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UMMA Center

6 Arc Place · Staten Island

You shouldn’t have to raise your family alone.

UMMA Center gives young people somewhere to build friendships and learn from adults worth copying. Parents stay part of it from the first visit on.

Find what fits your childPlan a visit

Visit before you join.

Parents and children arriving together at the entrance of the community building.

Concept illustration. See the actual space and plan a visit.

Find what fits

Start with your child.

Ages, cost and access come from each program's own rules, so this page cannot quote you something the sign-up page disagrees with.

We run programs for ages 4 to 29.

What are they looking for? Optional.

3 programs to look at

How this works with you

You stay part of the process.

Programs get them through the door. Relationships bring them back. Belonging makes it home. None of it works if a parent is left outside.

  1. Before

    You decide with the facts in front of you.

    • Every program shows who it is for, when it runs, and what it costs.
    • Come and look around first. You do not have to join anything to visit.

  2. During

    You know where your child is and who to ask.

    • Before leaving your child, confirm who is supervising, how attendance is recorded, and where pickup happens with the session leader.
    • Programs run to the rules we publish, and you can always reach a person: hello@ummacenter.com.

  3. After

    You stay the one who decides what happens next.

    • Most of what happens is ordinary and gets sorted out in the room. Anything serious follows the escalation process on our safety page, and your family is part of it.
    • What your child does next is your call. Nothing signs you up for the next thing.

The village

A child grows up around more than one adult.

UMMA Center holds every stage of life at once, in one building. That is the idea: your child is known by adults who are not their parents and not their teachers, and who are still here in ten years.

  • Early Learners

    Ages 4–6

  • Growing Minds

    Ages 7–10

  • Middle School

    Ages 11–13

  • High School

    Ages 14–18

  • Young Adults

    Ages 19–29

  • Lifelong Learners

    Ages 30–59

  • Always Belong

    Ages 60+

NEXGEN is the part of that village where the next generation grows. It is not a separate place, and it is not the whole of UMMA Center. See what NEXGEN runs.

Safeguarding

Safety is a practice, not a promise.

Nobody can promise a child will never be hurt. We can run the place to written rules, say what they are, and make it easy to tell us when something is wrong.

Read the full safeguarding policy

Something worrying you? Email hello@ummacenter.com. You do not need to be certain, and you do not need proof.

The first visit

Four steps, and none of them commit you to anything.

  1. Pick a time

    Pick something on the calendar, or ask for a walk-through on a quieter day.

  2. Tell us who is coming

    Names and how many, so the room and the food are right.

  3. Find your session leader

    Check the session details before you come. When you arrive, find the person leading your session and ask where to go.

  4. Watch how your child is with it

    Meet the staff, walk the space, ask what this page did not answer. Sitting at the edge all evening is a normal first night.

Before you come

  • Getting in. Salon Arabic Book Club is free to attend and needs no account. Every other program says what it asks for on its own page.
  • Let us know you are coming. Salon Arabic Book Club takes an RSVP so the food adds up. Turning up unannounced is still fine.
  • Allergies and medication. Tell the session leader directly before the session starts. Confirm how the information is recorded and shared with the adults supervising your child.
  • Pickup. Check the pickup rules before the first time, and tell us who may collect your child.
  • Anything else. Access needs, whether you should stay, what to bring: email hello@ummacenter.com. We would rather answer than have you guess.

Money

Know the cost before you decide.

Four ways money works here, and only one is a monthly plan. Nobody should choose a membership before they have been in the building.

Compare membership options

  1. A free account

    Community costs nothing and never expires. A household login for RSVPs and sign-ups. Some programs do not even ask for that.

  2. Pay for what you use

    Charged per session or per month, on each program page, whether or not you ever join a plan.

  3. A family plan

    One household, one price, for up to five people in your household. It lowers the price of what your family already does here. Monthly prices are not published yet.

  4. Priced on its own

    Homebase has its own tuition, assessed during the application rather than through a membership.

If the price does not work

A scholarship fund is built into the membership model. Email hello@ummacenter.com, or tell any staff member. "The price does not work for us" is a complete request. You do not need to show income to start.

Homebase tuition is assessed separately from membership, raise it during the application conversation.

How scholarships work

Come and see the village for yourself.

Meet the people. Walk the space. Ask your questions. Bring your child and see how the place feels before you decide anything.

Plan a visitExplore youth programs

No membership needed to visit.Read the safety policy