Westchester Children’s Association is deeply disturbed by reports of children who were separated from their parents at our southern border. Our government’s recent policy is so harmful that it can fairly be called child abuse, as was articulated by the … Read More
News & Media
WCA Board of Directors Announce Next Executive Director
The following is a letter announcing our next Executive Director from our Board President, Ann Umemoto. We are delighted to announce the appointment of Allison Lake as Executive Director of Westchester Children’s Association (WCA). Her new role is effective on … Read More
WCA, Fierce Advocates for Children
Check out our latest video. We spent this past year listening to our partners and exploring how we are viewed in our community. Working as child advocates, sometimes the nature of our work is hard to grasp. We hope this … Read More
Executive Director Search Moves to Finalist Stage
On April 28th, the Transition Committee, in consultation with The Support Center, interviewed qualified candidates for the Executive Director position. The quality of the candidates was exceptional with varying degrees of experience and knowledge within children’s advocacy. Two of those … Read More
Jennifer Flowers Named Co-Chair of WC4K
This article originally appeared on Hudson Valley News Network Online. Flowers Named Co-Chair of Westchester Companies for Kids By Kathy Welsh – April 24, 2018 WHITE PLAINS — Jennifer Flowers, a nationally renowned expert in non-profit governance and founder and CEO of Accreditation Guru, … Read More
The 2018 GPS4Kids Baseline Report is Here!
Over two years of work (and since the last report) have gone into the 2018 GPS4Kids Baseline Report. We have chosen six indicators to serve as the baseline from which the initiative will measure progress on keeping children in positive learning environments. Read More
WCA Selected for Reconnecting Youth Campaign’s Advocacy Academy
WCA is thrilled to announce that we have been selected to join this year’s founding cohort of the Reconnecting Youth Campaign’s Advocacy Academy. The Advocacy Academy is a 12 month long set of online trainings and activities that are designed … Read More
Our Statement on the 2018 New York State Budget
WCA’s Response to New York State Adopted Budget for SFY 2018-2019 NY State Budget wins – but more work to do! Thank you for the calls, visits, tweets and sign-ons! Your ongoing support and advocacy made a difference. Child Care … Read More
