Our History

Our Service Area

Our Services

How To Help

Special Events

Contact Us

Board of Trustees

Employment - Job Postings

Our History

Goodrich-Gannett Neighborhood Center (GGNC) was founded as Goodrich House by Flora Stone Mather in 1896 as one of Cleveland’s first settlement houses.  The first Goodrich House was erected at East 6th Street and St. Clair Avenue, in the heart of the downtown residential area.  Flora Stone Mather solely funded the construction of the building and the first ten years of operation of Goodrich House.  By 1914, the agency moved east to Superior Avenue and East 40th Street with the resettling of immigrants.  During the 1960’s, Goodrich House was renamed Goodrich-Gannett Neighborhood Center, honoring both Reverend Goodrich of the Old Stone Church and Alice Gannett, a long time head worker at the settlement house.  With the name change came a new location, the vacant “Carnegie” library on East 55th Street near St. Clair Avenue.  In 1974, when Cleveland Trust Bank relocated and donated the adjacent bank building, the Center expanded again.  Our historical building is now the anchor institution of the neighborhood serving as the gateway for numerous individuals to access an array of vital services. 

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Our Service Area

GGNC reflects the unique features of the Goodrich/Kirtland and St. Clair/Superior neighborhoods that it serves.  With 19,000 residents, this community is the most ethnically diverse of neighborhoods in the City of Cleveland, with a residential population that is 46% Caucasian (predominantly Slovenian, Croatian and Appalachian), 42% African-American, 9% Hispanic and 4% Asian.  Our community encompasses an area on Cleveland’s east side which extends from East 13th Street to East 82nd Street, from Lake Erie on the east side of East 55th Street south to Euclid Avenue, and on the west side of East 55th Street south to Superior Avenue.

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Our Services

For Children and Youth:

  • Preschool for children, ages 3-5 years (24 children)
  • Summer camp for children, ages 5-12 years (72 children)
  • After school program for children, ages 5-12 years (72 children)
  • Special programs (Computer education, cooking, photography)
  • Teen services for youth, ages 13-17 years (35 teens)
  • Boy Scouts

For Adults, Individuals, and Families:

  • Parent Education, counseling and support (65 parents/week)
  • Balancing Work and Family - Parent Education
  • Shoes and Clothes For Kids Distribution Site
  • Holiday assistance (300+ Families)
  • Men Supporting Kids

For Older Adults:  LifeLearn:

  • Nutritional/meal program: congregate, and home delivered meals
      (150 meals/day)
  • Saturday meal program (200)
  • Therapeutic recreation, socialization, nutrition education and
      physical exercise classes
  • Transportation services and housekeeping services
  • Social services, advocacy and referral, benefits assistance
  • Health screening and assistance, health education and counseling
  • Legal aid, voter registration, and Golden Buckeye applications
  • Friendly visiting and telephoning, volunteer activities
  • Computer education and intergenerational activities

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How To Help

To find out how to make a donation to GGNC, contact Development Director, Sherri Clancy at 216-432-1717. 

Groups and individuals provide helpful support to GGNC throughout each year.  If your school, company or group is interested in volunteering at GGNC, please contact 216-432-1717 and ask for Sherri Clancy
or William Palliser.

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Special Events

Goodrich-Gannett Neighborhood Center looks forward to opening its new Early Childhood/Family Services Center this spring! 

Look for upcoming Open Houses! 

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Contact Us - Staff Roster

Administration Staff
William Bush
Receptionist

Sherri Clancy
Development Director
sclancy@ggnc.org

Lee DeAngelis
Operations Director
ldeangelis@ggnc.org

Robert Flood
Financial Director
bflood@ggnc.org

John Graveno
Facilities Director
jgraveno@ggnc.org

Deborah Lucci
Outreach Coordinator
dlucci@ggnc.org

William Palliser
Executive Director
wpalliser@ggnc.org

Linda Stewart
Administrative Assistant
lstewart@ggnc.org

Elderly Services/LifeLearn Department
Antoinette Allen
Homemaker 

Maria Fuscaldo
Elderly Services Coordinator
mfuscaldo@ggnc.org

Mary Kauffman
LifeLearn Coordinator
mkauffma@ggnc.org

James Roe
Driver/Meal Delivery

Kathryn Strickland
Homemaker

Family Services
Kristi Andrasik
Family Services Coordinator
kandrasik@ggnc.org
 

Adina Davidson Ph. D.
Clinical Services Coordinator
adavidson@ggnc.org

Jeanette Ezell
Child Caregiver

Michael Mathis
Fatherhood Initiative Facilitator

Emily Roll
Resource Development Manager

Early Childhood/Youth Services Department  
Marissa Jewell
Youth Program Associate

Marcus Pittman
Youth Program Associate

Vicky Wagner
Lead Teacher - Preschool

Rose Young
Youth Program Administrator

Food Service Department
Patricia Kawalek
Food Service Manager

Abigail Pincus
Food Services Associate

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Board of Trustees

David H. Gunning, President*
Yemi Akande
David Babst
Michael Chaney
Susanne De Gennaro
Alan DiGirolamo
Reverend Frank Godic
Harriet Gould
Dawn Haynes
Mark Heyman*
Anne Richie Hohl*
Daniel Lindner
Gerald Melfi
Dan Messeloff
Joe Randazzo 
Todd Reeves*
Don Snyder
Ryan Terrano
Mark Young
Seth Zaremba
Joseph Shrier

*Executive Committee

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Employment - Job Postings

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