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GODDARD RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER
DAY CAMPERS START SUMMER ON A HIGH NOTE
On Thursday, June 28, 2007 at Goddard Riverside Community
Center’s Youth Center located on Manhattan’s
Upper West Side, 175 summer day campers enjoyed their
first day of camp. Children, ages six to 13, celebrated
the “Art of Music” theme with camp songs
and small group discussions. Youngsters reunited with
old friends and embarked on new friendships by breaking
the ice with creative name games and snack time. Both
campers and counselors expressed their excitement
for the summer to come!
Goddard Riverside Community Center’s Youth Center
serves nearly 4,000 children and youth annually through
school-based, after-school, summer, evening, and weekend
programs. The majority of young people come from low-income
families who live in the surrounding neighborhood
and are facing many challenges on the path to adulthood.
Goddard Riverside programs provide safe, structured
activities and the chance to interact with positive
role models.
Goddard Riverside Community Center provides services
to 16,000 people annually from Manhattan's Upper West
Side and Harlem communities. Twenty two programs at
16 sites reach out to children and youth, families,
homeless people and older adults. Goddard Riverside,
a not for profit organization, provides basic services
such as meals, shelter and education, and enriches
community life with recreational, cultural and arts
activities. The agency manages 600 units of affordable
housing. In addition, advocacy and legal services
offer individuals and groups a voice in their community
and a way to address critical social issues.
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