The Isaacs Center cut the ribbon on a new high-tech classroom in May, paving the way for young people in the community to get training for good jobs in the technology sector. The new classroom is the result of a partnership with Per Scholas, a national organization that helps people from diverse backgrounds become qualified […]
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“There is Hope”
John Woodrow Cox describes the widespread impact of gun violence on children, and says change is still possible Watch our online Book Chat with John Woodrow Cox Ava was a first grader when her best friend Jacob was shot on their playground at school. “Ava adored Jacob. She envisioned marrying him when they got older,” […]
Leading with Words
Writing for publication is a great way to share your ideas and influence your field—and it also strengthens your own work, according to two of our recently published senior leaders. “It was good for me as a teacher, as a clinician, as a supervisor, to write something that’s academic and peer-reviewed—because it’s hard!” said Aaron […]
Isaacs Center, Goddard Riverside Leaders Honored as Whole Health Heroes
Empire BlueCross BlueShield and Crain’s New York Business have honored Gregory J. Morris and Roderick Jones, executive directors of the Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center and Goddard Riverside, as 2021 Whole Health Heroes. Morris and Jones were listed as a team in recognition of the strategic partnership between the two organizations. The award highlighted the work […]
Isaacs Family Homecoming Fundraiser a Success
On September 30, we shared music, champagne, a delicious meal prepared by our very own Soup’s Up team, and the long-awaited pleasure of one another’s company in our senior center “home.” Greg Morris, who has led us thoughtfully and with passion for the last 7+ years as executive director, toasted the Isaacs Center’s long history […]
Fiscal Year 2021 Update
Thanks to the individual donors and foundations who help fund our work, we were able to meet the increased need triggered by the pandemic and sustained by its economic effects. With your support, we continue: Addressing food insecurity Our Meals on Wheels program provides 7 nutritious, home-delivered meals to more than 2,000 seniors each week. Menus […]
Isaacs Center Partners with Goddard Riverside
In May 2021, the Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center (Isaacs Center) entered into a strategic partnership with Goddard Riverside (Goddard) with the purpose of enhancing the services that both organizations provide to New Yorkers. Joining forces with Goddard, at this critical moment in the City’s history, will expand access to economic security and housing stability […]
Pride Month 2021
During LGBTQIA+ Pride month, we commemorate the Stonewall Uprising of 1969 and the beginning of the modern Gay Rights movement. As we honor and celebrate those trailblazing individuals – from Marsha P. Johnson to Dr. Rachel Levine – whose passion and persistence have drawn us closer to full equality, we are called upon to stand in solidarity for the systemic change required to prevent all discrimination and […]
Juneteenth 2021
This week, President Biden signed legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, and enshrined June 19 as a day to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. While the mammoth impact of slavery on our nation’s history cannot be fully measured in a day, nor the toll that it continues to take be remedied […]
PRIDE 2021: #IsaacsPride
Led by the Isaacs Center Junior Board and Out at Isaacs, we are honoring and celebrating diverse expressions of gender and sexuality, and the quest for equality and liberty of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex people in our community and everywhere. Throughout the month of June: Post your boldest, most fun Pride selfie, mini-video, […]