Mayor Bloomberg and Commissioner Mattingly Announce
Laurence E. Busching to Lead the Integration of DJJ into ACS
Longtime Chief of City Law Department's Family Division Will Serve as Executive Deputy Commissioner of ACS Division of Youth and Family Justice
ACS Begins Electronic Filing of Abuse and Neglect Petitions in New York City Family Court
John B. Mattingly, Commissioner of ACS and the Hon. Edwina Richardson-Mendelson, Administrative Judge of NYC Family Court, announced the launch of the electronic filing of abuse and neglect petitions in Family Court.
ACS and Juvenile Justice to Integrate Operations
Mayor Bloomberg has announced the integration of the City's Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) and The Administration for Children's Services (ACS), effective January 20, 2010. Read more
Robin Hood Grant to ACS Juvenile Justice Initiative
Children's Services is proud to announce an expansion of the innovative Juvenile Justice Initiative with a new $1 million grant from the Robin Hood foundation to treat youth with psychiatric illness. Read more
Foster/Adoptive Parents Honored at Gracie Mansion
Hundreds of foster and adoptive parents and their families gathered at Gracie Mansion on November 23rd as guests of Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Commissioner Mattingly. Read more
Shamil is a bright sixth-grader with a variety of interests. Like most
boys his age, he likes to play basketball and video games and surf the
Internet. Shamil also likes to build things and says that woodshop is his
favorite class. Free time is spent doing arts and crafts activities and
drawing as well as listening to music. Learn more about Shamil and
how to adopt him
What’s Working Newsletter “What’s Working” is
a new quarterly newsletter produced by Children's Services Agency
Program Assistance (APA) on promising practices and innovative solutions
to strengthen results among child welfare providers. Read Fall 2009 Issue(PDF)
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.
For Child Care and Head Start providers: The
Universal PreKindergarten Qualification Tool for the 2009-2010 School Year
is now available. Learn more
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)
Child Safety Materials Available The ACS
Press Office has child safety materials available including the Prevent
Child Abuse and Babies
Sleep Safest posters and Recognizing
and Reporting Child Abuse pamphlets. 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.
Practice Principles for NYC Child
Welfare Children’s Services has put in place a model of
practice principles for New York City which represents our commitment to
keeping the children of the city safe. Read the practice
principles
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
Report of the Interagency Task Force on Child Welfare and Safety.Read the report
Rethinking Child Care An Integrated Plan for Early Childhood Development in New York City. Read the Plan
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.
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)
