We are JCCA
We help abused, neglected and traumatized children heal physically and emotionally through compassionate, quality care. Our 37 programs include foster care, residential treatment facilities, mental health services, case management, education programs and special services for children who have been the victims of sexual abuse. We serve New York’s neediest and most vulnerable children and families to ensure that their safety, permanency and well-being leads to a life of stability and promise.
Our Impact
Life changing programs offered
Volunteers on Campus each year
%
of every dollar goes directly to services
years of transforming lives
Want to make a difference for children and families?
JCCA CEO Ron Richter to Step Down in December 2025 After a Decade of Transformative Leadership
Holocaust Survivor Speaks to Brooklyn Democracy Academy Students Forging a Remarkable Bond
When 91 year old Auschwitz survivor Mrs. Bronia Brandman spoke to 200 students at Brooklyn Democracy Academy (BDA) about the horrors of the Holocaust and the importance of tolerance, there was a hush in the auditorium. Mrs. Brandman rejected the...
Aidbel Morano
Aidbel Morano came to the U.S. from Puerto Rico when she was 18. Her life hasn’t been easy raising her four children, one with Downs Syndrome. Difficult family problems and the loss of her job put her and her 10-year-old son, Jalen, into a homeless...
Volunteering Helps Youth at JCCA’s Pleasantville Cottage School Feel “Like a Great Person Inside and Out”
An important part of JCCA’s approach to helping troubled teens is to encourage them to volunteer and help others. The abused and neglected youth on our Pleasantville Campus take part in a youth development program that counsels them and helps them...
“I was placed into JCCA at 12 years old…I’m now 32 years old a mother, a wife and a successful entrepreneur traveling around the world sharing my story and touching lives. Thank you for changing my life!”
