In partnership with the School of Visual Arts (SVA), the Next Generation Center offers Visualife, an introductory digital photography workshop.

Participants learn how to create and manipulate images with this graphics editing software.

Participants write and publish a center newsletter that incorporates current issues, poetry, photography, short stories and graphic design.

MySpace Mania leverages teens' enthusiasm and dedication to MySpace by using the website, and the internet in general, to teach technology, writing and graphic arts skills.

Creative Alternatives New York (CANY) offers therapeutic drama workshops that encourage participants to express themselves by deliberating on, and then re-enacting, real-life situations.

Culinary Arts introduces participants to basic cooking and food preparation techniques as well as nutrition and nutritious eating.

Voices UnBroken runs poetry and creative writing workshops to help young people tell their stories and be heard.

Participants learn basic Photoshop skills by creating layouts for newsletters, flyers and posters.

Participants learn the discipline and techniques of this Brazilian martial arts, taught by ABADA Capoiera NYC.

Using various media, participants create art for display, to give as gifts and to keep for personal use.