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

Zion

Zion

Zion, 20, has been going to JCCA's Kesher, an after-school program for at-risk Orthodox teens in Queens, almost every day for the past five years. I was kind of a trouble maker when I was younger. I was having problems because my parents broke up,...

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Lisa Kolker Brocato, Volunteer

Lisa Kolker Brocato, Volunteer

Five years ago, Lisa Kolker Brocato moved from London to Westchester County with her family. After a very busy career in international business consulting, she was ready to devote time to volunteering. She met JCCA volunteer Stephanie Spiegel who...

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Lisa Golomb

Lisa Golomb

Lisa Golomb first got involved on the Campus through her son’s Mitzvah project six years ago. After a wonderful experience that “definitely left its mark on all of us,” she came back as a Lunch Bunch volunteer at Pleasantville Cottage School’s...

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“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!”

— NYALA PHILLIPS