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New York Office of Children and Family Services

1/4/2023

New York Names New Acting Commissioner of Children and Family Services

Attorney Suzanne Miles-Gustave takes over this year as New York’s acting commissioner of the Office of Children and Family Services.

Theater Brings Healing For New York’s Incarcerated Girls

12/21/2022

Theater Brings Healing For New York’s Incarcerated Girls

In New York, a community-based nonprofit offers performing arts as therapy to girls placed in the Brentwood Residential Center, a juvenile facility for low-level offenders.

Records Show Abuse in New York Detention Center Where Teen Died

11/22/2022

Records Show Abuse in New York Detention Center Where Teen Died

The Capital District Juvenile Secure Detention Facility, just north of Albany, where Caprist McBrown died late last month. Photo courtesy of the Capital District Regional Planning Commission.
Increased instances of abuse and neglect have been documented at the juvenile detention facility where a New York teenager died late last month, state documents show. 

Lawsuit Alleges New York Created ‘Extremely Harmful’ Shadow Foster Care System

11/16/2022

Head of New York State’s Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Agency to Step Down

The head of child welfare and juvenile justice in New York state, Commissioner Sheila Poole, will leave her position in December.

New York Judge Upholds Christian Adoption Agency’s Right to Send Prospective LGBT Parents Elsewhere

9/9/2022

New York Judge Upholds Christian Adoption Agency’s Right to Send Prospective LGBT Parents Elsewhere

This week, a federal judge ruled New York's child welfare agency can't pull an adoption agency's license for referring out potential foster parents who are LGBTQ or unmarried.

Out of State, Out of Mind

4/6/2022

Lawsuit Alleges New York Created ‘Extremely Harmful’ Shadow Foster Care System

Three leading firms that represent children in New York City and Buffalo have filed a lawsuit seeking to halt "extrajudicial" host home programs from operating.

    New York Class-Action Lawsuit Alleges Kin Caregivers are Denied Rights

    11/11/2021

    New York Class-Action Lawsuit Alleges Kin Caregivers are Denied Rights by Foster Care System

    Legal advocates for children in New York City have filed a class-action lawsuit class-action lawsuit against the city and state alleging child welfare officials unjustly prevent relatives from becoming foster parents.

    Cash Assistance Window Closing for Some of New York's Former Foster Youth

    9/27/2021

    Cash Assistance Window Closing for Some of New York’s Former Foster Youth

    This week, thousands of New York's former foster youth 23 and older will lose eligibility for direct financial assistance.

    7/19/2021

    New York To Tap Federal Funds For Parents and Kids Legal Costs in Child Welfare Cases

    New York state officials have released a plan to draw on newly available federal funds for attorneys handling abuse and neglect cases.