Dear JCCA Community, On Mother's Day this year, I find myself reflecting on the incredible tapestry of motherhood I’ve witnessed in my own life and in the JCCA community. From birth mothers to foster moms, grandmothers to aunties and beyond, all play a vital role in...
Dear Friends, “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny,” the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remarked in a speech the year before he was killed. “Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” At its best,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 10, 2024 JCCA Statement on the Governor's State of the State Address and Investment in Mental Health (New York, NY) — Ronald E. Richter, Chief Executive Officer of JCCA, one of New York’s most experienced child and family services...
Dear Friends of JCCA, Thanksgiving is nearly here, and with it the start of a truly meaningful time of year. While decorations, eating too much, and heart-warming traditions often get the spotlight, generosity, gratitude, and connection are what make the holiday...
Dear JCCA Community, Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, begins tonight at sundown. As with any new year’s tradition, it’s a chance to look forward to renewal and new beginnings. Here at JCCA, each time a new resident steps on our campus or a child or family...
Dear JCCA Community, This is one of my favorite times of year. Summer has arrived, and so has Pride. Graduation ceremonies will be here before we know it. And this weekend we’re treated to a rare double holiday: Father’s Day and Juneteenth. To the fathers,...
I wish a wonderful Mother’s Day to everyone in the JCCA community and beyond. Though one day is wholly insufficient, we embrace this occasion to honor the mothers and mother-figures among us, including foster moms, aunts and grandmothers raising kids in kinship care,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 2, 2023 JCCA Statement on the Mayor’s Mental Health Plan Ronald E. Richter, Chief Executive Officer of JCCA, one of New York’s oldest child and family services organizations providing child welfare and mental health services, issued the...
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...
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...