ACS - LGBTQ Support

Administration for Children's Services

Keeping Children Safe & Supporting Families


Initiatives

LGBTQAI+ Equity Strategies


We are committed to creating a safe and affirming environment where all young people can thrive, no matter their sexual orientation or gender-identity and expression. The Office of Equity Strategies LGBTQAI+ unit raises awareness and helps make sure that all our services are affirming of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, asexual, agender, intersex youth and families.

For Youth
For Families
For Practitioners
ACS LGBTQ Policies
LGBTQ Resources
LGBTQ Incident & Inquiry Reporting
History of the LGBTQAI+ Unit of the Office of Equity Strategies

Featured LGBTQAI+ Resources

Gender Affirming Healthcare Memo (Dated September 2022)

Check out our Safe & Respected: Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Best Practices Guide (Updated June 2017)

LGBTQAI+ Medical & Mental Health Services

NYC Unity Project Citywide LGBTQ + COVID-19 Guide: For up to date information on over 100 LGBTQ+ affirming programs and services still available virtually and in-person across NYC, visit the NYC Unit Project's LGBTQ + COVID-19 Resource Guide

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.