Flyer with illustrated people. The good neighbor awards 2026 nominations are now open. Nominations due May 4th.
Every year, our Good Neighbor Awards honors amazing and uncompensated individuals who contribute an outstanding effort to serve and build a better community.
Nominate any good neighbor in your life by going to:
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Students posing outside on the Bowie State University sign
Students in a university lecture hall
Campus artwork with a bench that has the painted quote of "intelligence is the torch of wisdom"
The Education & Workforce program at the Isaacs Center is doing its very first HBCU tour! Staff took an assortment of participants and alumni to seven different schools to learn more about the programs and educational opportunities available.
Five people pose on the front steps of a light-colored building with an ornate black wrought iron fence.
Thanks Carlina Rivera, president of the New York State Association for Affordable Housing, for touring our new supportive/affordable Stephan Russo Residence! Also pictured: Thacher Tiffany and Gisselle Torres of Goddard Riverside and Niall Murray and Amy Holodak of Rockabill Development.
Flyer for the 2026 Stanley Isaacs Scholarship with a photo of a scholarship celebration with students showing their scholarships.
The Stanley Isaacs Scholarships are now open for applications. Every year, current and past students receive support to advance their career through our many scholarships.
To apply or for more information, email: CUpshaw@goddard.org
Crowd protesting for Just pay with a Goddard banner held in the back.
Human services workers are the backbone of NY’s safety net, the least they deserve are wages that keep up with inflation.
@govkathyhochul your budget proposal won’t cut it. We need a 4% investment in human services: nysfocus.com/2026/03/25/human-service...
Flyer for Seasons of Salsa with an illustration of two dancers. Salsa festival on Friday April 24th, 7 PM. QR code for registering at the bottom. Website: goddard.org/CAEvents
Dance the night away at our Season of Salsa festival. Friday, April 24th, at the Bernie Kohl Center (647 Columbus Ave)
Get your tickets at: www.eventbrite.com/e/seasons-of-salsa-festi...
Special delivery for @governor.ny.gov 📫
Today, we went to Albany w/ @northernrivers.bsky.social & MHANYA to drop off 2K+ postcards written by #nonprofit human services workers across NYS demanding #JustPay!
This year, that means including a 4% investment for ALL State human services programs!
“DON’T WALK OVER US.”
Today in Albany, we filled the Million Dollar Staircase with THOUSANDS of handwritten postcards from human services workers telling @governor.ny.gov we need #JustPay!
We're sending a clear message: it's time for fair funding that actually keeps pace with the cost of living.
About 20 people, many of them undergraduates, pose for a photo in our community room at Capitol Hall
We were delighted to meet with these City College @citycollege.bsky.social students, who asked great questions about housing, homelessness and poverty. Here they are with our president, Rod Jones, head of street solutions, Jennie Drossman, and Alexandra Badia, director of our Capitol Hall residence.
What a day in the heart of the Upper West Side at @goddardriverside.bsky.social Older Adult Center! 🎉
They celebrated all the February birthdays today with an amazing DJ, and the energy was contagious. 🕺🎶
So great meeting so many new friends in Senate District 47! 💙
We proudly honored the legendary Larry Wood upon the occasion of his retirement from the @goddardriverside.bsky.social Riverside Community Center after more than three decades of extraordinary service. As Director of Advocacy and Organizing, Larry has been a tireless champion for tenants,
Flyer for the 2026 Stanley Isaacs Scholarship with a photo of a scholarship celebration with students showing their scholarships.
The Stanley Isaacs Scholarships are now open for applications. Every year, current and past students receive support to advance their career through our many scholarships.
To apply or for more information, email: CUpshaw@goddard.org
Claudia Cordova receiving the award at the ceremony from The Diller-Quaile School of Music
Our very own Claudia Cordova, Program Manager of the older adult center at 593 Columbus Ave, was honored by The Diller-Qualie School of Music and has been profiled in Landmark West for her commitment to the community:
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A group of human services workers and advocates hold #JustPay signs and rally inside the New York State Capitol. Text on the graphic reads: “Op-Ed – NY’s Human Services Workforce Is Done Waiting for Partial Justice.”
With inflation at 2.7%, any investment less than that is a pay cut for human services workers.
We’re done waiting for partial justice. @governor.ny.gov must fund an investment of 4% or more in human services, while also committing to long-term #JustPay: bit.ly/No-Partial-Justice
Photo of a rally with people holding signs. The Goddard Riverside banner stands proudly among them.
The team and other organizations posing with lobbying signs in the office of Assembly member DeSantos
Goddard staff posing on marble steps with the Goddard logo.
We don’t just advocate for our community, we also advocate for ourselves. Goddard Riverside was present for this year’s #JustPay Rally in Albany with other organizations, demanding a fair pay for ALL human service workers at a rate that’s fair.
Flier for a town hall with Rep. Jerry Nadler on Wednesday at our Columbus Ave headquarters, with the word POSTPONED in bright red superimposed at an angle over the whole document.
Our community forum Wednesday with Congressman Nadler has been POSTPONED due to a conflict with the memorial service for revered former UWS Council Member and political operative Ronnie Eldridge. @galeabrewer.bsky.social
We're in Albany today with hundreds of human services advocates calling on our electeds to move the needle towards #JustPay!
We're representing more than 800,000 human services workers across the State waiting for the equitable wages they deserve 📣
Graphic styled like a text message notification over a photo of human services workers rallying inside the New York State Capitol. The message reads: “SOS: Human services workers are at the State Capitol and need backup!! EMAIL LEGISLATORS NOW!” The background shows advocates wearing yellow and holding “Just Pay for Human Services” signs. There is a white #JustPay logo at the top. Date shown: March 9, 2026.
Cost-of-living remains high, and State contracts are falling behind. With inflation at 2.7%, the human services sector deserves an investment to match that.
📢 As human services workers rally in Albany today, email legislators to amplify our collective call for #JustPay: bit.ly/JustPay-Backup-Action
Thank you for stopping by our older adult center to speak to our members and share your dance moves, senator! We were delighted to have you!
On Mar 5, our President, Roderick Jones, will participate in a conversation hosted by Greenwich House. The discussion will explore how early settlement houses influenced public housing policy and helped build the foundations of today’s social safety net.
Free RSVP required:
greenwichhouse.org/march5
For more than a century, settlement houses have helped shape New York’s civic infrastructure — strengthening neighborhoods while advancing housing reform, social work, and public investment in community well-being.
Goddard Riverside is proud to be part of that legacy.
Flyer for GED program with a photo of books with graduation cap
Do you know a young adult trying to get their GED? Our free program at the Isaacs Center is currently enrolling. Sign up for the first step of your career! Scan or go to:
linktr.ee/isaacsedwork...
Folleto para centro de educación temprana infantil fon una ilustración de un niño volando sobre las nubes.
¡Dele un buen inicio a la educacion de su hij@! ¡Nuestro centro de educación temprana en la calle W. 65 ya está abierta a inscripciones!
Para mas información, contáctese a:
212-873-6865
GRCCEarlyLearn@goddard.org
O visite: goddard.org/ECE
Flyer for early childhood education center with an illustration of a child soaring above the clouds.
Give your child a head start! Our Early Childhood Center on W 65th St is now enrolling for the spring.
For more information contact:
212-873-6865
GRCCEarlyLearn@goddard.org
Or go to: Goddard.org/ECE
Photo of Michael Klidas
Congrats to our CFO, Michael Klidas, for making it to @cityandstateny.bsky.social's 2026 list of 50 Over 50. With three decades in nonprofit finance management, his impact is not just in numbers, but also in the many others he has mentored along the way.
www.cityandstateny.com/power-lists/...
Three people pose for a photo
Three people pose for a photo
Two people pose for a photo
Three of our leaders on education—Chad Franklin, LaKisha Williams and Pardeice McGoy—are having great conversations at Caucus Weekend! Thanks St. Sen. Kevin Parker, Cultural Affairs Commissioner Laurie Cumbo and our own city council member, @galeabrewer.bsky.social!
Ingrid Bergman later said she never knew which man Ilsa truly loved more — Rick or Laszlo — because the script was being written during filming.
#TCMParty #Casablanca ^JW
Rick’s transformation mirrors America’s shift from isolationism to engagement in WWII.
#TCMParty #Casablanca ^JW
Pink and white Valentine’s-themed #JustPay Campaign graphic promoting a February 9–13 action urging people to email the Mayor and NYS Legislature. An open envelope with a heart seal contains a letter reading, “Human services workers can’t afford this relationship. Put your money where your heart is. Put #JustPay in your budgets,” with a campaign link displayed above.
From childcare to affordability, @mayor.nyc.gov’s priorities need nonprofits to succeed. We stand ready to deliver, but our workers need equitable wages to do so.
✉️ Email @mayor.nyc.gov and State Legislators telling them to support #JustPay in their budgets: bit.ly/JustPay-Valentines-Action
Graphic of Chad Franklin featured on City and State's back trailblazers list with the caption: Celebrating Black Leaders Shaping New York's Future
Congratulations to our very own Chad Franklin, AVP for Education Pathways and Options Center Director, for making it to City & State's 2026 list of Black Trailblazers. His work and advocacy has made the difference for students, staff, and the organization as a whole.
