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

Ashley and Bianca

Ashley and Bianca

JCCA’s Two Together Tutoring Program has been providing low-income youth with free, individualized tutoring and mentoring for 41 years. Ashley Petersen, an employee of Deutsche Bank and in her second year of tutoring with the program, has been...

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Moshe

Moshe

Moshe, 16, a first-generation American son of Israeli parents, has been going to JCCA’s Kew Gardens Hills Youth Center for two years. It is a safe gathering place for Orthodox young men, who feel marginalized by the community, to regain self-esteem...

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Damitry Stallings, foster youth

Damitry Stallings, foster youth

Today, Damitry Stallings is a poised teenager. However, he was not always that way. His JCCA social worker, Allison Bonesteel, says, “When Damitry first arrived in foster care, he was very quiet and had trouble communicating when he felt upset.”...

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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