Host your meeting or event here!
The Goodman Community Center has many rooms available for one-time or ongoing meetings or events -- especially on weekdays. In addition to renting our rooms, we can meet your food and beverage needs through our Working Class Catering. For more information on how to host an event, please read our Reserving Rooms page.
Make Music Madison
Make Music Madison celebrating is coming to the Goodman Community Center! In celebration of the summer solstice and all of our local, talented musicians, we'll be holding an outdoor concert on Friday, June 21st from 5-8pm. Come for the music and our weekly Friday Fish & Burger Night. To read more about the Make Music Madison GCC lineup, continue to our Upcoming Events page.
Seed to Table Summer Science
Earn money while receiving school credit! Our Seed to Table program is a hands-on experiential program, taught in the kitchen, classroom, field, and woodshop. Please click here to read more about this high school credit recovery summer program.
Parent Programs
The Goodman Community Center wants you -- as a parent or caregiver -- to have all the tools, skills and support that you need to create the loving and rich life you want for you and your family. We offer Parent College classes, monthly parent gatherings,Family Fun Nights and a Parent Advisory Council. To learn more about these options and when they happen, continue to our Parent Programs page.
Stop by our Older Adult Programs
Our GCC older adult program offer daily nutritious lunches, card games, bingo, philosophy discussions, Tai Chi, gentle exercise and lots of laughs. To read more about our daily programming--particularly on Thurdays--continue to our Older Adults Program page.
Helpful Links
Closings & Schedule Changes
Building Closings
- The Ironworks Cafe will be closed on Mondays to facilitate youth training.
- Childcare Programs will be closed June 10 through June 14 for staff training.
- Middle School LOFT programming is closed June 3 through June 14
Severe Weather Closings Policy
When Madison Schools are closed due to inclement weather, all youth and senior program activities scheduled that day are canceled. Center facilities may remain open and be staffed on a limited basis. If severe weather requires us to close the Center on a weekend, you'll find a message on our phone system and here on our home page to let you know. In some situations, private events may still take place even though the Center is closed due to severe weather. If you were planning to attend a scheduled private event, please contact your event's organizer for more information.
Ironworks Cafe
Delicious food made from fresh, local & seasonal ingredients.
Working Class Catering
Full-service catering with house-made foods of all styles using the best local & organic ingredients.
What others are saying...
"My kids, every single morning...I love my kids and I play a lot with them, but every single morning when they get up, they want to come here. Even when they're sick, they still want to come here." -Hassanatou, mother
The Goodman Community Center is a private nonprofit organization serving our community. We are not affiliated with other Madison-area organizations bearing the Goodman family name.
Partially funded by the City of Madison,
CDGB, and The United Way
Proud to be an AmeriCorps service site
149 Waubesa Street
Madison, WI 53704
Phone 608.241.1574
info@goodmancenter.org
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