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Administration for Children's Services

Keeping Children Safe & Supporting Families


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Education
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DYFJ Volunteer Opportunities
Health
Housing
Jobs
Know Your Rights
LGBTQ
Planning for Your Future
Supervised Independent Living Programs (SILP)
Teens Take on COVID
Trafficked Youth
Was I Born In America?
Youth Leadership Council

Education

Be Connected!

DYFJ Volunteer Opportunities

Health

Housing

Jobs

Know Your Rights

LGBTQ

Planning for Your Future

Supervised Independent Living Programs (SILP)

Teens Take on COVID

Trafficked Youth

Was I Born In America?

Youth Leadership Council


Be Connected!

Have a question you want answered? Get connected to ACS people who can help. Get the latest information about NYC services and events.

Help at ACS

Office of Advocacy (212) 676-9421
Teen Specialist Unit (212) 676–6001
Civil Service Pathways for Youth (212) 341-3353
Housing Academy Collaborative (212) 442-4273
LGTBQ Support – Contact ACS
Office of Education Support: (212) 453-9918

NYC Services

IDNYC
Social Security Card
Non-driver State ID
Birth Certificates

Free Smartphones for Youth 18+

Are you between the ages of 18-26 and a current or former youth in foster care? You may be eligible for a free smartphone and a monthly cell plan including data through ACS and iFoster. Learn more

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.