Goodman Community Center Children & Teens Programs

Goodman Community Center Children & Teens Programs include activities such as the TEENworks employment program, catering, kitchen preparation, youth leadership, and role modeling. The broader Goodman Community Center also offers All Levels Yoga with Ann, SnowFlower Sangha Meditation, a Fritz Food Pantry, a fitness center, a gym, and an outdoor splash pad that is open to the community during the summer on weekdays only. TEENworks is described as an employment program that skill trains while letting high school teens be themselves in every flaw and power imaginable, with support and flexibility that comes with trusting adult relationships.

• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Campus hours run Monday–Thursday 7 am–9 pm, Friday 7 am–8 pm, and Saturday and Sunday 8:30 am–6 pm, with All Levels Yoga with Ann on Thursdays from 8:00–9:00 am and SnowFlower Sangha Meditation on first Thursdays from 7:00–8:00 pm.
• Price: $5 drop in fee required for All Levels Yoga with Ann

Goodman Community Center has been in operation for over 70 years and has been working to strengthen lives and secure futures since 1954, when it opened as the Atwood Community Center. The organization states the mission, “We strengthen lives and secure futures – with your help!” and was created by the community, for the community. It serves people ages 3 to 103 through programs for children and youth, older adult activities and meals, a food pantry, a fitness center, a community newspaper called Eastside News, event spaces, and more.

Friends and families, businesses and organizations, and people from throughout the Greater Madison area gather in its community rooms for celebrations, meetings, and classes. Goodman Community Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and an equal opportunity provider, and it is a proud partner with the United Way of Dane County. It is partially funded by the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant Program, the City of Madison, Dane County, and the Irwin A & Robert D Goodman Foundation. Friends of Starkweather Creek are measuring PFAS in Starkweather Creek, the Yahara Chain, and other Dane County locations in 2024 in connection with the center’s community involvement. The leadership team includes Chris Talton as President.

Last updated June 4, 2026.