FYSA Advocacy Day in Albany
Teens and staff from JCCA joined the Westchester Children's Association, The Children's Village, and other child welfare organizations in Albany to advocate for more help for foster youth attending college. We met with state legislators and their staff to ask for $4.5...
Anna Cuneo: Mentor
“I plan to be there for her as long as she needs me.” Anna Cuneo decided to become a mentor on JCCA’s Pleasantville Cottage Campus three years ago after being a Lunch Bunch volunteer. For the past year, she has been working with Keyanna, an intelligent, lively...
Message from CEO Ronald Richter: JCCA and Immigration
JCCA and its predecessor institutions are inextricably bound to the history of New York City, and the United States, as welcoming immigrants from poverty-stricken and war-torn countries around the globe. The Hebrew Benevolent Society, which eventually evolved into...
A Tree Grows in Pleasantville Raises $350,000 for Pleasantville Cottage Campus
On January 7th, many of Westchester’s influential and generous residents enthusiastically braved a snowstorm to support JCCA’s annual fundraiser, “A Tree Grows in Pleasantville,” held on our Pleasantville Cottage Campus. The festive event was co-chaired by Judy...
Jessie Boye-Doe Shares Her Insights on CSEC
Jessie Boye-Doe Director, Center for Healing “…90% of abusers are known to their victims.” Jessie Boye-Doe came to JCCA almost a year ago to begin what she describes as her “dream job” as Director of JCCA’s Center for Healing, a program for JCCA's children and...
January is National Mentoring Month
Mentors can change a child’s life, and mentors on the Pleasantville Cottage Campus do just that. They make meaningful differences in the lives of campus residents and in their own lives. In celebration of National Mentoring Month, we share some examples of what campus...
Message from CEO Ronald Richter: Martin Luther King Jr.
Dear JCCA Colleagues: Today we commemorate the birth of The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. The legacy of Dr. King's work — for civil rights, peace and economic justice — echoes in what we do at JCCA every day. We look to Dr. King's message of patience and love in...
Second Chances Holiday Party
Last night we had a holiday party for the kids and families in our Second Chances program. The teens in our program are currently or previously involved with police or the courts, or are considered at-risk. Second Chances provides counseling, advocacy and referrals to...
From Foster Child to Role Model
Recently, JoAnne Carpenter, a former JCCA client, spoke about her struggles and success at the kickoff campaign of the New York Times Neediest Cases. JoAnne was profiled by the New York Times Neediest Cases in 2003 and was also featured in a New York Times article in...
We are thankful for Chris.
We are thankful for Chris. As we approach the holiday season, we want to remember all the amazing work JCCA staff do to repair the world, child by child. Until Thanksgiving, we’ll be taking some time each day to highlight a member of our inspiring team. As the days...