Register today for WCA’s community awareness event to release the 2023 Children by the Numbers Data Bulletin, a report on the status of Westchester’s youngest residents. Share in the moment with us, including WCA’s own version of trivia! Be … Read More
Youth Justice at a Crossroad – The Intersection of Data, Policy & Advocacy with Kathryn Wasserman Davis Child Advocacy Lecture by Dr. Edward Fergus, Professor of Urban Education, Rutgers University Wednesday, October 11, 2023 from 8:00-10:00 AM at the Sleepy … Read More
Westchester Children’s Association (WCA), the only independent child advocacy organization in Westchester, will host the first “Commissioners’ Conversation” on Thursday, June 22nd and has invited county officials to participate. The event, open to the public, will be held at the … Read More
Each $100 ticket purchased through us results not only in supporting an up-and-coming young playwright of color, but also a $60 tax-deductible donation to Westchester Children’s Association. Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 2 PM Pershing Square Signature Theater in New … Read More
YOU DON’T NEED TO GET DRESSED UP THIS YEAR TO SUPPORT WESTCHESTER’S KIDS!
No hair to style! No shoes to shine! No clothes to iron! Read More
Nearly 100 Young Adults Showed up to Learn About Four Pending NYS Bills Which Would Provide Significant Steps Toward Disrupting the School-to-Prison Pipeline (WESTCHESTER – February 27, 2023) – Nearly 100 young adults and representatives of various advocacy groups attended … Read More
The Westchester Children’s Association (WCA) held its annual Advocacy Breakfast on October 18. The Annual Kathryn Wasserman Davis Child Advocacy Lecture was presented by Dr. Kira Hudson Banks, co-founder of the Institute for Healing Justice and Equity at Sant Louis University. Dr. Banks spoke to the audience of over 100 about supporting the socio-emotional wellbeing of youth and that change must begin with an understanding of equity as “the guarantee of fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement while at the same time striving to identify and eliminate barriers that have prevented the full participation of some groups.” Read More
WCA has updated our Community Snapshots for 2022! Register to attend our webinar to learn more on April 20th at wca4kids.org/events. Read More
