JCCA caught up with Roshon Martin, Pleasantville Cottage School alum and award-winning chef, to learn about his journey from a challenging childhood to a career filled with passion and purpose. You can follow Chef Roe's culinary adventures on his Instagram page,...
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Statement on Inadequate System of Care for Young People Experiencing Mental Health Crises
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 12, 2023 Contacts: Stephanie Millian, stephanie@anatgerstein.com, 929-623-0241 Anna Gold, golda@jccany.org, 917-403-4097 JCCA Statement on Inadequate System of Care for Young People Experiencing Mental Health Crises (New York, NY) — Ronald...
Celebrating Our 2023 Grads
June has been a banner month at JCCA. From our magical, record-setting Tree benefit, to our Juneteenth Jubilee and Pride parades, the early summer has been filled to brim with festivity and celebration. To top it off, the last two weeks have seen graduation ceremonies...
Juneteenth Jubilee
Happy Juneteenth! JCCA celebrated with the third annual Pleasantville Campus Juneteenth Jubilee, organized by the campus’s phenomenal recreation team. The event brought our residents, staff, and friends together for an exuberant afternoon that included BBQ, music, a...
Staff Spotlight: Liticia McKnight
On the occasion of her retirement we spoke to beloved Pleasantville Cottage Campus veteran Liticia McKnight about her career and the inspiration behind it. What led you to working with youth and to JCCA? I’ve been in the field pretty much my whole career. Right away I...
A Tree Grows in Pleasantville 2023 – Event Wrap-Up
Saturday’s A Tree Grows in Pleasantville party was an absolute blast. We smashed our previous fundraising record and had a great time doing it. After a few years without a Tree, the room was buzzing with energy as nearly 300 guests reconnected with each other and with...
JCCA Blue Day
In honor of National Foster Care Day and Mental Health Awareness Month, the inaugural JCCA Blue Day was held last Tuesday, May 2. It was JCCA’s first-ever day of giving and our community came to life––both in person and online. In the lead up to Blue Day, our LEAP...
Sharing the blessings: A conversation with Goldwasser & Chan
In the summer of 2022, Craig Goldwasser and Andrew Chan reached out to JCCA. The longtime friends had launched their eponymous law firm a few months before, committing to giving 10% of their firm's earnings to charitable causes in the community. Less than a year...
Debunking Misconceptions Surrounding the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
By Danielle Capra, LCSW April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The commercial sexual exploitation of children, or CSEC, is one form of child sexual abuse that is often misunderstood. CSEC refers to crimes where individuals buy, trade, or sell sexual acts with...