Good Old Lower East Side
New York City
GOLES is a neighborhood housing and preservation organization dedicated to tenants’ rights, homelessness prevention, economic development and community revitalization. For more than 30 years, GOLES has worked to build the power of low-income residents on the Lower East Side to address displacement and gentrification, preserve and expand the affordable housing stock, and assert community self-determination over the development of the neighborhood. GOLES' holistic approach includes training and education, direct service and advocacy, community organizing and coalition-building. GOLES is a leading organizing force in the Lower East Side, preserving a culturally and economically diverse community, as well as affordable housing.
Member website: www.goles.org
Director: Ms. Damaris Reyes, Executive Director
Donate to GOLES: http://goles.org/donate.html
Phone: 212-358-1231