On Thursday, December 7th, surrounded by staff, elected officials, foster parents, and a boisterous community of support, JCCA cut the ribbon on a stunning new office in downtown Brooklyn. The beautiful, state-of-the-art facility features a range of adaptable spaces...
Events
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...
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...
2023 Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
The cherry blossoms were blooming again on the Pleasantville campus and it could mean only one thing: it was time for JCCA’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner. The PCS dining hall had been outfitted with balloons, a tasty buffet, and at each seat was a booklet of...
Bingo Night Live!
On Sunday afternoon Pleasantville youth volunteers and residents streamed into a packed Edenwald rec building for JCCA’s first-ever Bingo Night Live. Emcees Sandi Rosenthal and Labe Eden called out the numbers as arms shot in the air and excited winners jumped from...
Bronx Office Ribbon Cutting
On Friday, October 21st, joined by staff, clients, and partners in local government, JCCA cut the ribbon on its beautiful new office in the South Bronx. Carrying banners, bullhorns, and pom poms, JCCA foster parents led the Bronx staff in a symbolic march from the...
New Bronx Office Opens
After 21 years in our beloved office at 555 Bergen Ave, the time has come to write the next chapter in JCCA’s service to the South Bronx community. On Friday, October 21st, the ribbon will be cut on our gorgeous, brand new office at 425 Westchester Avenue. Though only...