Click here for Digital Access Fact Sheet On October 4, 2022, the Westchester Children’s Association (WCA) discussed the results of its survey on bridging the digital divide in Westchester County. The survey was conducted in partnership with Pace University … Read More
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Executive Director Allison Lake Appointed as Member of New York State’s Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council
Executive Director Allison Lake has been appointed as one of the inaugural members of New York State’s Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council by Governor Kathy Hochul. WCA is extremely proud of Allison, and we welcome the continued opportunity to advocate for our county’s children at the state level. Read More
Allison Lake on 2022 Westchester Power 100 List
For a third year in a row, Allison Lake has been listed as one of City & State’s “2022 Westchester Power 100”. City & State’s Westchester Power 100 highlights county leaders, including government officials, business executives, health care leaders, nonprofit heads, union chiefs, advocates, activists and more, across all sectors. Congratulations Allison! Read More
Hope Quilt Opening at the Westchester Children’s Museum
Quilts Made by Hundreds of Adults and Children to Be Unveiled on September 28 for Westchester Children’s Association’s Early Childhood Support Awareness Campaign Over the past year, the Westchester Children’s Association (WCA) has collected hundreds of quilt squares from Westchester … Read More
WCA Speaks Up for Kids to the 2022 New York State Budget Westchester County Delegation
Allison Lake, WCA Executive Director, testified on February 3rd before the New York State Westchester Delegation on the 2022-23 Executive Budget. Written testimony was also submitted. Read More
Raise The Age Laws Face New Challenges
Since Raise The Age laws went into full effect in 2018, arrests of 16 and 17-year-olds in Westchester County declined by 48%. This mirrored the rates around State, while crime rates remained the lowest they have been in New York … Read More
WCA Responds to Governor Hochul’s 2022 State of the State for New York
Many aspects of Governor Kathy Hochul’s historic 2022 State of the State address delivered on January 4th highlighted aspects of her administration’s plan for New York State that WCA finds encouraging. This plan has the potential to address all of … Read More
WCA featured in Lohud Article: “‘Couch surfing’ children are Westchester’s invisible homeless, lacking services, advocates say”
WCA was featured on Lohud’s front page on December 15, 2021 in an article written by Gary Stern about our child and youth homelessness data dashboard and advocacy for a universal definition of homelessness. Read More