In honor of National Social Work Month, JCCA sat down with Darnette Ellis, one of the Social Work Coordinators for Foster Home Services specialized programs. Darnette is also a former social work fellow at JCCA and with UJA, who completed her MSW while working at...
JCCA teens had the opportunity to learn about career opportunities in design and architecture through a conversation with employees from Gensler. Gensler is a leading global architecture firm with a mission to Create a Better World Through the Power of Design. Gensler...
JCCA sat down with Pauline Rose LCSW-R, Director of JCCA’s Health Homes in the Bronx. Our discussion touched on what a Health Home is — and isn’t — as well as her role as a mentor and advocate. Our conversation has been edited for length and clarity. JCCA:...
On January 23rd, 2021, JCCA hosted its first-ever virtual A Tree Grows in Pleasantville celebration. The annual celebration of volunteers, staff, and young people had moved online. Despite no canapés or open bar, nearly three hundred wildly enthusiastic attendees...
Early on in the pandemic, JCCA pivoted to telehealth services. While the worst of the pandemic raged in New York City, the staff knew it was vital for JCCA to support kids and families during this highly stressful period. Not long after the transition to telehealth,...
Dear JCCA Colleagues, Today marks the beginning of Black History Month 2021, when we focus on and celebrate the infinite accomplishments and contributions of Black Americans past and present. Reflecting and learning from this history propels us forward, inspiring us...
The Pinkerton Mentored Intern program is a 12-week program for young adults in JCCA’s Foster Care program. Mentees are matched, according to their interests, with a staff member in one of JCCA’s administrative departments. Pinkerton interns also attend weekly...
Dear JCCA Colleagues, On Monday we will commemorate what would have been the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 92nd birthday. The values and ideals Dr. King fought for reverberate just as strongly today as they did 50 years ago—if not more so, given the continued...
Dear Friends, It’s been a whirlwind of a year, leaving us slightly dizzy from so many rapidly unfolding events. Chanukah, which starts at sundown tonight, is the perfect time to speak of this dizzy state, illustrated by the holiday’s classic symbol, the spinning...
JCCA’s Maslow Awards recognize the exceptional work of individual employees, or teams up to six people. One director could not narrow it down to six and wrote this moving tribute to her staff instead. This is for the entire Edenwald Social Work Department. The work,...