AmeriCorps ServiceWorks Makes a Difference at Brooklyn Democracy Academy
Little more than a mile square, the small central Brooklyn neighborhood of Brownsville is deeply troubled by poverty and crime. Over 40% of its residents live at or below the poverty level and it is the Brooklyn neighborhood most impacted by gang activity. Amidst this...
Message from CEO Ronald Richter: Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day! This Mother’s Day, like every day, there are reminders of our mothers and “mother figures” in ways we can’t always anticipate. Something happens or something is said and we think of her. Celebrating this important role makes sense and certainly...
JCCA Gala Raises $1.4 Million: Record-Breaking Success at 2017 Celebration of Hope
Thank you to everyone who joined us at last night’s 2017 JCCA Celebration for Hope Gala! Our signature event raised more than $1.4 million — a record —and we could not be more grateful to everyone who made this successful evening possible. The celebration began with...
Remembering our history: JCCA and WW2 refugees
During and after the Second World War, JCCA helped European Jews as they settled in the United States. Children were placed through our Foster Home Bureau and some adult refugees found work as clinicians and cottage parents on our Westchester Campus. When Herta Weiss...
Trauma-centered therapy: Healing the wounds of abuse and neglect
In our community, residential, and prevention work, JCCA works with families to make sure all kids are raised in a safe and loving environment. JCCA’s dedicated staff are experts in bringing culturally-aware, trauma-focused treatment to young people who have had some...
On the road to independence: Zach’s Story
April is Autism Awareness Month, so we are delighted to focus on our client Zach, a 22-year-old young man on the Autism Spectrum who has made tremendous strides while living in one of our POINT Program apartments in White Plains. This JCCA program, in partnership with...
Message from CEO Ronald Richter: Passover 2017
Dear JCCA Community, Tonight at sundown marks the start of Passover for the Jewish community, and this Friday is Good Friday, which ushers in Easter, the holiest day of the year for Christians. This is a holy week for people throughout the JCCA community — our...
March is National Social Work Month
In honor of National Social Work Month in March, JCCA took the opportunity of speaking with a few of our dedicated and engaging social workers. Hear what they have to say about their work, their clients, and our agency. Alphonso Gaita, Brief Strategic Family Therapy...
Calling on Hispanic Families to Become Foster Parents
"El fue un regalo especial que Dios escogió para nuestra familia." Emelinda Eusebio, an incredibly loving and dedicated JCCA foster parent, has an OpEd in today's El Diario Nueva York. She is calling on more Spanish-speaking families to become foster parents. "I never...
JCCA CEO Ronald Richter Featured on NBC 4
JCCA CEO Ronald E. Richter was recently featured in two stories about keeping children safe from abuse and neglect in New York City. Melissa Russo of NBC 4 New York's I-Team interviewed Richter as part of an in-depth look at caseloads and prevention services in the...