Voter turnout in Westchester County is chronically quite low. This may be because most community members don’t think their participation in school elections actually matters. But it does. Read more in this op-ed. Read More
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Voter turnout in Westchester County is chronically quite low. This may be because most community members don’t think their participation in school elections actually matters. But it does. Read more in this op-ed. Read More
Westchester Children’s Association was honored to be featured in an article by Westfair Communications, “Nonprofit marks a century of tracking youths’ needs.” The article highlights our 100-year history of speaking up for Westchester’s children, a journey focused on a single mission — every child healthy, safe, and prepared for life’s challenges. Read More
Increasing public discussion about the Raise the Age campaign to treat 16 and 17 year olds as juveniles in the justice system means that this issue is no longer just a topic of conversation for child advocates and the legal world. … Read More
Children’s advocates and former teenage inmates met at the White Plains Library to push lawmakers to raise the age a teen can by prosecuted as an adult. They would like to see the age raised from 16 to 18 years old. Read More
Two of WCA’s very own staff members — Limarie Cabrera, Director of Data Analysis, and Anna Wright, Research and Communications Associate — appeared on LMCTV’s Local Live show on March 19, 2015. As guests on the show, they joined in … Read More
An editorial from The Journal News argues that raising the age of criminal responsibility is better not just for teens, but also for society in general. Read More
After a significant delay in awarding Invest in Kids funding, the Westchester County government finally announced the grant recipients on January 28, 2015, nearly a month after contracts were due to begin. The WCA-led Campaign for Kids had successfully advocated for a … Read More
On January 30, 2015, WCA Deputy Director Allison Lake joined Senator David Carlucci, Families Together in New York State, and community activists outside of Sing Sing Prison to call for New York to raise the age of adult criminal responsibility for 16- and … Read More