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Non-Secure Placement

Limited Secure Placement

Placement Process

Close to Home Frequently Asked Questions


Non-Secure Placement (NSP)

ACS contracts with non-profit providers to operate NSP residents in or right outside of the five boroughs. Each residence is designed to look and feel like a home environment. Several providers offer specialized services and programs for youth who are identified as having specific needs or challenges.

Services and Activities in Non-Secure Placement

Youth in the NSP program:

Attend school taught by the Department of Education's Passages Academy and earn credits toward middle school promotion or a high school diploma.

Can have regular phone calls, visits with families, and attend events alongside family members.

Receive medical, mental health, and/or substance abuse services as needed.

Participate in recreational, cultural, and group activities within and outside of the facility, such as playing for local high school sports teams, visiting museums, going on camping trips, producing music, and participating in community service.

Non-Secure Placement Providers

The following contracted non-profit providers operate NSP homes in or near New York City:

The Children's Village

Good Shepherd Services

Rising Ground

Martin De Porres Group Homes

SCO Family of Services

St. John's Residence for Boys

Programs & Initiatives

Adopt or Foster a Child

Open your heart and home to a child in foster care; become a foster or adoptive parent.

Open your heart and home to a child in foster care; become a foster or adoptive parent.

Open your heart and home to a child in foster care; become a foster or adoptive parent.

Report Child Abuse

Identify the signs of child abuse and maltreatment. Help protect a child by making a report.

Identify the signs of child abuse and maltreatment. Help protect a child by making a report.

Identify the signs of child abuse and maltreatment. Help protect a child by making a report.

New York City Kids are Our Kids

Get involved in the lives of children in your community. Volunteer as a tutor, mentor, or coach.

Get involved in the lives of children in your community. Volunteer as a tutor, mentor, or coach.

Get involved in the lives of children in your community. Volunteer as a tutor, mentor, or coach.

Child Support for Employers

Get information for employers on withholding income, reporting new hires, and more.

Get information for employers on withholding income, reporting new hires, and more.

Get information for employers on withholding income, reporting new hires, and more.

Homebase

If you are about to become homeless, Homebase can help you stay out of shelter.

If you are about to become homeless, Homebase can help you stay out of shelter.

If you are about to become homeless, Homebase can help you stay out of shelter.