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...
Events
Summer Fun with Volunteers and Donors
Summer is here and––with the help of some extraordinarily generous donors and volunteers––our Pleasantville residents are living it up. Before the pandemic, AFLAC reached out to us to ask if their employees could spend a day on campus. Though Covid delayed things a...
Pride Month Wrap-Up
With Pride Month drawing to a close, we’re taking a moment to look back on our many events and celebrations. This was almost certainly JCCA’s most active and engaged Pride yet, and we had a blast. We kicked things off with our 2nd Annual Campus Pride Parade. This new...
Campus Graduations
It was a joyous and celebratory week on our Pleasantville campus, with graduation events for both Edenwald School and Mt. Pleasant Cottage School. Wednesday’s ceremony at Edenwald came first. Family, staff, and classmates filed in to a festively decorated gymnasium to...
Steps for PCS Walk-a-Thon
By every measure, our Walk-a-Thon to renovate the PCS Recreation Center was a huge success. We’d like to express our gratitude to all who came out to walk, cheer, and spend the gorgeous, sunny day with us. We had over 150 walkers and raised nearly $25,000. Thank you...
200th Anniversary Gala
On the evening of Wednesday, May 25th, JCCA held its 200th anniversary gala at the historic Ziegfeld Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan. Due to the pandemic, it was our first gala in three years and there was palpable excitement as JCCA staff, donors, trustees, volunteers,...
A Virtual Tree Blooms in Pleasantville
On January 23rd, 2021, JCCA hosted its first-ever virtual A Tree Grows in Pleasantville celebration. The annual celebration of volunteers, staff, and young people had moved online. Despite no canapés or open bar, nearly three hundred wildly enthusiastic attendees...
Tree 2020: Thank you for an amazing night!
This year's "A Tree Grows in Pleasantville" event was incredible. If you were there with us, you already know it was a true testament to the commitment our volunteers and supporters have for JCCA's Pleasantville Cottage Campus. We are thrilled to announce that last...
Thank you! Our Celebration of Hope gala was a terrific success.
Thank you to everyone who joined us on Tuesday at JCCA's 2019 Celebration of Hope Gala! Our signature event raised more than $800,000 and we could not be more grateful to everyone who made this successful evening possible. Amid the glittering crystals of the famed...
Edenwald Field Day
It’s 90 degrees in August and the campus is HOT. But it’s not just the humidity—residents and staff have gathered for an afternoon of fun—jumping in bounce houses, slipping down inflatable slides, competing in games and fitness drills. It’s Field Day at Edenwald, and...