Anthony Sneag, tutor
Two Together is a citywide program that provides free tutoring to 100 students, ages 8–18. The youth have scored below grade level in reading or math, or have other learning needs. The volunteer tutors are professionals from all walks of life. According to Anthony...
What My Volunteer Means to Me
Two hundred volunteers, families and Cottage Schools residents recently attended the heartwarming annual Volunteer Dinner at JCCA’s Westchester Campus. According to Phina Geiger, Director of Volunteers, "This is always a great event. The children really appreciate...
Zion
Zion, 20, has been going to JCCA's Kesher, an after-school program for at-risk Orthodox teens in Queens, almost every day for the past five years. I was kind of a trouble maker when I was younger. I was having problems because my parents broke up, although they got...
Lisa Kolker Brocato, Volunteer
Five years ago, Lisa Kolker Brocato moved from London to Westchester County with her family. After a very busy career in international business consulting, she was ready to devote time to volunteering. She met JCCA volunteer Stephanie Spiegel who introduced her to the...
Lisa Golomb
Lisa Golomb first got involved on the Campus through her son’s Mitzvah project six years ago. After a wonderful experience that “definitely left its mark on all of us,” she came back as a Lunch Bunch volunteer at Pleasantville Cottage School’s Cottage 21. An avid...
FIRST 5K RUN A BIG SUCCESS, REACHING ITS GOAL AND INSPIRING THE RUNNERS
More than 200 people attended Generosity Brooklyn, the 5K Run/Walk sponsored by The Generosity Series, including 25 participants from JCCA. The event benefited the young men we serve in our Kesher, which helps at-risk Orthodox young men with a wide range of services...
Saul’s Story
“I don’t really remember my mother at all. I know she left us when I was 4 and my brother Michael was 2. I guess she couldn’t help it she was doing a lot of drugs. That’s when I started in foster care, and I’ve been there ever since. I don’t know how many foster homes...
Ray Taylor
Ray Taylor came to Pleasantville Cottage School in 1936, when he was only six years old because his mother was unable to take care of her five children. For the next nine years, Ray lived at Pleasantville Cottage School and in 1945 went to live in JCCA foster homes in...
GATEWAYS: Taz
At 16, Taz (not her real name) looks like the likeable, bright teenager she is—a little shy, but smart and well-spoken. It’s hard to reconcile the Taz of today with the 14-year-old who spent two years on the streets in New York, the property of a violent pimp who...
“It’s a beautiful, mind-opening experience”: Jennifer’s Story
At 17, Jennifer has had to deal with a lot of family problems that she’s not eager to remember or talk about. In treatment at JCCA’s Avenue H office, she was one of the first members of Teen Council. Talking about her experiences, her face lights up as she puts into...