Hope for New York

YUCA is a group of professional artists who instruct and mentor high school students in visual art. They teach design, illustration, and screen printing as a powerful communication tool to address neighborhood concerns and explore career paths.

Young Urban Christian Artists

About

YUCA is a group of professional artists who instruct and mentor high school students in visual art. They teach design, illustration, and screen printing as a powerful communication tool to address neighborhood concerns and explore career paths.

Mission

YUCA believes every teenager deserves the chance to reach their full creative potential and address community issues they care deeply about.

How we support them

How We Serve Together

YUCA encourages volunteers to become art instructors and mentors.

Why We Love Them

YUCA gives young people practical, marketable job skills in the visual arts, which complements the work of HFNY's youth-focused organizations.

How We Partner Together

YUCA's new studio space creates more volunteer opportunities to expand programming and entrepreneurial ventures.