We are JCCA
We help abused, neglected and traumatized children heal physically and emotionally through compassionate, quality care. Our 37 programs include foster care, residential treatment facilities, mental health services, case management, education programs and special services for children who have been the victims of sexual abuse. We serve New York’s neediest and most vulnerable children and families to ensure that their safety, permanency and well-being leads to a life of stability and promise.
Our Impact
Life changing programs offered
Volunteers on Campus each year
%
of every dollar goes directly to services
years of transforming lives
JCCA’s Commitment to Equity and Anti-Racism
JCCA vehemently condemns the brutal repression of those fighting for systemic change and for the rights of Black and Brown people to live and breathe. JCCA denounces the over-policing of communities of color that has resulted in demoralizing, dehumanizing damage that is inextricably intertwined with the challenges our clients face.
Want to make a difference for children and families?
Bingo Night Live!
On Sunday afternoon Pleasantville youth volunteers and residents streamed into a packed Edenwald rec building for JCCA’s first-ever Bingo Night Live. Emcees Sandi Rosenthal and Labe Eden called out the numbers as arms shot in the air and excited...
JCCA CEO Ron Richter on Mayor Adams’ Proposed Mental Health Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 26, 2023 JCCA Statement on the Mayor’s State of the City and Proposed Mental Health Program Ronald E. Richter, Chief Executive Officer of JCCA, one of New York’s oldest child and family services organizations...
Interview with JCCA Alum Ashley Brown
Your childhood was not an easy one. What, if anything, do you feel you learned from it? I tell people: Don't let what you’ve been through stop you from becoming a greater you. You don’t have to let your past decide your future. How do your...
“I was placed into JCCA at 12 years old…I’m now 32 years old a mother, a wife and a successful entrepreneur traveling around the world sharing my story and touching lives. Thank you for changing my life!”
