The Goulden Touch supports WITS, Working in the Schools, which promotes literacy and a love of learning in elementary public school students in Chicago through a volunteer-powered, outcomes-based portfolio of programs. Robbie Gould and members of The Goulden Touch actively participate in WITS programs and co-host the Blackboard Affair every February.

City Year is an education-focused, nonprofit organization that unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service to keep students in school and on track to graduation. The Goulden Touch actively participates and supports City Year programs.

The Goulden Touch hosts an annual holiday shopping spree for Mooseheart Child City & School students. Over 100 students have the opportunity to shop with Robbie at Target for the holidays. In the past, students each received $8, and with the help of The Goulden Touch, students now receive around $100 each for holiday shopping at Target. Not only are children having fun, but are also utilizing their math and social skills during this annual event.

The Goulden Touch partners with Cubs Charities on the Cubs Classroom at Lurie Children’s Hospital. With money raised from events like our “Kicking It Down the Line” rooftop, we help fund a classroom; this room provides space for volunteer tutors and teachers to help children with their schoolwork and offer enrichment activities, including science experiments, computer games, art and multimedia projects, reading, and resources to teach kids about their own health and medical care. Interactive technology-based learning is a primary focus. Patients will have access to a bank of computers, video resources, educational software and a vast library of multilingual books for all age levels.