Dozens of students from our Options Center, and Education & Workforce programs were awarded scholarships at a festive event in June to help them pay for school. Our annual scholarships, funded by foundations and private donors, are one of the ways Goddard Riverside and the Stanley M. Isaacs Center invest in people and strengthen community.
Amaan Amir, winner of the Frank Rubenstein Scholarship for Higher Education, was a clear example of that. Amaan joined the Isaacs Center through the culinary program at Education & Workforce, eventually becoming an instructor. He plans to use the scholarship towards his studies to become a speech pathologist. “The Isaacs Center has a wide range,” he said, “they provide you with opportunities to experience different skills and new things. I feel like all you need to do is show up. They’re such a great community, they’ll help you with the rest.”
Brianna Comrie came to the Isaacs Center via the Summer Youth Employment Program, a citywide initiative that places young people in paid jobs for the summer. “The program is very helpful for professional growth,” she said. “You learn a lot.” She particularly shouted out Isaacs Center Education and Workforce staff for mentoring her.
Throughout the event, Isaacs Center and Goddard staff emphasized that we aim to provide multiple pathways to adulthood for young people—and that our door is always open. We hope we’ll be seeing and hearing from these scholarship recipients for years to come.
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