We hope you’ll join us for WCA’s Annual Advocacy Breakfast. Max Stossel, an award-winning poet, filmmaker, and speaker — named by Forbes as one of the best storytellers of the year — will deliver this year’s Kathryn Wasserman Davis Child … Read More
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We hope you’ll join us for WCA’s Annual Advocacy Breakfast. Max Stossel, an award-winning poet, filmmaker, and speaker — named by Forbes as one of the best storytellers of the year — will deliver this year’s Kathryn Wasserman Davis Child … Read More
Updated 4/15/2024 On March 21st Westchester Children’s Association (WCA) hosted a panel discussion titled “Youth Justice Beyond the Headlines: Five+ Years of Raise the Age.” The panel’s goal was to recognize the achievements of the Raise the Age (RTA) … Read More
Uplifting Courageous Voices: from the Frontline of Poverty in Westchester with featured guest Victoria Esposito, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Albany Law School About the Event WCA will release its 2024 Child Poverty Focus Group Report following months of … 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
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
Westchester Parents… Let’s make our children and families into online heroes! Fill out our Digital Access Survey to share your experiences and struggles with internet access, computer devices, online support, and training. Westchester Children’s Association (WCA), through a partnership with Pace … Read More