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 »

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 »

On Friday June 30th, Westchester County released the request for proposal for youth programs in Westchester to apply for Invest in Kids funding in 2018-2020. You can download the RFP here. After questions & concerns arose about the selection process … Read More »