On November 28, WCA launched the 2023 Children by the Numbers Data Bulletin at the Carver Center, located in Port Chester, NY. The Data Bulletin sheds light on the unequal socioeconomic, health, and educational outcomes faced by the county’s children … Read More & Comment
Yearly Archives: 2023
Current Poverty Measures Are Behind the Times
Last week the US Census Bureau reported that the official poverty rate in Westchester increased by a negligible amount from 9.2% in 2021 to 9.3% in 2022. They reported that the child poverty rate actually decreased from 11.2% to 10.6%. … Read More & Comment
Westchester Poverty and Hardship – Thoughts from Guest Blogger Brett Amdur – Part 2 of 3
Earlier this summer, Brett Amdur, a data journalist, took a deep dive into the data made available through the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, and emerged with a comprehensive analysis of income and wealth distribution in Westchester. Our collaboration … Read More & Comment
Why are WCA Calendars loved by generations?
Days, weeks, months, years. Appointments, celebrations, birthdays, anniversaries. WCA Calendars have been organizing schedules and recording lifetimes of memories of donors for over 90 years! Something about our unique calendars has attracted a loyal following since the 1930s. Even when … Read More & Comment
Income Diversity – Thoughts from Guest Blogger Brett Amdur – Part 1 of 3
As the sole data person at Westchester Children’s Association, I have a wish list of things I could look into but don’t have the time to take a deeper dive. So when we were connected with Brett Amdur, a data … Read More & Comment
And How Are the Children in Spring 2023?
A NOTE FROM ALLISON LAKE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The traditional Masai greeting, Kasserianingera, means “how are the children?” It’s a way to frame what is most important — most essential. Today, the children are actually not so well. Granted, we are … Read More & Comment
Advocate for children in the 2024 New York State Budget
In 2023 many children and their families are still struggling to recover from the extended COVID-19 pandemic. Children’s mental health lags as tensions in schools and our communities persist. In 2021, New York enacted the Child Poverty Reduction Act, committing … Read More & Comment