Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Pass It On!

Making Policy Public

Pass It On!

Don't Trash NYC!

Public Access Design

Don't Trash NYC!

Who Benefits from Community Benefit Agreements?

Urban Investigations

Who Benefits from Community Benefit Agreements?

Get Support in Housing Court

Making Policy Public

Get Support in Housing Court

What's in the Water?

Making Policy Public

What's in the Water?

Print What Do Incarcerated Parents Need to Know About ACS?

The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) is the New York City agency responsible for protecting children. For a parent who has to deal with ACS, the process can be intimidating because ACS has the power to remove children in cases of abuse or neglect. Parents who are incarcerated are much more likely to face an ACS investigation than other parents, but there are resources available to help — as long as they know how to access them.

CUP teamed up with public defenders from The Bronx Defenders and Brooklyn Defender Services who are experts in advocating for parental rights in the ACS process, and designer Manuel Miranda to create What Do Incarcerated Parents Need to Know About ACS? This pamphlet shows how ACS’s complicated investigation process works, and helps incarcerated parents understand what they can do to make sure they get the best results for their family.

Keep Your Family's Home

Public Access Design

Keep Your Family's Home

Air Fair?

City Studies

Air Fair?

A Fair Chance

Making Policy Public

A Fair Chance

Record It. Report It!

Public Access Design

Record It. Report It!

En El Campo De Los Impuestos

Making Policy Public

En El Campo De Los Impuestos

Don't Bank On It

Making Policy Public

Don't Bank On It

Weathering the Storm

Technical Assistance

Weathering the Storm

Test Ride

City Studies

Test Ride