As part of ICS’s Youth Department mission to facilitate youth development through empowerment, prevention, and intervention this program employs art not only as a vehicle validate young people’s experiences, but also enhance growth in creative and holistic ways. This approach provides a safe space to create, think, communicate, and problem solve freely, through activities that build leadership skills and develop the self.
Aligned with the guidelines of DYCD of providing STEM, leadership, and literacy components, the program offers the following services and activities: Acrobatics, Dance, Visual Arts, Young Leaders, Basketball, Art Therapy, and Homework Help.
The program’s staff consists of college students, graduates, and NYS licensed teachers. It operates Monday through Friday, 2:40-5:40pm, and on most holidays, 8:00am – 1:00pm.
For more information, contact:
David Rosario
Program Director
(212) 942-0043
Inwood Community Services, Inc.
651 Academy St
New York, NY 10034
(212) 942-0043
Inwood Community Services, Inc. will offer a Sliding Fee Discount Program to all who are unable to pay for their services. Inwood Community Services, Inc. will not base program eligibility on a person’s ability to pay and will not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s race, color, sex, national origin, disability, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or ability to pay, or whether payment for those services would be made under Medicare, Medicaid, or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The Federal Poverty Guidelines are used in creating and annually updating the sliding fee schedule to determine eligibility.