NYC Commission on Human Rights Legal Guidance on the Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act, detailing discrimination based on credit history in employment.
NYC Commission on Human Rights Legal Enforcement Guidance to clarify discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations under the Human Rights Law and the Fair Chance Act
The Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence (OCDV) Programs and Initiatives One Pager Provides an overview of the programs and initiatives of the OCDV.
This folding card provides an overview of the Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence and directs survivors of intimate partner violence to the New York City Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-621-4673) or 311 for assistance and linkage to services
The Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence (OCDV) 2013 Third Quarter Fact Sheet provides quarterly updates on domestic violence crimes and victims accessing services.
The Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence (OCDV) 2014 Fact Sheet which provides information on domestic violence crimes and domestic violence victims accessing services.
The Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence (OCDV) 2013 Annual Teen Dating Violence Fact Sheet. Fact sheet provides information on the prevalence of teen dating violence and services available to victims.
Department of Homeless Services, Fire Department, Department of Buildings, Housing Preservation and Development, and Department of Health, Department of Investigation to join forces to expedite violation corrections at over 500 city shelters following a report by the Department of Investigation
Lessons from Tragedy reviews 75 child fatality reports issued by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services in 2011 with the goal of identifying continuing risk factors and areas of focus to better protect children.
The report demonstrates the impact of revising upward the size of businesses affected by the legislation, a change currently under consideration according to recent reports.
Summarizes the findings and comments that came from the forum and highlights the key recommendations that emerged from the language access discussions. Agency submitted date as 12/16/2011.
This booklet is an introduction to the Administration for Children's Services (ACS), New York City's Children's Services agency. It describes the services ACS provides and where families and individuals can go for help or more information.
This report reflects the past year's work of the City agencies belonging to the Interagency Coordinating Council on Youth. These work groups address the needs of young people and establish programs and services to help serve the youth.
This ICC Annual Annual inter-agency report provides an overview of ICC member agencies' efforts to improve and streamline services on behalf of young people in New York City and documents the services provided to youth through City agencies.
This report examines foster care in New York City through the lens of children who have struggled within the system, and is based on first-hand accounts from Public Advocate James' foster care hotline and publicly available data.
This implementation plan update presents the steps that the Administration for Children's Services has initiated during calendar year 2005 to ensure compliance with Local Law 73 of 2003. The update also provides data on the number of limited English proficient persons served by Children's Services during 2005.
The purpose of this pamphlet is to provide staff at the Administration for Children's Services (ACS) with a brief overview of immigration and language issues for the purpose of maximizing child welfare services to meet the diverse needs of New York City's immigrant communities. In order to meet these diverse needs and pursuant to Local Law 73, ACS staff is required to identify a client's primary language at initial contact, and to seek interpretive services when necessary.
A trifold brochure by the NYC Commission on Human Rights and the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs that serves as a notice of rights under the City Human Rights Law
Updated guide with general information about federal, state, and city benefits and what eligibility category needed to qualify. Agency submitted date as 9/1/2013.
This is a charter-mandated annual report for the Interagency Coordinating Council on Youth. Discussed in this report are the various areas of focus in terms of educating youth and providing valuable services.
The ICC annual report summarizes the Council's activities during the past fiscal year and showcases the important work of members who work collaboratively to address the myriad of issues facing young people. The ICC Annual Report for 2009, highlights include: 'A Parent's Guide - Understanding the Maze: If Your Child Has Contact with the Law' and 'the Youth Behavioral Challenges Subcommittee Report.'
Provides detailed information about the types of federal, state and local disaster assistance services available to immigrant communities and how to access those services. Agency submitted date as 12/7/2012.
This report represents the first annual publication on the placement experience of children entering foster care. As ACS moves toward a more closely integrated, neighborhood-based service system, this information is critical to track our progress in meeting children's needs with non-discriminatory practice and neighborhood-based services.
This document is a New York City Department of Youth & Community Development guide for Family Court judges to provide resources and information for non-custodial fathers. The Fatherhood program attempts to link fathers with their children and encourage the fathers to provide child support.
This one page English language document provides an overview of the services available at the Five New York City Family Justice Centers. It also includes address and subway and bus lines near the Family Justice Centers. In addition, it provides safety tips for intimate partner survivors.
A 30 X 46 poster detailing the rights and responsiblities of housing providers and New York tenants under the City Human Rights Law. Poster provides clear examples of housing discrimination, which is illegal in New York City. Poster is in Spanish.
A 30 X 46 poster detailing the rights and responsiblities of housing providers and New York tenants under the City Human Rights Law. Poster provides clear examples of housing discrimination, which is illegal in New York City.
FY2014 Fiscal Manual created by the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development's Contract Agency Finance Department (CAFD). The Contract Agency Finance Department is responsible
for monitoring the fiscal compliance of DYCD's human services contracts. Depending upon the funding stream, there are different regulations which govern the administration and expenditure of program funds.
To provide guidance to organizations, DYCD has developed the General, Workforce Investment Act and Fiscal Agent Manuals.
This folding Spanish language palm card provides an overview of the services available at the Five New York City Family Justice Centers. It also includes address and subway and bus lines near the Family Justice Centers.
This folding Russian language palm card provides an overview of the services available at the Five New York City Family Justice Centers. It also includes address and subway and bus lines near the Family Justice Centers.
This folding English language palm card provides an overview of the services available at the Five New York City Family Justice Centers. It also includes address and subway and bus lines near the Family Justice Centers.
This folding Chinese language palm card provides an overview of the services available at the Five New York City Family Justice Centers. It also includes address and subway and bus lines near the Family Justice Centers.
This folding Bengali language palm card provides an overview of the services available at the Five New York City Family Justice Centers. It also includes address and subway and bus lines near the Family Justice Centers.
This folding Arabic language palm card provides an overview of the services available at the Five New York City Family Justice Centers. It also includes address and subway and bus lines near the Family Justice Centers.
The purpose of this evaluation was to examine the first three years of the OST program for associations between OST program quality, youth participation, and youth outcomes. Agency submitted date as Sep-09.
Evaluation to describe for OST high school programming implementation over the first two and a half years of the initiative, range of services and youth participation. Agency submitted date as Jun-08.
Evaluation of impact of Homebase Community Program on households' use of homeless shelters and their utilization of mainstream services, and to compare any benefits in reducing shelter use to the costs of offering the program.
At the request of DYCD and of the New York City Center of Economic Opportunity, which oversees the implementation, performance monitoring and evaluation of the majority of YMI programs, Policy Studies Associates, Inc. (PSA) conducted an evaluation of the YMI Cornerstone Mentoring Program during the 2013-14 school year.
To examine the implementation of skill-oriented activities in 10 (OST) Programs during the 2010-11 school year to assess the challenges, identify implementation approaches and program elements that can be replicated across the OST initiative, and to inform DYCD's policy goals of improving the quality of OST programming for elementary- and middle-grades youth. Agency submitted date as Feb-12.
The purpose of this evaluation was to summarize evaluation findings from the first year of the initiative (2009-10), analyze patterns of implementation and the outcomes of participating students in the second year (2010-11). Agency submitted date as May-12.
The purpose of the evaluation was to inform future capacity-building investments at DYCD and in the broader field of youth services by identifying lessons learned and the extent to which investments in organizational development can lead to stronger nonprofits and effective, high quality programs that result in the desired youth outcomes. Agency submitted date as Mar-12.
Evaluation to collect baseline data on OST programs and participants including characteristics of programs, participatants and attendance patterns. Agency submitted date as Jul-06.
Evaluation examined with what methods and what success did the Transition to High School programs recruit and retain intended participants; To what extent and in what ways did programs implement the model's components? What approaches did programs use to help participants navigate transition into high school?; and What was the promotion rate into tenth grade for students who participated in the program? In what ways did participant success vary based on participants' demographic or educational characteristics? Agency submitted date as Jun-11.
American Journal of Public Health; An empirical risk model can increase the efficiency of homelessness prevention services. Agency submitted date as Dec-13.
A focused strategy to address domestic violence in New York City's children's services
system. This document provides valuable information and insight into this complex issue. In addition, it will
be useful to ACS staff, provider agencies and other public and non-profit service providers and professionals who
work with families. This strategic plan provides the strong foundation on which we continue to build a service
delivery system.
The Domestic Violence Response Team (DVRT) brochure provides an overview of the Staten Island Domestic Violence Response Team and provides contact information. DVRT monitors the provision of services to domestic violence victims at high risk for re-assault or homicide.