Our Mission and Goal Is To
TALENT IS BEST SPOTTED EARLY
This initiative is an inspiring way to preserve the legacy of breaking while promoting positive youth development and community engagement. By integrating this art form into schools and providing opportunities for healthy expression, you're helping build a brighter future for young people. It’s exciting to see such a powerful tool for unity, discipline, and creativity continue to grow on the world
Recent Works
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships to help make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. It seeks to strengthen the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement, fostering a true sense of community.
Enjoy barbeque and bounce houses, face painting, food, and fun. Meet leaders and personnel from your local precinct and interact with neighbors, community members, and local businesses with the common goal of partnership and safety.
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts is the nation’s preeminent not-for-profit summer school of the arts.Usdan has been declared a “Best Of” camp by TimeOutNY/Kids, and by NY Metro Parents, and the Center has been profiled in feature articles in The New York Times and in Time Magazine. Usdan’s mission is to provide children with the arts as a lifetime companion.
Our Mission: We invite people of all ages to experience the natural beauty of our campus and the transformative power of the arts. Usdan was founded on Jewish values that inspire us to make the world more just and more beautiful. When we welcome the diverse group of passionate young artists here each summer the heart of Usdan comes alive. Our goal is to instill in our community a desire and drive to contribute creatively to the world now and for the rest of their lives.