New York state law effectively shields the city’s child-protection agency from outside review, even when abuse cases turn ...

The New York City Department of Investigation says they need more access to records from the city’s troubled child services ...

Families in three priority groups — under 300% of the federal poverty line, homeless or with disabilities — will be eligible ...

“When ACS comes, they treat me like a criminal in ... Oct. 21, 2021 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams for New York Daily News) The majority of child welfare investigations, more than ...

In 2020, the New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) commissioned an internal audit, which involved interviews with dozens of agency employees. The interviews revealed that ...

There is new scrutiny on New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) after it was accused of diverting funds from disabled children. The agency has also acknowledged it also ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Harlem resident and mother Leeah Turner shared painful details of the difficult journey she’s trying to navigate while raising her 17-year-old autistic son. “I stood in ...

Colin Lecher, reporter at The Markup, says the city's Administration for Children's Services uses a family's neighborhood, ...

Advocates have described the ACS as investigating “neglect” and punishing families for being poor. Washcarina Martinez Alonzo, a senior staff attorney with Legal Services NYC, said ...

In October, New York City was horrified when 4-year-old Jahmeik ... Here, an anonymous child protective specialist at ACS ...

Civil Action No. 1. CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT AND JURY DEMAND "ACS MADE IT CLEAR-EITHER I LET THEM SEARCH MY HOME OR THEY WERE TAKING MY KIDS." The New York City Administration for Children's ...