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

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

The Faces of MAScK Pt. 2: Leading by Example, Learning Through Connection

July 28, 2023

The leaders of Men Always Seeking Change and Knowledge explore their own identities, where they come from and the role their students play in knowing who they are.

Lussier LOFT Middle School

Goodman Community Center received $2,500 for its Be the Good storytelling event in April.

SASY Neighborhood Association awards $24,580 in grants

July 27, 2023

The grants are used to fund a variety of community projects.

Eastside News Stories, Neighborhood News

These colorful bowls were made from recycled plastic by Hollis and Isaac Nadeau, residents of Madison's east side.

Turning discarded plastic into flowerpots and bowls

July 25, 2023

Father-son duo work with Sector 67 to recycle plastic into colorful containers.

Eastside News Stories, Neighborhood News

Goodman Menders fix clothes for attendees of the Fritz Food Pantry.

Goodman Menders fix clothing and other fabric items at Goodman’s Fritz Food Pantry

July 19, 2023

Goodman Menders show up for 2 hours on the first and third Wednesdays each month.

Volunteers, Eastside News Stories, Fritz Food Pantry, At the Center

Goodman Announces Living Wage for All Adult Staff

July 18, 2023

CEO Letesha Nelson announced an internal minimum wage of $20/hour at a press conference on July 18.

Press Release, Letesha Nelson, Neighborhood News, Living Wage Initiative

Goodman Center announces new ‘living wage,’ setting internal minimum wage of $20/hour

July 18, 2023

The center has adjusted the wages of all employees below director level in an effort to better support the people who support our community

Press Release, Living Wage Initiative