In compliance with Local Law 143 of 2016, ACS submits an annual update about the five-year Foster Care Strategic Blueprint to the New York City Council
Annual report regarding youth in contact with DYCD and ACS who are referred as, self-report as, or who the agencies later determine to be sexually-exploited children, disaggregated by age, gender, and whether the children had contact with DYCD, ACS, or both agencies.
Under Local Law 18 of 2018, ACS was required to complete a workload and caseload study regarding child protective specialists. ACS worked with the Chapin Hall Center for State Child Welfare Data to conduct the research study, and we published the attached report with accompanying executive summary.
Pursuant to Local Law 143 of 2016, a report incorporating the March 2018 recommendations of the Interagency Foster Care Task Force in its initial report, to improve services and outcomes for youth in and aging out of foster care.
The de Blasio Administration today announced it submitted formal comments to the federal government in opposition to a proposed rule that would evict thousands of New Yorkers from federally-assisted housing based on immigration status.
In response to Local Law 37 of 2018, ACS conducted a study regarding language needs of children in foster care. This report describes the language study that ACS conducted, and it provides a summary of key findings from that study. It also outlines ACS's continuing work to respond to language needs.
The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), in partnership with our foster care provider agencies, conducted the second annual Foster Care Youth Experience Survey in accordance with Local law 146 of 2016.The legislation, which was introduced by City Council Member Donovan Richards, requires th
In compliance with Local Law 11 passed by the New York City Council in 2018, ACS submits quarterly reports on preventive services utilization to the Council. This report is also required to be posted on the ACS website
This report, by New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer, outlines challenges and makes recommendations for playgrounds that could better serve the children and families of NYC in all boroughs.