Getting into college can be a challenge —and for low-income students of color and first-generation students it’s even harder. A recent study by the Pew Research Center found only 20 percent of first-generation students completed college, compared to 82 percent of those who had two parents with bachelors degrees. This summer, as they have for […]
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Prom Rocks Older Adult Center
The room sparkled with balloons and shiny streamers. Some guests lined up for drinks while others filled the dance floor. Hit tunes boomed from the sound system while servers plied the crowd with trays of chicken tenders. It was Senior Prom time at the Older Adult Center, and the mood was festive. For those who […]
Training the Next Generation of Doctors
It was 6 PM on a weekday, and the teenage members of our Health Professionals in Training program had already spent nearly two hours learning about emergency response and practicing CPR. They were tired and sweaty and it was time to go home—but when Dr. Joy Howell asked if they wanted to learn how to […]
Career Fair on June 15
Blastoff! Our New Afterschool has Taken Flight
It was 3 in the afternoon, and the young members of our new Jack August After School Program were grabbing a snack of soft pretzels and fruit juice before settling down to the afternoon’s activities. They’d just been walked over from their nearby schools by our After School staff. The room filled with chatter as […]
Getting Food Assistance in a SNAP
Want to find out if you qualify for SNAP? Contact Samuel Gaedke at 646-946-0095 or sgaedke@isaacscenter.org. Applying for SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps, can feel daunting. Samuel Gaedke makes it easy. “People tell me, ‘I don’t qualify. I’ve tried before.’ I talk to them for two or three minutes and I say, ‘I […]
“You Never Stop Learning”: Bus Trips are an Affordable Treat for Older Adults
It was the first day of Spring, but apparently nobody had told the weather. The long, low contours of the Irish Hunger Memorial were acting as a wind tunnel, channeling freezing blasts of air off the Hudson River. Still, the little group of visitors from our Older Adult Center walked all around the site, lingering […]
Meet our New Board Chair, Marcia Bystryn
“It’s all the things I’ve always cared about, but right in my own backyard.” Our new board chair at Goddard Riverside and the Isaacs Center has a wealth of experience with city and state issues. Marcia Bystryn says what drew her to get involved here is the chance to make a difference in her neighborhood. […]
From Culinary to Computers, our Education and Workforce Classes are Enrolling Now!
Ready to take the next step toward achieving your dreams? The Isaacs Center is here to help! Our Education and Workforce program has multiple FREE classes starting in early February. For more information and to apply to any of these programs, go to linktr.ee/IsaacsEdWorkforce and fill out the form for that program. Workforce Training These […]
A Culinary Arts Grad Rises to the Top
Jezebel Gomez went through Culinary Arts training in 2022 and wowed the instructors with her teamwork and kitchen hustle. Clearly they weren’t the only ones who noticed: she got hired before she even graduated by her internship site, Hawksmoor, an upscale restaurant in the Flatiron District. After spending a year fine-tuning her skills, Jezebel […]