Making the Grade

Urban Investigations

Making the Grade

Block Party

City Studies

Block Party

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?

Grand Army Plaza

Urban Investigations

Grand Army Plaza

Snack Attack

City Studies

Snack Attack

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.

The Good, Bad, & Unknown

Urban Investigations

The Good, Bad, & Unknown

Let's Hang Out

Urban Investigations

Let's Hang Out

Voters Rule

City Studies

Voters Rule

What Up With DAT?

Technical Assistance

The Cargo Chain

Making Policy Public

The Cargo Chain

Puff Puff Passed

Urban Investigations

Puff Puff Passed

Welcome to Health Care!

Making Policy Public

Welcome to Health Care!

Predatory Equity

Making Policy Public

Predatory Equity