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 »
10 Myths About Affordable Housing in Westchester
January 26, 2022 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM | Virtual
Hosted by Nonprofit Westchester
Mediated by Allison Lake, Executive Director of WCA Read More »
Register for our Youth Justice Expert Panel on Emerging Adults on October 19 from 3 to 5 pm. There is limited capacity to attend in person at Manhattanville College as well as a remote option. Read More »
Our 2021 Advocacy Breakfast will bring together Dr. Lester Young Jr., Chancellor of Board of Regents, and Jamaal Bowman, US Representative on March 31st at 9 am via Zoom to discuss equity for all children in remote learning and general education during our current crisis and beyond. Read More »
Join the webinar on November 5th at 6:30 pm hosted in partnership with Sister to Sister International Inc. to discuss the importance of legislation, impact on Black girls, and ways to get involved in the “Solutions Not Suspensions” movement. RSVP … Read More »
Project 2020: Speak Up! Speak Out! Summer Virtual Event July 21, 2020 at 6 – 7:30 pm Register online to get Zoom link prior to the free event You tell us what you need help with! We’ll show you how … Read More »
Join us on Jan 27 in Albany for Lobby Day for Raise the Age/Youth Justice and Solutions Not Suspensions. Can’t make it! Call Your Legislator using info included. Read More »
Join us for the 2019 Advocacy Breakfast hosted by Westchester Children’s Association on October 29, 2019 at the DoubleTree Inn, Tarrytown, NY from 8 – 10 am. Registration is open! Keynote Speaker is Marc Dones, Executive Director of National Innovation Service. For more info email wca@wca4kids.org Read More »
