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. […]
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The Stanley M. Isaacs Center and Goddard Riverside Have Officially Merged
Goddard Riverside and the Isaacs Center merged in June 2025, completing a process that began nearly four years earlier. Since our staffs and programs have already merged, we do not expect any impact on our services. Will programs at the Isaacs Center change or be cut? You won’t see any changes to programs. Since 2022, […]
Member Highlight: Barbara S.
Barbara joined the Isaacs Center in 2014 after retiring from her job as an operations manager. Her ten years as part of the older adults center has given her a new space to thrive as a member of her community—and to help those around her in the process. Barbara is the current president of the […]
Reimagining the Isaacs Center
On any given day at the Isaacs Older Adult Center, you will find members talking on the front benches, enjoying a delicious, affordable lunch, or taking one of the many classes available. Yet membership has not been the same since the pandemic. While new people have begun coming to the Isaacs Center since the pandemic, […]
Congratulations CLIMB Students!
The students of our Education and Workforce CLIMB program celebrated the end of their intensive 20-week program earlier this month with a commencement and showcase. While not the first cohort at the Isaacs Center, this is the first group to graduate as part of our new partnership with the Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN). The program […]
Senior Leaders Rack up Awards
Three Goddard Riverside and Isaacs Center senior staff members won statewide recognition in the waning days of 2024, capping a busy year of awards. Roderick L. Jones, our president, was named to the PoliticsNY and amNewYork Nonprofit Power Players list along with executives at organizations such as Robin Hood, Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC, and Food Bank for New […]
Your 2024 Year-End Giving Guide
The end of the calendar year is the best time to champion your favorite causes! If you’re looking to give back to your community this holiday season, here are some ways you can work with Goddard Riverside and the Isaacs Center to help your community: Volunteer Volunteering is a wonderful way to get involved, learn […]
Our CLIMB Program Partners Up With MNN
You can either spend thousands of dollars going to film school to learn the essentials of an ever-growing media industry—or you can join CLIMB at the Isaacs Center with their brand-new partnership with Manhattan Neighborhood Network. CLIMB is offered through our Education and Workforce Training program. The partnership for this intensive internship and training began […]
A Culinary “Meat & Greet”
The culinary students from our Education & Workforce program traveled all the way to Greenpoint in Brooklyn for a “Meat & Greet” at Jubilee Marketplace. This field trip served as both a workshop and an opportunity for them to see the economic side of working with food. Students sat through a detailed lesson on butchering […]
You’re Never Too Old For Halloween
Halloween might be in the rearview mirror, but not the great memories it brought us. At the Isaacs Center, the Jack August After School Program and the Older Adults Center hosted a memorable pumpkin carving event for both children and adults. The Jack August Program offers elementary-age children a space after school for fun, educational […]