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Come to our Career Fair on Feb. 25

Meet members of the Isaacs and Goddard team and learn about our exciting job opportunities. Bring a printed or digital resume to apply immediately.

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Greeting the Lunar New Year

Older Adult Center members packed the dining room on the last Friday of the Lunar New Year for a festive presentation by social work student Vincent Cheng. Cheng described Lunar New Year traditions such as doing a deep clean of one’s house, gathering with family, wearing and using the color red, and exchanging gifts. Clinical […]

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Training the Next Generation of Kitchen Stars

Interested in our Culinary Arts program? Check your eligibility and get information here. Chanelly Mena knows how to cook a steak. Her father, who cooked at a popular chain restaurant, used to bring home t-bones to make for the family.  But the ones she’s cooking today are special, because they’re her final project as a student in our Culinary Arts program. Each student will present two identical […]

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A Touch of Beauty from GlamourGals

It was midday, and the Art Room at the Isaacs Center was buzzing. Older Adult Center members sat on one side of a long table draped in hot pink, and on the other side, college students in hot-pink shirts were giving them manicures.  The conversations flowed in English and Spanish as the young women gently […]

Community Health Event Sponsored by: EAST WARD BAPTIST CHURCH Partnering With Ryan Health & Isaacs Center DECEMBER 19TH, 2022 1:00pm – 4:00pm Free Services Provided • COVID Bivalent Vaccines for Moderna & Pfizer • Flu Shots (Senior regular & high dose) • Blood Pressure Screenings • Rapid HIV Testing (Insurance not required for vaccines; covered by federal government) • Health Literature • Snacks 415 E. 93rd St. New York, NY 10128

Community Health Event

Get an updated flu or COVID shot, check your blood pressure, or take a rapid HIV test at our Community Health Event at the Isaacs Center on Monday, December 19! The event will go from 1 to 4 PM and is cosponsored by East Ward Baptist Church, Ryan Health and the Isaacs Center.

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The Power of Community

Isaacs Center Beacon Programs Turn Schools into Community Centers They snuggled them. They tossed them in the air. They even wore them on their heads. The children in our Beacon After School at PS 198 found many creative ways to express their excitement about the long-eared stuffed bunny toys they received as a gift from […]

Come to our Career Fair December 3

Meet staff from the Isaacs Center and our partner, Goddard Riverside, at this hiring fair featuring opportunities throughout Manhattan. We’re hiring for a variety of roles from entry level through senior management. We look forward to seeing you at the Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center, 250 West 65th Street, between noon and 4 PM.

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“Put on a Sweater and Let’s Go!”: Taft Walking Group Enjoys Fitness and Friendship

It was a perfect chilly fall morning when the Taft Older Adult Center Walking Group began assembling outside the entrance to Central Park at 110th and 5th Avenue. They chatted in Spanish as Aging Services Caseworker Maritza Martinez worked her cellphone.  “I call them every time to remind them. Sometimes they say it’s too cold and I tell them ‘Put a sweater on and […]

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Back to School with Backpacks and More

“There’s toys! There’s toys!” a small girl called out. She dashed across the dining room at our partner, the Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center, to get a closer look. “Best. Day. Ever.” announced another child. The room was lined with tables containing backpacks, markers, crayons, post-it notes, calculators and other school supplies for all ages. […]

Scholarship Winners Ready to Change the World

Jennifer Ochiagha is a little busy these days. Besides being a full-time grad student in mental health and counseling at NYU, she holds a full-time job at the Isaacs Center as a recruitment and admissions coordinator, plus she’s interning at a private practice called BeMore.   “I do like to keep busy,” she laughs—then adds, more seriously: “There’s benefits at the […]