ACS - For LGBTQ

Administration for Children's Services

Keeping Children Safe & Supporting Families


Initiatives

For LGBTQ

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

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


For Youth

Know Your Rights

You have the right to be yourself. You should be treated with respect and your specific needs should be met no matter what your sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression is.

Download the Know Your Rights Brochure [PDF]

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LGBTQAI+ Community Liaison

If you want help finding support and services that will be a good fit for you, contact the LGBTQAI+ Community Liaison at lgbtq@acs.nyc.gov to find groups or upcoming events that may be helpful.
The Liaison can also provide trainings. These trainings include Peer Ally Trainings for foster care and juvenile justice facilities that help allies learn strategies to support their LGBTQAI+ peers and Know Your Rights trainings for LGBTQAI+ youth currently in ACS care.

In addition, there is a subcommittee of ACS’ larger Youth Leadership Council that focuses on policy, practice, and programming. Let the Liaison know if you are interested in joining and want to learn more about eligibility and the application process.

LGBTQAI+ Youth Resources

Visit the Resources page to find LGBTQAI+-affirming youth groups and services.