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Learn More About Affordable Child Care Options

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Child care vouchers are available for qualified families with children 6 weeks to 13 years old (or 19 years old with disabilities). For more information, call 212-835-7610.

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Summer Safety for Kids

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Summertime provides many opportunities for families to enjoy the outdoors. Play it safe and learn how to avoid injury to children, both indoors and outside, while having fun!

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Find Services and Resources Under Our New 'For Families' Section

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The NYC Administration for Children's Services can connect you to a wide range of free services and resources aimed at making families and communities stronger.

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Window Guard Safety

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Window Guard Safety coincides with summertime, when many families may want to open their windows to let the fresh air in. Remember to establish window safety by installing window guards or window stops to keep children from falling out of windows.

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Keep Cannabis Edibles Out of the Hands of Children

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Make sure to store cannabis-infused products separate from other food and drinks and keep them in a secure place like a lock box or high cabinet that is out of sight and reach of children.

Programs & Initiatives

Safe Sleep for Babies

Babies sleep safest alone, on their backs, in a bare crib or bassinet—not in bed with you.

Adopt or Foster a Child

Open your heart and home to a child in foster care; become a foster or adoptive parent.

Report Child Abuse

Identify the signs of child abuse and maltreatment. Help protect a child by making a report.

NYC ACS Prevention Survey

New York City is conducting a survey to improve prevention and child care services.

Window Guards

All apartments with small children are required by law to have window guards.

Homebase

If you are about to become homeless, Homebase can help you stay out of shelter.

NYC Open Data

Access more than 1,400 NYC data sets for free, at any time via the NYC Open Data portal.