The following is the New York State Raise the Age Campaign’s statement on the 2018 New York State budget. This statement has been signed by the following organizations: Westchester Children’s Association, Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York, Children’s Defense Fund – … Read More
Reposted from Cora’s most recent Medium blog post. After 2 ½ years of intensive work by child advocates, youth service providers and County staff, the most recent round of County funding for youth programs is nearly as flawed as it was 3 … Read More
Westchester Children’s Association has appointed Rebekah Raz, as their new Director of Development. Rebekah brings with her over 17 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, working in fundraising, community building, and relations and leadership development. Most recently, Rebekah was … Read More
Westchester Children’s Association is producing a new podcast called Ground Truthing. Hosted by GPS4Kids Project Manager, Erica Ayala, this new podcast aims to uplift voices from our community in Westchester County and bring them to your ears. Ground Truthing unites … Read More
The Latimer Transition Team is holding a series of public forums to gather ideas about improving County government. Please see below for details. We encourage residents to come and share their views. Please encourage others, especially consumers of County services, … Read More
Please help us welcome in our newest team member Ilana Fleischner! Ilana has joined WCA as the Development and Administrative Assistant. In 2005, Ilana graduated from the State University of New York at Oneonta with her Bachelor of Science in Child … Read More
The decision by the Trump administration to end DACA has life-changing and potentially catastrophic consequences for hundreds of thousands of young people, often referred to as Dreamers, throughout our country. This includes as many as 8,000 DACA-eligible residents in Westchester. … Read More
On July 18th, WCA held a Summer Celebration marking New York State’s recent passage of legislation raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18. As in previous years, this celebration of Raise the Age not only highlighted a major victory … Read More
