The annual Celebration of Hope gala to benefit JCCA raised a record-breaking $1,044,000 and had a record-breaking auction. The event honored longtime Trustees and volunteers Jay and Terri Bialsky and Stephen and Lory Gilberg. Jay Bialsky is owner of JBialsky Premiere...
One young man wrote a poem about his father. When the group tried to encourage him to express his feelings about his father, he said, “I have taught myself to not to feel.” A few moments later, he burst into tears. Members of the group made insightful comments and he...
Surrounded by proud parents, smiling staff, and mentors, seven participants took part in the first graduating class of JCCA’s Arches program. There were nine people in the class. Arches, a collaboration with the NYC Department of Probation, is a transformative...
Kiera graduated at 16 from Brooklyn Democracy Academy, JCCA’s transfer school. Transfer schools represent a unique partnership between the NYC Department of Education and community-based organizations like JCCA, which reach out to young people who, for a variety of...
