June 15, 2007 JCCA is now five boroughs strong! JCCA’s Family Day Care Program has been offering families safe nurturing home-based care for their young children since the 1950’s. “Provider mothers” run small home-based businesses with professional oversight and expertise from JCCA. Today, most of our clients are Jewish immigrants, many from the Former Soviet Union. As always JCCA follows community needs and to meet the need for early childhood programming on Staten Island, we opened a new office to serve families. With this new site, JCCA has programs in all five Boroughs! A celebration marked the opening of JCCA's Staten Island office on May 16. Adopt a Teenager It happens more often than you may think and it can be unbelievably rewarding for both the parent and the young person. In an interview on NPR station WFUV, JCCA foster parent Michele Jones and her adopted daughter, Ana Andrew Jones, tell their adoption story. Listen Here for a 5-minute excerpt from a longer program on adoption. And while we’re on the subject of adopting teenagers, if you would like a copy of JCCA’s beautiful video, “Adoption is Forever,” (in English and Spanish), email us. To watch an exerpt of the video featuring Michele and Ana, click here. “Loved and Respected” is the title of a prizewinning essay by Carlos H, a former JCCA foster child. Aquellah M., also a JCCA foster child, and Carlos were both grand prize winners at the Child Welfare Fund’s Awards for Youth in Foster Care. Aquellah’s essay is titled “Helping Starts at Home.” Twenty-one youth won prizes. Eight of them were from JCCA. Prizewinners received cash awards and the opportunity to see their essays in print. Forty giant red dogs, forty beach bags, forty baseball hats Originally featured at JCCA’s gala, Celebrating Children, the contents of the Gala centerpieces have been given to JCCA kids. Hundreds of donated gifts, including baseballs, books and suntan lotion were included in these cheerful, child-centered table decorations. Girls on the campus will be sporting the snazzy beach bags and children at the day care center are the lucky recipients of the big red dogs. Barbara Mann, Gala Co-chair, was the driving force behind this terrific project that is touching so many children at JCCA. The contents of the centerpieces were donated by Trotta's Pharmacy in Harrison, NY, Miller's Toy Store in Mamaroneck, NY, Scholastic Books and the NY Mets. Update email preferences | Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend | Visit our web site Copyright © 2007 Jewish Child Care Association, Inc. All Rights Reserved JCCA - 120 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005 - (212) 425 3333 Jewish Child Care Association is a tax-exempt organization as defined under section of 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.