Four days a week after school, youth come to South Jamaica Houses, a housing project's on-site community center, to study drama/conflict resolution and computer graphics. The Jamaica Arts Center works closely with the community center to identify youth for the Youth Leadership Development and Violence Prevention Program. Each class, which begins with time for homework, meets twice a week for 2 hours. Approximately 80 percent of the 60 youth enrolled remain in the Program all year. The instructors are professional artists from the Arts Center who have worked in similar communities. The computer graphics program teaches participants basic computer skills and graphic design so they can produce flyers, posters and newsletters. In the drama/conflict resolution class, youth create original scenes that deal with a variety of issues, particularly with everyday situations that can be resolved either peacefully or through violence. The participants write their own material and are encouraged to voice their feelings. In addition, a core group of participants began an informal youth council at the community center to help their peers resolve conflicts nonviolently.