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.