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Jewish Child Care Association (JCCA) is a comprehensive child and family services agency. We work with those who need us most, including children who have been neglected or abused, immigrant Jewish families, and those building new lives. Most of our clients come to us because they struggle with poverty or family crises, and because they are working to create an independent future. JCCA helps more than 12,000 children and families every year and is consistently rated at the highest levels for the quality of our programs. In all our work, we are motivated by tikkun olam, the value within Jewish tradition that calls upon all of us to repair the world, and by our belief that every child deserves to grow up hopeful.
The 2nd Annual WALK for The Cottage Schools
On Sunday, May 17, hundreds of Westchester area children, high school students, parents, and seniors gathered together for the second annual WALK for The Cottage Schools on JCCA’s Westchester campus. The event took place to raise funds and offer hope to hundreds of youth at The Cottage Schools, which include Pleasantville Cottage School, Edenwald Center, and Pleasantville Diagnostic Center. These residential treatment programs provide a safe, structured environment for vulnerable youth while they work to resolve their difficulties and return to their own communities. While most of JCCA’s funding for The Cottage Schools comes from public sources, there is a $1.5 million gap between what the government provides and necessary expenses.
Despite the cold and rainy weather, dedicated supporters made spirited tracks twice around the one-mile route. The Walk was generously supported by Last Licks Ice Cream and Pepsi-Co. “Everyone who braved the weather to come out and walk helped to give these kids a future filled with hope,” remarked WALK co-chair Wendi Winshall. “We’re enormously grateful to all the participants for getting involved to support the critical work done at The Cottage Schools,” added in co-chair Rachel Rader.
  Top: Participants in the 2nd Annual WALK for The Cottage Schools make their way around JCCA's Westchester Campus. Above left: Students and residents celebrate the end of the 2nd Annual WALK for The Cottage Schools. Above right: Participants in the WALK for The Cottage Schools included, from left to right, event co-chair Rachel Rader, JCCA President Barbara Salmanson, event co-chair Wendi Winshall and JCCA CEO Richard Altman.
JCCA's Celebration of Hope
On Tuesday, May 5, more than 400 guests attended Jewish Child Care Association’s Celebration of Hope: A Cocktail Reception to Benefit Children and Families in the beautiful Grand Ballroom of The Plaza in New York City. JCCA honored our esteemed long-time Trustee and Chairman of Consumer Health Care for Schering-Plough, Stanley Barshay, and Cottage School volunteers Stephanie J. Spiegel, Stacy Hochfelder, and Andrea Soloway.
We are delighted that the event raised $650,000 for the children and families we serve at JCCA. Guests enjoyed a scrumptious buffet and an exciting silent auction.
To showcase JCCA’s programs and services, William B., a former resident of JCCA’s Foster Home Services, spoke of his difficult early days in care and his current successes in college. Youth from JCCA’s Bukharian Teen Lounge performed a lively traditional folk dance from their homeland and a choir from Brooklyn Democracy Academy sang a magnificent rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” All in all, a spectacular evening!
Top: JCCA CEO Richard Altman, left, and President Barbara Salmanson, right, presented Stanley Barshay, center, with the 2009 Tikkun Olam award.
Middle: The Grand Ballroom of The Plaza fills with guests on the evening of May 5, 2009.
Bottom: Richard Altman and Barbara Salmanson presented plaques honoring the commitment of Andrea Soloway, second from left, Stacy Hochfelder, center, and Stephanie Spiegel, second from right, to the children of JCCA's Cottage Schools.
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