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 winners jumped from...
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 providing child welfare and...
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 experiences with JCCA still...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 10, 2023 JCCA On Governor Hochul’s Plan to Fix NYS Continuum of Mental Health Care: Solid Plan Must Be Expanded to Better Meet Needs of Most Underserved Children with Highest Levels of Need for Care Ronald E. Richter, Chief Executive...
Hanukkah began at sundown yesterday, and for each of the next seven nights those who celebrate will light a candle against the darkness—an age-old tradition of resilience and hope. Speaking of lights, the Christmas season is in full swing––and no place does Christmas...
For many of us, the holidays are time to connect and catch up with loved ones. Natasha, a JCCA client coming home from her first semester at SUNY Oswego, has many new experiences to share with her family and friends this season—and she’s also sharing them with us. In...
Dear Friends of JCCA, Thanksgiving marks the start of the holiday season––a time of joy and celebration that is often combined with stress. For some of us, there is even pain. During these particularly challenging times, we at JCCA are going to focus on hope and...
On the occasion of her recent nomination for an Excellence in Practice Award from ACS, we sat down with Bronx Nursing Supervisor Cristina Moffitt to learn more about her approach to nursing and reflect on her 16-year career with JCCA. What inspired you to get into...
On Friday, October 21st, joined by staff, clients, and partners in local government, JCCA cut the ribbon on its beautiful new office in the South Bronx. Carrying banners, bullhorns, and pom poms, JCCA foster parents led the Bronx staff in a symbolic march from the...