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UMMA Center

For youth

Your people are here.

Somewhere to actually be: with food, a studio, and people worth knowing. Not another class. The place you choose.

Come todayWhat's on this week

This week

Here's what's actually happening.

Straight off the calendar. If it says Friday, it is on Friday.

Find something

What do you actually feel like doing?

Pick a thing, or an age, or both. Prices and whether you need an account come straight from the rules behind each program, not from this page.

Straight up

You don't have to leave parts of yourself at the door.

Home, school and the masjid all have their place. This is the one you pick, and it adds to them rather than competing with them.

  • Be all of it

    Muslim and into football, gaming, art, business, film. Nobody here treats that as a contradiction to be managed.

  • Ask the real questions

    The ones that feel too big for home and too real for school. You will not be handled.

  • Bring your friends

    Most people arrive the first time with someone they already know. They do not have to be Muslim.

Coming once

What happens if you turn up not knowing anyone.

The most common reason people don't come. So here is the whole thing, start to finish.

  1. 01

    Before you come

    Check the calendar for a published session and read its booking details. Each session explains whether you need an account, an RSVP or a payment.

  2. 02

    When you get here

    6 Arc Place in Staten Island. Check the session details before you come. When you arrive, find the person leading your session and ask where to go.

  3. 03

    If you know nobody

    Tell the session leader this is your first visit and ask for an introduction. You can take your time joining in.

  4. 04

    Bring someone

    Most people come the first time with someone they already know. Bring a friend, count them in when you RSVP so the food adds up. They do not have to be Muslim.

  5. 05

    You do not have to join in

    Sitting at the edge with a game is a completely normal first night. There is no icebreaker, no going round the circle, nobody making you talk.

  6. 06

    Leaving

    Stay as long or as little as you want. Nobody signs you up for anything on the way out.

What to bring

  • Yourself. That is the requirement.
  • A friend, if you want one there.
  • Getting in on a Friday is free, and so is the halal dinner, thanks to a sponsor.

The full detail: screening, ratios, pickup, phones, what happens when something goes wrong, is written out on the safety page.

Who's here

People a few steps ahead.

Stewards: NEXGEN's mentors, ages 19–29, plus staff. Close enough in age to remember what 13 and 16 actually felt like, far enough ahead to be worth listening to. Not there to fix you.

Meet the mentors

If you stick around

It can go further than showing up.

Not a ladder anyone is put on. Just what is actually available if you want it.

  1. 01

    Come

    Turn up once. Friday is the usual way in.

  2. 02

    Join

    Free account. Nothing to pay, nothing to commit to.

  3. 03

    Try

    A workshop, a studio session, a Saturday.

  4. 04

    Make

    Record something. Build something. Finish it.

  5. 05

    Help

    Run a table, set up, look after the new kid.

  6. 06

    Lead

    Steward roles are paid. Some of them are open.

Homebase, Today.

Coming once costs nothing and commits you to nothing. The free account is for after you have decided you like it.

Come todayCreate a free account