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Chart: Westchester youth of color are disproportionately more likely to be arrested for a crime than white youth

A Better Juvenile Justice System for Our Youth and Our Communities

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If you follow us on Facebook or Twitter, you’ve probably noticed that the #RaisetheAge campaign is really picking up steam. Along with many concerned community members and nonprofit partners, Westchester Children’s Association has been pushing for juvenile justice reforms. These reforms would give young people who have been convicted of a crime better access to the age-appropriate services that will help them turn their lives around. Learn more about the proposed reforms with this infographic. Read More & Comment »

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Raising the Bar on Academic Achievement

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In the United States, long after the words “land of the free” were written on the back of a letter in Franklin Scott Key’s pocket, racial inequality is still a reality in our world today, even in our county of … Read More & Comment »

Top Ten City Snapshot Highlights

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Who doesn’t love a good Top Ten List? As we wrap up our 2014 City Snapshots Series, we thought it would be fun to share our own Top Ten List of interesting highlights from the series. For most items, we’ve given both the highest … Read More & Comment »

White Plains City Snapshot

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Today we’re sharing a White Plains City Snapshot, the fourth fact sheet in our City Snapshots Series. If you missed the first three City Snapshots for Yonkers, New Rochelle, and Mount Vernon, be sure to check them out. Next week, we’ll share the final City Snapshot … Read More & Comment »

Mount Vernon City Snapshot

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This Mount Vernon City Snapshot is the third in our City Snapshots Series. If you missed the first two City Snapshots, take a look at the Yonkers and New Rochelle fact sheets. Throughout the rest of July, we’ll be sharing two … Read More & Comment »

New Rochelle City Snapshot

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In continuation of our new series, today we’re sharing a New Rochelle City Snapshot. If you missed the first City Snapshot for Yonkers, click here to see it. Throughout the rest of July, we’ll also be sharing City Snapshots for Mount Vernon, White … Read More & Comment »

Yonkers City Snapshot

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Today, we’re excited to release a Yonkers City Snapshot, the first in our City Snapshots series. Over the next few weeks, we’ll share four more City Snapshots in order of population size (largest to smallest): New Rochelle, Mount Vernon, White Plains, and … Read More & Comment »

Civil Rights in Public Schools

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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights recently released the latest report on civil rights data for all public schools in the country for 2011-2012. For the first time ever, the Civil Rights Data Collection database allows you … Read More & Comment »