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There are reports that some parents are having trouble getting child welfare services because a botched contract award and budget threats last year led providers to scale back.

ByKelly Virella 0Comments

06

Apr 2011

Justice

Human Factor Looms Large In ACS System

The recent indictment of two ACS workers in a little girl’s death has focused new attention on the city’s child protection regime. In this interview, City Limits’ Helen Zelon explains…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

06

Apr 2011

Government

Human Factor Looms Large In ACS System

The recent indictment of two Administration for Children’s Services workers in the death of a Brooklyn four-year-old has focused new attention on the city’s system for detecting and stopping child…

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

30

Mar 2011

Economy Education Government

What Cuts Will Cost: Children's Learning, Parents' Work

As tabloids celebrate an on-time state budget, a look at what one budget cut at the city level will mean: fewer childcare slots, less school prep for kids and a…

ByGerard Flynn 0Comments

07

Mar 2011

Government Justice

Veteran Provider Takes Big ACS Job

The Administration of Children’s Services has announced the appointment of Charles Barrios, a licensed psychotherapist with decades of service at Good Shepherd Services in Brooklyn, as Deputy Commissioner for Family…

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

21

Feb 2011

Government Justice

Grandparents Who Parent Are Facing Budget Cuts

Thousands of New York children are raised by relatives other than their parents. Many rely on state programs to support their unexpected second stint as guardians.

ByPatrick Wall 0Comments

14

Feb 2011

Economy Education

Credits As Collateral: Schools Withhold Records If Debts Unpaid

Some students transferring to public school arrive with no educational records because a private or parochial school has withheld them until tuition debts are paid.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

02

Feb 2011

Government Justice

Cuomo's Cuts Could Hit The Poor

The tiff between Albany and City Hall over education aid isn’t the only fight brewing over the governor’s budget. His cuts to public assistance, homeless services and child welfare are…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

31

Jan 2011

Justice Opinion

Juvenile Justice: The Case For Local Control

A youth services provider says Mayor Bloomberg’s bid to take more control of the state’s juvenile justice system is an opportunity not just to save money, but to change lives.

ByMarsha Weissman 0Comments

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Jan 2011

Economy Government Justice

Questions About Mayor's Plan To Run Youth Jails

Few would deny that state-run juvenile detention facilities are flawed. But a Bloomberg bid to take control of some of those sites has raised a new set of issues.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

Budget Cut Avoided, But Children's Services Still Show Strain

Human Factor Looms Large In ACS System

Human Factor Looms Large In ACS System

What Cuts Will Cost: Children's Learning, Parents' Work

Veteran Provider Takes Big ACS Job

Grandparents Who Parent Are Facing Budget Cuts

Credits As Collateral: Schools Withhold Records If Debts Unpaid

Cuomo's Cuts Could Hit The Poor

Juvenile Justice: The Case For Local Control

Questions About Mayor's Plan To Run Youth Jails

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