On November 28, WCA launched the 2023 Children by the Numbers Data Bulletin at the Carver Center, located in Port Chester, NY. The Data Bulletin sheds light on the unequal socioeconomic, health, and educational outcomes faced by the county’s children … Read More & Comment
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Meet Data Intern, Mythri Galpotthawela! [WCA ebulletin #25]
Hi everyone! My name is Mythri Galpotthawela. I was born and raised in northern Westchester and am a rising junior at Bucknell University. I am majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in Children’s Studies while on the pre-health track because I … Read More & Comment
Limarie lays out the facts at the Westchester Child Poverty Symposium
914Cares invited Limarie Cabrera, our Director of Data, Operations & Finance, to speak at its 3rd Annual Westchester County Poverty Symposium that was held on March 10th at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester. At the event, Jessica Reinmann, CEO … Read More & Comment
New Faces at WCA: Angel Gray, Program & Policy Manager
Angel Gray joined Westchester Children’s Association in February 2022 as our new Program and Policy Manager. Over the past 9 years, Angel has provided family support, prevention, intervention, and educational services for families and children at psychiatric hospitals, high schools, … Read More & Comment
Westchester County Children & Youth Homelessness Data (WCCYHD) Dashboard is here!
The Westchester County Child and Youth Homelessness Dashboard (WCCHYD) is being published after months of data hunting and analysis by WCA so that demographic, geographic, and racial trends among children and youth experiencing homelessness in Westchester County are more visible. … Read More & Comment
Westchester’s Digital Divide for Kids
UPDATE: May 15, 2020 WCA has released the ‘Westchester Parent Survey about Remote Learning’ so we can find out how families are coping with the new (and not so new) challenges that have emerged due to pandemic. All responses will … Read More & Comment
The Story Behind “Wendy Finds A Home in Westchester”
See behind-the-scenes photos of our journey as we created their first children’s book ‘Wendy Finds A Home In Westchester.” Like so many great ideas, our first children’s book started at the kitchen table. Rebekah and Onya came to Ilana’s parents’ … Read More & Comment
And How are the Children?
It’s hard to know where to begin. There has been a steady onslaught of new policies and actions that have targeted children and families lately with little regard for the long-term implications. From the separation of children from their families … Read More & Comment