Administration for Children's Services

Manhattan Community Board 5

4 requests Open this board's requests to this agency

• Provide, expand, or enhance primary prevention services to strengthen families 305202701EInspect
  Priority 01 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.

  Administration for Children's Services

  Answers published for this request

  1. Published June 30, 2026 Approval of this request depends on sufficient Federal/State Funds. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.
• Provide, expand, or enhance preventive services and community based alternatives for youth 305202702EInspect
  Priority 02 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.

  Administration for Children's Services

  Answers published for this request

  1. Published June 30, 2026 For more information, please contact the agency. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.
• Other expense budget request for ACS 305202703EInspect
  Priority 03 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.

  Administration for Children's Services

  Answers published for this request

  1. Published June 30, 2026 For more information, please contact the agency. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.
• Provide, expand, or enhance primary prevention services to strengthen families 305202704EInspect
  Priority 04 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.

  Administration for Children's Services

  Answers published for this request

  1. Published June 30, 2026 More information is needed from the agency before making a funding decision. The community board should contact the agency. This answer reads differently from the one published May 12, 2026.

Brooklyn Community Board 13

3 requests Open this board's requests to this agency

• Provide, expand, or enhance housing assistance for youth that are leaving foster care 213202701EInspect
  Priority 01 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.

  Administration for Children's Services

  Answers published for this request

  1. Published June 30, 2026 This request has already been completed. Explanation: Young people can remain in foster care up until age 21 in NYC (not 18). In addition, ACS does not discharge youth to homelessness (and will let those who are 21 and do not yet have stable housing remain in care.) For youth leaving foster care, ACS and its contracted provider agencies are providing support to connect youth/families to safe, affordable and stable housing. ACS and its contracted providers assess housing needs and support youth/families with the NYCHA Public Housing and supportive housing application process as well as the CITYFHEPS or Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Section 8 application process. ACS has also contracted with a service provider (AnthosHome) which offers housing navigation and stabilization support – to help young adults and families who are issued a voucher. ANTHOS|HOME supports the head of household locate, secure and move into an apartment using their voucher and then maintain housing stability with aftercare services through the recertification/lease renewal period. All youth who have been housed through our work with Anthos have remained stably housed. Ensuring housing stability for families and youth is critical and a priority. ACS does not discharge youth to shelter. ACS is continuing to strengthen support systems and exploring new strategies to better connect child welfare-involved families and youth aging out of foster care to permanent affordable housing and maintaining housing stability. ACS provides the following resources: o The ACS housing subsidy grant, which can provide a recurring subsidy of up to $725 per month support for youth aging out of foster care -secure and maintain a market-rate apartment without a housing voucher. The Housing Grant also allows for a one-shot grant of up to $4,350 to help with security deposit, first month’s rent and furniture expenses. o Support with the HRA supportive housing application for youth exiting foster care o Support with the application for NYCHA public housing, where youth who are ACS involved receive a priority code (N-0). o Support with the application for Section 8 vouchers: Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV), Family Unification Program (FUP) or Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) and referral to ANTHOS|Home for housing navigation services. o Support with the application for CityFHEPS and referral to ANTHOS|Home for housing navigation services To support youth, ACS has continued to expand and invest in Fair Futures and College Choice, as well as support vocational training. Fair Futures supports youth ages 11-26 who are in and have left foster care. The program provides tutoring supports and coaches (starting at age 14). In addition, ACS’s College Choice program, which provides tuition, housing and a daily stipend has doubled the number of youth in foster care attending college. Given the success of these programs, the city invested over $40 million in the Youth Safety and Success Initiative (YSSI), which expands four successful programs currently being implemented and one slated to launch in FY26. The programs include Fair Futures, College Choice, GirslJustUs and Assertive Community Engagement and Success (ACES) and one new program, Career Choice/Workforce Ready. These programs will reach a total of nearly 8,000 participants (an expansion of almost 3,000 young people) and help connect more youth with counseling, careers, college opportunities, and more. YSSI supports youth in both our foster care and juvenile justice programs. Starting in FY26, ACS will have $13 million more dollars to invest in Fair Futures programming, which enhances the $30.7 already baselined in our budget. Beginning in FY27 and beyond, another $23.5 million will be added. Of this new funding a portion was allocated specifically for foster care providers totaling $10.4 million in FY 26 and $18.8 million beginning in FY27. This is in addition to the baseline funding of $23.9M for foster care providers. The remainder of the funding will serve youth in juvenile justice programs and fund training and implementation support delivered by the Center for Fair Futures. • Fair Futures: This first-of-its-kind program already serves more than 4,300 young people by connecting youth in foster care and the juvenile justice system between the ages of 11-26 with tutoring and coaching to build life skills, set academic, housing, career goals and more. This investment will allow an additional 2,000 youth to be served. • College Choice: Established in 2022, this program offers college tuition, room and board assistance, individualized support and stipends for young people in foster care. The program had more than 400 students in the fall of 2024 and with this funding can serve over 500 students by FY 27. • Career Choice/Workforce Ready: This new program builds off the success of College Choice and connects young people in foster care who do not go to a two or four-year college but are participating in vocational and job readiness training with financial and social support . Additionally, youth will receive a daily cash stipend This funding will also allow for an expansion to DYCD’s Advance and Earn program beginning in FY26. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.
• Provide, expand, or enhance funding to support higher education and/or workforce development opportunities for youth who are leaving foster care 213202702EInspect
  Priority 02 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.

  Administration for Children's Services

  Answers published for this request

  1. Published June 30, 2026 For more information, please contact the agency. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.
• Other expense budget request for ACS 213202703EInspect
  Priority 03 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.

  Administration for Children's Services

  Answers published for this request

  1. Published June 30, 2026 For more information, please contact the agency. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.

Brooklyn Community Board 7

2 requests Open this board's requests to this agency

• Provide, expand, or enhance primary prevention services to strengthen families 207202701EInspect
  Priority 01 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.

  Administration for Children's Services

  Answers published for this request

  1. Published June 30, 2026 This request has already been completed. Explanation: ACS has increased child care vouchers from 8,579 in 2021 to over 72,000 in 2025. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.
• Provide, expand, or enhance child welfare preventive services 207202702EInspect
  Priority 02 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.

  Administration for Children's Services

  Answers published for this request

  1. Published June 30, 2026 This request has already been completed. Explanation: ACS has been carefully monitoring the use of prevention services, which are critical to keeping children safe and families supported. ACS invests over $310 million in prevention services and our programs are available to families in every community district. Through slot adjustments, contract relinquishments, and terminations within the Family Services portfolio, ACS identified $8M million for Providers to reinvest in their workforce and implement strategies to meet families’ concrete needs. Providers were able to propose program or agency-wide strategies, and funds will be added to their contracts by the end of Calendar Year 2025. These investments are baselined and are in-line with our overarching goal: to serve more families more effectively in prevention services. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.

Brooklyn Community Board 8

2 requests Open this board's requests to this agency

• Provide, expand, or enhance housing assistance for youth that are leaving foster care 208202701EInspect
  Priority 01 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.

  Administration for Children's Services

  Answers published for this request

  1. Published June 30, 2026 This request has already been completed. Explanation: ACS currently contracts for 50 SILP slots offered by 4 agencies – HSSV, JBFCS, Rising Ground and Children’s Village. These programs came online in FY24. Since inception, ACS hosted many listening sessions to explain the SILP program to the foster care community, including case planners, agency leadership and Fair Future Coaches. There are currently 20 youth actively placed in the SILP program. Approximately 15 youth previously placed in a SILP transitioned from foster care. In addition to SILP. ACS’ Housing Unit works closely with foster care providers to leverage various housing options, such as New York City Housing Authority apartments, CityFHEPS voucher, supportive housing and market rate apartments for youth transitioning from foster care. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.
• Provide, expand, or enhance funding to support higher education and/or workforce development opportunities for youth who are leaving foster care 208202702EInspect
  Priority 02 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.

  Administration for Children's Services

  Answers published for this request

  1. Published June 30, 2026 This request has already been completed. Explanation: We appreciate this question and agreed that these programs needed to be expanded due to the large take up by youth. This past year, we invested $1623 million in the youth safety and success initiative, for you youth in and transitioning out of foster care and services to help prevent justice involvement. This initiative expands 4 programs and creates one new one: Fair Futures: This first-of-its-kind program already serves more than 4,000 young people by connecting youth in foster care and the juvenile justice system between the ages of 11-26 with tutoring and coaching to build life skills, set academic and career goals and more. This investment will allow an additional 2,000 youth to be served. College Choice: Established in 2022, this program offers college tuition, room and board assistance, individualized support and stipends for young people in foster care. The program had more than 400 students in the fall of 2024 and with this funding can serve over 500 students. Career Choice/Workforce Ready: This new program builds off the success of College Choice and connects young people in foster care who do not go to a two or four-year college but are participating in vocational and job readiness training with financial and social support as vocational and job readiness training. This funding will also allow for an expansion to DYCD’s Advance and Earn program. (40 slots which equate to 80 youth via expansion of DYCD’s Advance and Earn Program & 232 stipends for eligible youth) • Girls JustUs: A highly-successful gender-responsive juvenile justice diversion program that currently operates in Brooklyn will now be expanded to Queens and the Bronx. (24 additional girls will be served via this expansion) • Assertive Community Engagement and Success (ACES): A program that provides evidence-based services to high-risk youth who have been involved with the justice system. The program provides social pathways away from gang and gun violence to young people between the ages of 16-24. This program beginning in FY 27, will now be expanded city wide and will allow over 400 more young people to take part each year. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.

Manhattan Community Board 3

2 requests Open this board's requests to this agency

• Other foster care and child welfare requests 303202701EInspect
  Priority 01 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.

  Administration for Children's Services

  Answers published for this request

  1. Published June 30, 2026 This request has already been completed. Explanation: Thank you for your support for this program, which is called Fair Futures. Fair Futures provides coaches and tutors for youth in foster care and with justice involvement. We have expanded the program so youth in foster care can keep their coaches until age 26. Given the success of this program, we invested additional resources into it this year. Starting in FY26, ACS will have $13 million more dollars to invest in Fair Futures programming, which enhances the $30.7 already baselined in our budget. Beginning in FY27 and beyond, another $23.5 million will be added. Of this new funding a portion was allocated specifically for foster care providers totaling $10.4 million in FY 26 and $18.8 million beginning in FY27. This is in addition to the baseline funding of $23.9M for foster care providers. The remainder of the funding will serve youth in juvenile justice programs and fund training and implementation support delivered by the Center for Fair Futures. Fair Futures: This first-of-its-kind program already serves more than 4,300 young people by connecting youth in foster care and the juvenile justice system between the ages of 11-26 with tutoring and coaching to build life skills, set academic, housing, career goals and more. This investment will allow an additional 2,000 youth to be served. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.
• Other foster care and child welfare requests 303202702EInspect
  Priority 02 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.

  Administration for Children's Services

  Answers published for this request

  1. Published June 30, 2026 For more information, please contact the agency. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.

Manhattan Community Board 9

2 requests Open this board's requests to this agency

• Other expense budget request for ACS 309202701EInspect
  Priority 01 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.

  Administration for Children's Services

  Answers published for this request

  1. Published June 30, 2026 This request has already been completed. Explanation: Mental health and trauma informed services are critical for the families with which ACS works. Below are some of the ways that these types of programs are infused in the work of ACS: • ACS’s prevention service continuum includes models that specifically work with families that have experienced trauma and all of our prevention programs connect families in need to behavioral health services. Some examples of model that focus on trauma and/or mental health services are: --CPP is an intervention model for children ages birth-5 who have experienced at least one traumatic event and/or are experiencing mental health, attachment, and/or behavioral problems. CPP examines how the child’s and/or caregiver’s trauma histories affect the parent-child relationship. CPP supports and strengthens the caregiver-child relationships to restore the child’s sense of safety and attachment. --FT/R is specifically for families where substance use or mental health is the primary issue of the caregiver. The intervention is organized into treatment phases with the support of a Clinical Diagnostic Team. --TST is a trauma-informed clinical and organizational model designed to help understand and address the needs of families with youth who have been exposed to traumatic events and are experiencing emotional and behavioral problems as a result. TST focuses on the interaction between the child’s difficulties regulating his/her emotions and the deficits within the child’s social environment (home, school, and neighborhood) --MST-CAN is an adaptation of Multisystemic Therapy (MST) and was developed to treat families with children aged 6 to 18 that have come to the attention of ACS due to high risk and safety issues. MST-CAN is reserved only for very high-risk cases. MST-CAN therapists complete a functional assessment of the family and safety plans. Therapists provide treatment in the home, including parent training; safety planning; substance use treatment; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) treatment for children, youth and adults; anger management; marital therapy; and family therapy. Understanding that children and youth who come into foster care have often experienced trauma, in addition to the state required foster parent training, we require additional training for our foster parents called TRIPP, Trauma-Responsive and Informed Parenting Program (TRIPP). TRIPP is a learning program designed to prepare and support foster parents to care for children who have experienced trauma and may have therapeutic needs. This comprehensive training applies a trauma-informed lens and includes intensive preparation and development components that reflect the capacities required of foster parents. The training tackles separation, loss, grief, trauma, and differences of race and culture in foster care. TRIPP supports caregivers’ ability to determine their own capacity to parent and/or explore additional supports, resources, or training needed to gain the capacity to parent. It also prepares caregivers by increasing their knowledge and ability to understand and respond to the unique needs of children placed in their care. TRIPP allows participants to practice examining and reinterpreting the behavior of children, in order to appropriately respond to their underlying thoughts, feelings and needs, rather than react to their behavior. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.
• Provide, expand, or enhance housing assistance for youth that are leaving foster care 309202702EInspect
  Priority 02 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.

  Administration for Children's Services

  Answers published for this request

  1. Published June 30, 2026 This request has already been completed. Explanation: Young people can remain in foster care up until age 21 in NYC (not 18). In addition, ACS does not discharge youth to homelessness (and will let those who are 21 and do not yet have stable housing remain in care.) For youth leaving foster care, ACS and its contracted provider agencies are providing support to connect youth/families to safe, affordable and stable housing. ACS and its contracted providers assess housing needs and support youth/families with the NYCHA Public Housing and supportive housing application process as well as the CITYFHEPS or Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Section 8 application process. ACS has also contracted with a service provider (AnthosHome) which offers housing navigation and stabilization support – to help young adults and families who are issued a voucher. ANTHOS|HOME supports the head of household locate, secure and move into an apartment using their voucher and then maintain housing stability with aftercare services through the recertification/lease renewal period. All youth who have been housed through our work with Anthos have remained stably housed. Ensuring housing stability for families and youth is critical and a priority. ACS does not discharge youth to shelter. ACS is continuing to strengthen support systems and exploring new strategies to better connect child welfare-involved families and youth aging out of foster care to permanent affordable housing and maintaining housing stability. ACS provides the following resources: o The ACS housing subsidy grant, which can provide a recurring subsidy of up to $725 per month support for youth aging out of foster care -secure and maintain a market-rate apartment without a housing voucher. The Housing Grant also allows for a one-shot grant of up to $4,350 to help with security deposit, first month’s rent and furniture expenses. o Support with the HRA supportive housing application for youth exiting foster care o Support with the application for NYCHA public housing, where youth who are ACS involved receive a priority code (N-0). o Support with the application for Section 8 vouchers: Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV), Family Unification Program (FUP) or Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) and referral to ANTHOS|Home for housing navigation services. o Support with the application for CityFHEPS and referral to ANTHOS|Home for housing navigation services To support youth, ACS has continued to expand and invest in Fair Futures and College Choice, as well as support vocational training. Fair Futures supports youth ages 11-26 who are in and have left foster care. The program provides tutoring supports and coaches (starting at age 14). In addition, ACS’s College Choice program, which provides tuition, housing and a daily stipend has doubled the number of youth in foster care attending college. Given the success of these programs, the city invested over $40 million in the Youth Safety and Success Initiative (YSSI), which expands four successful programs currently being implemented and one slated to launch in FY26. The programs include Fair Futures, College Choice, GirslJustUs and Assertive Community Engagement and Success (ACES) and one new program, Career Choice/Workforce Ready. These programs will reach a total of nearly 8,000 participants (an expansion of almost 3,000 young people) and help connect more youth with counseling, careers, college opportunities, and more. YSSI supports youth in both our foster care and juvenile justice programs. Starting in FY26, ACS will have $13 million more dollars to invest in Fair Futures programming, which enhances the $30.7 already baselined in our budget. Beginning in FY27 and beyond, another $23.5 million will be added. Of this new funding a portion was allocated specifically for foster care providers totaling $10.4 million in FY 26 and $18.8 million beginning in FY27. This is in addition to the baseline funding of $23.9M for foster care providers. The remainder of the funding will serve youth in juvenile justice programs and fund training and implementation support delivered by the Center for Fair Futures. • Fair Futures: This first-of-its-kind program already serves more than 4,300 young people by connecting youth in foster care and the juvenile justice system between the ages of 11-26 with tutoring and coaching to build life skills, set academic, housing, career goals and more. This investment will allow an additional 2,000 youth to be served. • College Choice: Established in 2022, this program offers college tuition, room and board assistance, individualized support and stipends for young people in foster care. The program had more than 400 students in the fall of 2024 and with this funding can serve over 500 students by FY 27. • Career Choice/Workforce Ready: This new program builds off the success of College Choice and connects young people in foster care who do not go to a two or four-year college but are participating in vocational and job readiness training with financial and social support . Additionally, youth will receive a daily cash stipend This funding will also allow for an expansion to DYCD’s Advance and Earn program beginning in FY26. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.

Brooklyn Community Board 14

1 request Open this board's requests to this agency

• Other foster care and child welfare requests 214202701EInspect
  Priority 01 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.

  Administration for Children's Services

  Answers published for this request

  1. Published June 30, 2026 For more information, please contact the agency. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.

Manhattan Community Board 8

1 request Open this board's requests to this agency

• Provide, expand, or enhance primary prevention services to strengthen families 308202701EInspect
  Priority 01 among this board's expense requests to this agency · Fiscal year 2027 · The board gave no location for this request.

  Administration for Children's Services

  Answers published for this request

  1. Published June 30, 2026 This request has already been completed. Explanation: ACS invests $370.4M in prevention services/child welfare prevention services. ACS has a nationally recognized continuum of prevention services. We for over 100 programs citywide. ACS contracts with community-based organizations across the city to offer a range of free, voluntary prevention services that promote child safety and support families through a range of challenges that families may experience—from meeting basic needs for housing, food, clothing, etc., handling every day parenting difficulties like child care, improving family communication, supporting children with special medical needs, addressing family violence, or accessing help for mental health or substance misuse concerns. Prevention services are free and available citywide, regardless of where a family lives and for any family. Prevention services are voluntary (with the exception of when they are court ordered). Family service needs are met through in-home casework contacts, family-led service planning, and referrals, and our continuum includes therapeutic models for family that have more significant needs. ACS has a nationally recognized continuum of prevention services. This answer reads the same as the one published May 12, 2026.

Queens Community Board 4

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One of this board's requests to this agency is listed on the board's own page.

Queens Community Board 5

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One of this board's requests to this agency is listed on the board's own page.

Staten Island Community Board 1

1 request Open this board's requests to this agency

One of this board's requests to this agency is listed on the board's own page.