Goodman Community Center

We strengthen lives and secure futures – with your help!

The Goodman Center has been here for our community for 70 years, and with you in our corner, we'll be around for another 70 (and then some!). We serve people ages 3 to 103 with our children and youth programs, older adult activities and meals, food pantry, fitness center, event spaces and more. Take a look around and see what we're all about, and then get in touch. We'd love to hear from you!

A woman stacking a can on top of a pyramid of canned foods

Laura Zastrow Photography

Food Donations Needed

Your donations are a HUGE help in keeping our Fritz Food Pantry shelves stocked. Please bring nonperishable food, paper and plastic grocery bags or personal care items to our Ironworks building during our normal hours.

View our most needed items

Older Adults

Check out what's happening with our Older Adult Program.

Food Pantry

Our pantry is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Children & Teens

Learn more about summer at the Goodman Center for kids ages 3-19.

Eastside News Cover Story

Volunteers who help Goodman Community Center’s older adults gather for an evening potluck picnic and camaraderie at Warner Park.

Staying connected at any age is important

Social isolation risks can be life threatening, and Goodman is helping create unforgettable senior moments.

By Kristin Groth, Eastside News

Not surprisingly, older adults are even more vulnerable to loneliness. It’s a time of life that can bring challenges that can make it harder to stay connected — emotionally and physically. The loss of a lifelong love, divorce, a chronic illness or change in mobility, retirement, a move to new housing or new community, poverty, lack of transportation options and even access to modern technology all pose threats.

Wanting older adults to feel connected is what drives Gayle Laszewski, assistant director of the older adult program, and Sibilski every day — the dynamic duo who have created this thriving community of older adults. They treat older adults like whole people, and provide a safe space for them to come together and share a cornucopia of rich activities and experiences that nurture body and soul. In fact, lunch and many of the activities surrounding it have become so popular, they often require a reservation.