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Forging Ahead with our 3-Year Plan
Early last spring, GOSO made an appeal to supporters to help with our recovery from the East Harlem explosion and jump-start a 3-year to dramatically increase capacity and improve program services. We are deeply grateful for the wonderful response we received and are pleased to announce that we have signed a lease on a highly visible street-level space a few doors down from our East Harlem office. Renovations are virtually completed and we expect to be moved into the new space by the second week of January.
GOSO Visits the White House: Promoting Innovation in Civic Engagement Convening
Getting Out and Staying Out (GOSO) attended a convening in Washington, D.C. dedicated to “Promoting Innovation in Civic Engagement” to talk abotu GOSO’s participation in the participatory budgeting (PB) process in New York City. PB is a democratic Process where community residents decide hwo to spend at least $1,000,000 of discretionary fundign set aside by City Council memberos on physical improvements in their communities.
Ovenly Creates Opportunites within Community
Ovenly Creates Opportunities within Community By Michelle M / originally published September 1, 2014 Very few Greenpointers can resist the sweet smell of Ovenly’s signature cakes and
VIDEO: GOSO on Fox News
GOSO’s vital work was feature in Fox News’ “Beyond the Dream” segment. Watch the video to hear from Mark L. Goldsmith and some of GOSO’s clients.
Stella Adler Studio School of Acting and GOSO Set Young Playwrights Festival for 12/19
Harlem Citizens Allot $1.9M for Local Projects
Harlem Citizens Allot .9M for Local Projects Participatory budgeting lets community decide where to spend By Kristen Meriwether / originally published April 11, 2013 NEW YORK—As
Every Day Heroes: 50 Amercians Changing the World One Nonprofit at a Time
GOSO Sponsors John Leguizamo’s Second Appearance on Rikers Island
Retired Executive Helps Inmates Stay Out of Jail
Mark Goldsmith founded Getting Out and Staying Out six years ago. The nonprofit has helped some 1,500 young men incarcerated at Rikers Island prison chart new lives.