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The Latest Goodman News

The Goodman Community Center is a busy place! Read on below for a glimpse of the wonderful things happening here.

Laura Hill reads to a group of Goodman Community Center children in the Blue House.

Parents’ group supports GCC teachers

September 27, 2023

An informal parents group supports Goodman’s early childhood education and elementary after-school teachers and children throughout the year.

Eastside News Stories, Childcare, Families, At the Center, Elementary School

What We're Eating: Goodman Child Care Menu for October 2023

September 26, 2023

“Food is not just fuel. Food is about family. Food is about community. Food is about identity. And we nourish all those things when we eat well.”

Childcare, Program Kitchen

Volunteer Spotlight: Elise Cowley

September 15, 2023

Get to know Elise Cowley, one of our weekly Older Adult lunch volunteers!

Volunteers

Naomi Wetzel, a Scout from Troop 747, leans on the Goodman Community Center's Little Free Library.

Eagle Scout project will fix Goodman’s Little Free Library

September 15, 2023

Little Free Libraries have become beloved. The one at GCC will be fixed up and the community can help by adding books to the library.

Eastside News Stories, Neighborhood News, Teens, At the Center

From the Desk of Letesha Nelson

September 14, 2023

September is Hunger Action Month

Letesha Letters, Letesha Nelson

Goodman Community Center teacher Judy Fillner takes care of young children from the community.

Goodman’s Living Wage Initiative focuses on employees

September 1, 2023

GCC adjusts pay so employees have more financial security working in the nonprofit sector.

Eastside News Stories, Living Wage Initiative

From the Desk of Letesha Nelson

August 17, 2023

What's good at Goodman? Getting ready for the school year!

Letesha Letters, Letesha Nelson

Reverie Baking will leave you dreaming of pastries

August 9, 2023

Reverie Baking makes fantastic pastries and bread in a revitalized space on Winnebago Street.

Eastside News Stories, Neighborhood News

Delicious Sultan food.

Sultan builds a living wage into entree price

August 2, 2023

South Asian restaurant offers Pakistani-inspired cuisine and a different business model for paying staff.

Eastside News Stories, Neighborhood News

From Hearts To Abstract - At the Ballweg Gallery in August 2023

August 1, 2023

August's exhibit features acrylic, watercolor and alcohol ink on tile, canvas and paper by Sheli Toepfer.

Eastside News Stories, At the Center, Ballweg Gallery