Upcoming Events:

Tuesday, April 21st - Lobby Day in Albany - Full Flyer


* Survivors for Justice is providing buses to Albany, leaving from Brooklyn – please call (212) 873-3938 to reserve your spot, along with a kosher lunch. Once in Albany, children groups’ advocates will be meeting in the Legislative Office Building from 9:30 – 10:45 in the large Cafeteria next to the Albany Room and near the Liberty Café. The major event will occur at 11:00 a.m. when Assembly Member Margaret Markey will host a Press Conference, including other speakers, in LCA Room 130 in the Legislative Office Building. The press conference will run till noon, and then people will break into smaller groups, to visit lawmakers' offices. Advocates will also be invited to return to Assembly Member Markey’s office, Room 654 in the Legislative Office Building between 4:30-5:30 PM.

* We also urge you to call your Senator and Assembly Members (and others as well) to let them know that you support the Markey bill and that the Jewish community will not give up its fight to protect children of all faiths from predators. Please find contact info below:

New York State Assembly Members
New York State Senators or
New York State Senators Directory  (pdf) or
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The Jewish Board of Advocates for Children, Inc. (JBAC) is a new non-profit corporation founded in

New York State in 2008. 

 

The founders recognize a need for a new voice to address the pressing issues of the day in yeshiva and nonpublic school education.  Those issues include the health, safety and welfare of all children, the

spiraling cost of religious and nonpublic school education, and the quality of education.

 

We are both a think tank and activist organization.  Among our initial accomplishments, when we were known

as the N.Y.S. Yeshiva Parents Association, was our successful advocacy for a new law authorizing all nonpublic schools to fingerprint and background check their prospective employees.   Our schools can now avoid hiring convicted sex offenders and other dangerous persons who should not be working near children.  This law became effective July 1, 2007.

 

Our activities include multi-disciplinary conferences, attended by professionals, community leaders, and all interested persons who possess a fervent wish to make a better world for our children.  We seek practical solutions to contemporary challenges.

 

Our Officers and Executive Committee members are comprised of individuals with strong backgrounds in law, medicine, mental health, education, parenting and mentoring, and the Jewish religion.