Goodman Community Center | Eastside News

Eastside News is published six times a year by the Goodman Community Center. We publish super-local news and information about events, issues, resources and programs at Goodman and in our community on the east side of Madison.

More than 12,000 copies of this 24-page paper are mailed directly to households in Goodman's service area, as well as over 5,000 to subscribers throughout the city. Copies are also available at several area businesses and at the Goodman Center. The newspaper is written and produced primarily by GCC staff and volunteers. Our advertisers' support makes publishing this valued community resource possible.

May / June Cover Story

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Goodman After School

Giving elementary school kids tools to safely navigate — and enjoy! — our big, beautiful, complicated world

By August Halbach and Amie Hoag, Eastside News

How do you sum up a Goodman elementary teacher? Someone who knows how to meet every kid where they are, wherever they are, every day. As soon as each kid steps food on the bus that will take them to Goodman, they've entered their GCC family space.

For the kindergarteners in Maddie Fagerland's Orange House, they know they'll soon be giggling, drawing and begging to see Ms. Maddi's collection of Pokémon cards. In Red Room, Nicole Wetzel and Deng Kuot set positive intentions with their kiddos before they step foot in the door. And in Teal, Emily Heimlich and her students embrace opportunities for empathy.

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Check out the latest news, events, issues, resources and programs happening at the Goodman Center and in our community.

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“I've been reading Eastside News for years, but recently it's become even more important to me as I search for positive news to offset all the, well, you know. You not only highlight the many great things that are happening at GCC, but you do it in a way that prominently features the faces and names of people of color. This is so important, and I know it reflects the reality of the staff and participants at GCC - as well as the reality of our community.”

Who Gets Eastside News In the Mail?

Residences in approximately a 2-mile radius of the Goodman Community Center receive a copy sent to "RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER." The paper is also mailed directly to donors and supporters of Goodman.

Find Eastside News in the Community

Eastside News is available at the Goodman Community Center and at Pinney, Hawthorne and Monona libraries. You can also find it at Jenifer Street Market, Willy Street Co-op East and North, Garver Feed Mill, Community Pharmacy, Brothers Three Bar & Grill, Kwik Trip (401 N. Third St. and 3528 E. Washington Ave.), Dexter's Pub and the Warner Park Community Center.

Interested in Volunteering?

Pitch ideas and write articles for our newspaper that's published on a bimonthly basis. Volunteers should have strong writing skills, solid grammar and familiarity with interviewing subjects for stories. We are almost always looking for people to report on neighborhood news and take photos.

Click here to learn about volunteer opportunities, or contact our volunteer team at volunteer@goodmancenter.org or 608-204-8048. All volunteers are required to attend a volunteer orientation.

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To stop receiving Eastside News by mail, email cgraupner@goodmancenter.org. Please let us know the name and address where you'd like delivery stopped.

Note: If your paper is addressed to "Resident" that means you're receiving it because you are in our service area's mail carrier route. We are unable to stop those subscriptions.

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Dave Link

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