Updated 4/15/2024 On March 21st Westchester Children’s Association (WCA) hosted a panel discussion titled “Youth Justice Beyond the Headlines: Five+ Years of Raise the Age.” The panel’s goal was to recognize the achievements of the Raise the Age (RTA) … Read More
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Join us March 7 for the Release of WCA’s Child Poverty Focus Group Report
Uplifting Courageous Voices: from the Frontline of Poverty in Westchester with featured guest Victoria Esposito, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Albany Law School About the Event WCA will release its 2024 Child Poverty Focus Group Report following months of … Read More
Westchester Children’s Association Organizes First Ever “Commissioners’ Conversation” on June 22, 2023
Westchester Children’s Association (WCA), the only independent child advocacy organization in Westchester, will host the first “Commissioners’ Conversation” on Thursday, June 22nd and has invited county officials to participate. The event, open to the public, will be held at the … Read More
Westchester Youth Showed Up to Speak Up at the 2023 Youth Justice Rally
Nearly 100 Young Adults Showed up to Learn About Four Pending NYS Bills Which Would Provide Significant Steps Toward Disrupting the School-to-Prison Pipeline (WESTCHESTER – February 27, 2023) – Nearly 100 young adults and representatives of various advocacy groups attended … Read More
WCA’s 2022 Advocacy Breakfast Sheds Light on the Need for Increased Mental Health Supports
The Westchester Children’s Association (WCA) held its annual Advocacy Breakfast on October 18. The Annual Kathryn Wasserman Davis Child Advocacy Lecture was presented by Dr. Kira Hudson Banks, co-founder of the Institute for Healing Justice and Equity at Sant Louis University. Dr. Banks spoke to the audience of over 100 about supporting the socio-emotional wellbeing of youth and that change must begin with an understanding of equity as “the guarantee of fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement while at the same time striving to identify and eliminate barriers that have prevented the full participation of some groups.” Read More
10 Myths About Affordable Housing in Westchester
10 Myths About Affordable Housing in Westchester
January 26, 2022 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM | Virtual
Hosted by Nonprofit Westchester
Mediated by Allison Lake, Executive Director of WCA Read More
Youth Justice Expert Panel on Emerging Adults – October 19th from 3 to 5 pm (hybrid)
Register for our Youth Justice Expert Panel on Emerging Adults on October 19 from 3 to 5 pm. There is limited capacity to attend in person at Manhattanville College as well as a remote option. Read More
WCA Advocacy Breakfast 2021 – A Teachable Moment
Our 2021 Advocacy Breakfast will bring together Dr. Lester Young Jr., Chancellor of Board of Regents, and Jamaal Bowman, US Representative on March 31st at 9 am via Zoom to discuss equity for all children in remote learning and general education during our current crisis and beyond. Read More