Remembering Our History
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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 insure that their safety, permanency and well-being leads to a life of stability and promise.
A Message From the CEO
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 JCCA, was created for the express purpose of caring for the children of immigrants. Before and during World War II, JCCA welcomed child refugees from Nazi Germany. Many were placed in foster homes through our agency or passed through our Pleasantville Campus on their way to their new families.
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Sharon Adams, Foster Parent: An Open Heart June 20, 2017 05/29/15
Children come into foster care because of neglect, abuse or their family’s inability to care for them. Those who identify as LGBTQ have an added …
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Naethra Sreekrishna, Social Work Coordinator June 16, 2017 05/29/15
JCCA’s Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) is a short-term, family-centered program to help children and families resolve problems resulting from trauma such as abuse or …
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Michael Gillespie and Patrice: A Forever Home at Last June 12, 2017 05/29/15
Michael Gillespie never imagined he would become a foster father to 13-year-old Patrice. At Patrice’s birth, her mother insisted that Patrice was Michael’s biological daughter, …
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Katherine Iglesias-Garcia, Foster Mother May 25, 2017 05/29/15
There are approximately 9,000 children in foster care in New York City. In many cases, kids are removed from their homes because they have been …
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An Empowering Mother’s Day Symposium May 23, 2017 05/29/15
The programs in JCCA’s Preventive Division work with at-risk families in the child-welfare system, building on their strengths and developing skills to ensure kids remain …
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AmeriCorps ServiceWorks Makes a Difference at Brooklyn Democracy Academy May 18, 2017 05/29/15
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 …
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JCCA Gala Raises $1.4 Million: Record-Breaking Success at 2017 Celebration of Hope May 11, 2017 05/29/15
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 — …
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Remembering our history: JCCA and WW2 refugees April 21, 2017 05/29/15
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 …
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Trauma-centered therapy: Healing the wounds of abuse and neglect April 17, 2017 05/29/15
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. In our community, residential, and preventive work, JCCA works with families to make sure all kids are raised in …
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On the road to independence: Zach’s Story April 12, 2017 05/29/15
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 …
“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!”