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Foster Care Month Kicks Off With Heart Gallery NYC Photo Exhibit
Commissioner Richter joined Heart Gallery NYC for the opening exhibit of a photo gallery of children in foster care as part of Foster Care Month.
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ACS Honors LGBTQ Foster Care LeadersAdministration for Children’s Services Commissioner Ronald E. Richter celebrated National Foster Care Month by honoring outstanding foster care leaders and organizations. Click here to read more
Children’s Services Honors New Yorkers for Contributions to Child Safety The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) honored six individuals and two organizations with the Commissioner’s Child Advocacy Award for their efforts in keeping the New York City’s children safe. Read more.
Sesame Street Comes to the ACS Children’s Center On Monday April 29, ACS Commissioner Ronald E. Richter (right) and President and CEO of Sesame Workshop, H. Melvin Ming cut the ribbon to open the newly ‘Sesamized’ Children’s Center nursery.
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ACS Swears In Newly Elected Delegates To The Head Start Policy CouncilDeputy Commissioner Myung J. Lee Division of Early Care and Education (ECE) presided over the installation of newly elected delegates to the Head Start Policy Council. Click here to read more
ACS Releases Close to Home Phase II Draft Plan
On March 30, 2012, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law the Close to Home legislation as part of the 2012-2013 New York State Budget. ACS has released the draft plan for Close to Home Phase II, Limited-Secure Placement.
ACS Releases the 2011-2013 Strategic Plan UpdateACS has released the update to the 2011-2013 Strategic Plan. Nine months ago, the agency announced the plan which defined a set of six priorities that would guide its work over a two year period. Download the Plan(PDF)
ACS Announces the Launch of EarlyLearn NYC EarlyLearn NYC is the City’s new education model that will merge child care and early education into a single, seamless system and establish a foundation for success for the City’s neediest children.
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 | National Foster Care Month Foster & Adoptive Parent Consortium
As part of National Foster Care Month activities, ACS will host the 2nd Annual Foster & Adoptive Parent Consortium to give adoptive and foster parents the opportunity to meet to share and grow ideas that will help strengthen family development, encourage relationship building, and provide great opportunities for broad discussions among ACS community partners and foster care providers. When: Thursday, May 30, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Where: ACS Children’s Center, 492 First Avenue, NYC. Child welfare practitioners including ACS staff, will lead workshops on topics that address issues regarding educational success for children and youth, improving services for LGBTQ youth and families involved in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems in New York City, and pregnant and parenting teens. The consortium will also consider ways to engage young adults in talking about careers, education and work. The event is free, but registration is required. For more information and to register, please click on the links below.
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Registration Form |  | Preventive Service Recommended Awards: Evidence Based, Evidence Informed, and Promising Practice Models
We are pleased to announce the recommended contract awardees for additional preventive programming for young people who have child welfare and juvenile justice involvement and their families. Click here to learn more › |  | Child Safety Materials Available
The ACS Press Office has child safety materials available including the following posters, pamphlets and brochures: These materials are in English and Spanish with limited availability in Creole, Korean, Russian and Chinese. We encourage child care facilities, child welfare and community organizations to call 212-341-0999 to request copies. |  | National Adoption Day ACS Deputy Commissioner Benita Miller discusses the importance of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month. Click here to watch the segment › |  | Close to Home: The First Six Months
Close to Home authorizes the City of New York to provide a broad range of services to young people who, for public safety reasons, must be confined in non-secure residential placements located close to their communities. This overview describes the first six months of the Close to Home initiative. Read more » (pdf) |  | Working with Pregnant and Parenting Youth in care
ACS introduces two resources to aid case planners in their work with pregnant and parenting youth in care. |  | Early Learn NYC Recommended Awards
ACS recently released the recommended awards for EarlyLearn NYC, the City’s new early child care and education system that will increase quality standards for all children served by the City’s subsidized center, home-based programs and Head Start. Read the lists of recommended awards » |  | Get Your ID
Having an ID is one of the keys to success. Learn how to apply for a birth certificate, Social Security card, and non-driver State ID. |  | Contract Award Recommendations
ACS currently contracts with nonprofit child welfare agencies to provide foster care and preventive services to children and families throughout New York City. Read the lists of recommended awards Preventive Services Awarded Slots by Borough (PDF) New Contracts Awarded for Family Assessment Program Intervention
The contracts are for agencies to provide a range of short-term, therapeutic diversionary interventions for adolescents and their families who appear at the Family Assessment Program at ACS seeking to file PINS or “Person in Need of Supervision” petitions in Family Court. The contracts will start in October 2010. See the list of service providers (PDF) |  | Information for Families Impacted by Child Care Service Reductions
In February 2010, notices went out to families whose child care services will be discontinued as a result of inadequate funding. Click here for sample letters and resources available to families impacted by the reduction |  | YouthSuccessNYC.org
A one-stop place where teens leaving or aging out of foster care can learn about real resources to get ready life now and after foster care, and share their experiences with other youths. |  | ACS Focuses on Reducing Stress for CPS
The Project focuses on decreasing stress through enhancing resilience skills and increasing social support for the worker.
Read More (PDF) |  | ACCESS NYC - Benefit Information. One Place.
Screen your family for over 30 City, State and Federal health and human service benefit programs. In addition to screening, you can learn about the programs, how to apply, where to go, and even print filled in applications.
Visit ACCESS NYC For news about ACCESS NYC, read its newsletter (PDF) |
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 | ACS Commissioner Richter announced the release of the 2011-2013 Strategic Plan
The Plan is the agency’s blueprint for providing the highest level of service to New York City’s children, youth and families each and every day. Learn more and download the Plan |  | Youth and Family Justice
These plans highlight both the vision for better coordination of services for youth and more opportunities to leverage resources and systems to benefit young people and their families as well as benefit staff. |
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Every child deserves to be safe. If you suspect child abuse or neglect, call the State Central Register at
800-342-3720 or call 311 and ask to be connected to the hotline.
DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE TO REPORT CHILD ABUSE!
TDD: 1-800-638-5163
If a child is in immediate danger, call 911.
More info about child abuse
Mandated Reporters:
1-800-635-1522
Mandated reporters are required by law to report child abuse or neglect.
More info about making a report as a mandated reporter
All calls are confidential
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Parents who are unable to care for their newborn infants may anonymously and legally leave their infant at a safe place such as a hospital. Click here for more information, or call: 866-505-SAFE (7233)
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The number of children in active foster care placements. |
12,871 |
| Purchased Preventive The number of children in active Purchased Preventive services, Family Preservation, Homemaking services, and Family Service Unit cases.
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25,647
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| Protective The number of children in open child abuse and/or neglect investigations. |
11,185 |
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| Contracted Early Learn The number of children enrolled in Group Child Care, Family Child Care, Informal Care, and Public Assistance.
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29,420
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| Secure Detention |
141 |
| Non-Secure Detention |
119 |
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