JCCA sat down with Pauline Rose LCSW-R, Director of JCCA’s Health Homes in the Bronx. Our discussion touched on what a Health Home is — and isn’t — as well as her role as a mentor and advocate. Our conversation has been edited for length and clarity. JCCA:...
On January 23rd, 2021, JCCA hosted its first-ever virtual A Tree Grows in Pleasantville celebration. The annual celebration of volunteers, staff, and young people had moved online. Despite no canapés or open bar, nearly three hundred wildly enthusiastic attendees...
Dear JCCA Colleagues, Today marks the beginning of Black History Month 2021, when we focus on and celebrate the infinite accomplishments and contributions of Black Americans past and present. Reflecting and learning from this history propels us forward, inspiring us...
The Pinkerton Mentored Intern program is a 12-week program for young adults in JCCA’s Foster Care program. Mentees are matched, according to their interests, with a staff member in one of JCCA’s administrative departments. Pinkerton interns also attend weekly...
Dear JCCA Colleagues, On Monday we will commemorate what would have been the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 92nd birthday. The values and ideals Dr. King fought for reverberate just as strongly today as they did 50 years ago—if not more so, given the continued...
Dear Friends, It’s been a whirlwind of a year, leaving us slightly dizzy from so many rapidly unfolding events. Chanukah, which starts at sundown tonight, is the perfect time to speak of this dizzy state, illustrated by the holiday’s classic symbol, the spinning...
JCCA’s Maslow Awards recognize the exceptional work of individual employees, or teams up to six people. One director could not narrow it down to six and wrote this moving tribute to her staff instead. This is for the entire Edenwald Social Work Department. The work,...
Dear JCCA Colleagues, We traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving by gathering with family and friends, ushering in the warmth and cheer of the holiday season. This year is starkly different. Almost no one has been spared the impact of Covid-19. Giving thanks means so...
Though we have welcomed volunteers to our campus for decades, something happened in 2006 that transformed their involvement—and our programs—forever. Stephanie Spiegel, Andrea Soloway, and Stephanie Hochfelder launched the first “A Tree Grows in Pleasantville”...
Alumni Day has for many years, been a great way for former Campus residents to return to the grassy acres they called home, and to re-connect with old friends (and old flames). It is a day usually dominated by storytelling and reminiscing. Excepting a stroll across...