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...
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...
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...
Dear Friends of JCCA, For those following the Jewish calendar, the High Holy Days, referred to in the Torah as the Days of Awe, begin Sunday at sundown. The word awe, implying a sense of both amazement and humility, also describes something I often feel when...
During a national crisis in children's mental health, there simply aren't enough supports for young people with serious psychiatric needs. Read CEO Ron Richter's op-ed about the need to invest in services for children in crisis.