Executive Director Allison Lake has been appointed as one of the inaugural members of New York State’s Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council by Governor Kathy Hochul. WCA is extremely proud of Allison, and we welcome the continued opportunity to advocate for our county’s children at the state level. Read More
News and Updates
Allison Lake on 2022 Westchester Power 100 List
For a third year in a row, Allison Lake has been listed as one of City & State’s “2022 Westchester Power 100”. City & State’s Westchester Power 100 highlights county leaders, including government officials, business executives, health care leaders, nonprofit heads, union chiefs, advocates, activists and more, across all sectors. Congratulations Allison! Read More
WCA Speaks Up for Kids to the 2022 New York State Budget Westchester County Delegation
Allison Lake, WCA Executive Director, testified on February 3rd before the New York State Westchester Delegation on the 2022-23 Executive Budget. Written testimony was also submitted. Read More
Raise The Age Laws Face New Challenges
Since Raise The Age laws went into full effect in 2018, arrests of 16 and 17-year-olds in Westchester County declined by 48%. This mirrored the rates around State, while crime rates remained the lowest they have been in New York … Read More
WCA Responds to Governor Hochul’s 2022 State of the State for New York
Many aspects of Governor Kathy Hochul’s historic 2022 State of the State address delivered on January 4th highlighted aspects of her administration’s plan for New York State that WCA finds encouraging. This plan has the potential to address all of … Read More
WCA featured in Lohud Article: “‘Couch surfing’ children are Westchester’s invisible homeless, lacking services, advocates say”
WCA was featured on Lohud’s front page on December 15, 2021 in an article written by Gary Stern about our child and youth homelessness data dashboard and advocacy for a universal definition of homelessness. Read More
Press release: 2021 ADVOCACY BREAKFAST BY WESTCHESTER CHILDREN’S ASSOCIATION FEATURES REP. JAMAAL BOWMAN AND CHANCELLOR LESTER YOUNG, JR.
2021 ADVOCACY BREAKFAST BY WESTCHESTER CHILDREN’S ASSOCIATION FEATURES REP. JAMAAL BOWMAN AND CHANCELLOR LESTER YOUNG, JR. Striving for Equity in Education WHITE PLAINS, NY – Westchester Children’s Association’s annual 2021 Advocacy Breakfast entitled “A Teachable Moment: Ensuring Equity During the … Read More
Campaign for Kids Westchester County Budget 2021
2021 Westchester County Budget: WCA & Campaign for Kids Partners’ Efforts for Children Throughout the year, WCA works hard to identify the needs of Westchester’s children, make their needs known, and keeping them at the top of the public … Read More