Members and staff of five mental health clubhouses will gather to celebrate staying open and thank City Council for the funding that made it possible. CONTACT: Trish Anderton, Senior Director of Public Relations, Goddard Riverside tanderton@goddard.org | 929-249-1449 DATE: Wednesday, October 16, 2024 TIME: 11 AM-2 PM *Program begins at noon* PLACE: Goddard Riverside Bernie Wohl Center 647 Columbus Ave […]
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Punished for Dreaming, Everyone Who is Gone is Here, Just One Pebble win Goddard Book Prizes
Hunger, immigration and education were the topics of the winning books in this year’s Goddard Riverside social justice book prizes. Just One Pebble. One Boy’s Quest to End Hunger by Dianna Wilson Sirkovsky for Clavis Publishing won the Goddard Riverside CBC Youth Book Prize for Social Justice. Illustrated in warm colors by Sara Casilda, Just […]
Amira B Captures Top Prize at Inaugural “Upper West Side’s Got Talent” Showdown
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 […]
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 […]