Next Generation Center

The Next Generation Center (NGC) is a one-stop center designed to meet the needs of young people transitioning to adulthood and self-sufficiency.

The mission of NGC is to provide support, guidance, training and opportunities to young people, ages 14 to 24, in the Bronx.

We offer youth leadership and life skills training, technology instruction, job readiness & job development services, educational guidance & tutoring, legal advocacy, housing assistance, creative and visual arts, and recreation.

Bronx River Art Center

Art Classes for youth (ages 9-21) are offered at the Bronx River Art Center (located at 1087 E. Tremont Ave). The classes are taught by professional artists, and they span the areas of Painting, Drawing, Photography, Printmaking, Ceramics, Digital Media and Special Teen Project Studios.

Registration for Summer 2009 semester is held Saturday, June 27th – Saturday, July 4th
Sign up for our FREE art classes for youth ages 9-21, and affordable adult classes and workshops! First come, first serve

Classes are held on Saturdays from 12:30pm-4:30 pm, Monday-Friday from 3:30pm-6:30pm

Please bring the following to registration.

• Your child's school name and address.
• The name and number of your child's doctor/health care clinic, or your requirements for an emergency.
• An emergency contact person's name and number.
• A copy of your child's most current report card. Our mission is to help them educationally, as well as artistically.
• Include the best way to contact you, whether it's via email, mail, or by telephone.
• Please give current functional contact information.
• Most importantly, at the time of registration, please bring your child with you and help them pick their own classes. It has been shown that students will not attend classes if it has been chosen for them and they do not like the subject. This leads to them cutting classes, telling you they are coming here when they are not.

Brooklyn-based Creative Workshops

Going to be in Brooklyn?

826 NYC offers free evening and weekend workshops designed to foster creativity, strengthen writing skills, and provide students with a forum for executing projects they might not otherwise have the support to undertake. Workshops range from the playful to the practical, and all are taught by volunteer writers, artists, educators, and publishing professionals.

Some sample workshops include: Summer Filmmakers, I am a Mutant Monster!, You Must be at Least This Tall.

Enrollment in workshops is determined by lottery and students must commit to attending all sessions.

Visit their website here.
This is a Free program.