Anderton, tanderton@goddard.org | 929-249-1449 or fill out this form to register as a member of the […]
Rockabill Development, Goddard Riverside, and NYC HPD Close on $38 Million to Transform Illegal Upper West Side Hotel into Permanent Supportive Housing
Media Contacts: Kelly Magee [Rockabill]: kelly@rivetpr.com Trish Anderton [Goddard]: TAnderton@goddard.org Project Images: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/wgasy6ca0ay39eqj2gtb3/h?dl=0&rlkey=rlov3ndcq59sl69wtvcxp2tpe Rockabill Development, Goddard Riverside, and NYC HPD Close on $38 Million to Transform Illegal Upper West Side Hotel into Permanent Supportive Housing Deal marks the preservation and revival of Single Room Occupancies (SROs), a fundamental source of affordable housing for the most […]