The Lower Eastside Girls Club’s Center for Community is New York City’s first and only Girls Club facility, is located on Avenue D between 7^th and 8^th Streets in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan. Our members enter a world filled with hope, imagination and possibility for the future.

Baker Hall, a multipurpose facility for healthcare and physical activities, offers dance, yoga, drumming, meditation and stress reduction programs, sports activities and more. Nurse practitioners, nutritionists, and physical fitness instructors are available for counseling and training. Educational classes and events for families and new parents also take place here.

The Lamarr-Lovelace Labs are the epicenter of all technology-related programs and equipment. The Labs are home to our Maker Shop, a site for hands-on engineering projects, and The East Village Planetarium: a 64 seat, 30 ft dome that teaches earth and sky science, astro-visualization and digital design to schools and small group classes.

The Digital Media Lab offers computer stations with free wireless Internet access, and classes in graphic design, web design and digital photography. Digital filmmaking and editing classes also take place here.

Simultaneously, girls take their digital film, photography and IT courses, while school classes and the general public participate in film festivals and screening events in the Center for Media and Social Justice screening room.

The Sound Design Studio is the home of the WGRL: Where Girl Radio Lives podcasting station, Avenue DJs, audio engineering and citizen journalism classes.

Program development offices, conference and training rooms share space with the Counseling, Career and Leadership Center where girls can meet with nurse educators, nutritionists, social workers, career counselors, and college advisors. Ongoing mentoring, tutoring, academic support, GALA (Girls as Activists, Leaders, and Advocates) and leadership development and civic engagement programs.

Alphabet City Art School houses large light-filled art studios used for painting, drawing and other materials arts classes. The Art + Community Gallery, site of the Girls Club’s teen curatorial training program, acts as a venue for a wide range of art exhibitions.

The Science and Environmental Education Center opens onto a working green roof where we grow produce and herbs which are transformed into healthy meals at our Culinary Education Center.

A planted courtyard with an outdoor fountain, designed by artist Kiki Smith, and café tables provides a unique oasis for dining and quiet events.