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The study found that when COVID-19 forced the city’s family policing agency, the Administration for Children’s Services, to step back and community-run community-based mutual aid organizations stepped up, the trauma of needless investigation and fostercare was significantly reduced, with no compromise of safety.
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NCCPR’s Vice President was co-counsel for the plaintiffs.) The federal suit was aimed at New York City’s family policing agency, the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), but for complex legal reasons the issue also wound up before the state’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, which extended its potential impact statewide.
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Prosecuting attorneys regularly fail to provide discovery until the eve or day of trial, making it difficult, if not impossible, for defense counsel to advise parents about the potential risks and consequences of settlement, or to be prepared to move forward with trial.
It’s practically the slogan of everyone in the family policing establishment, from the federal government’s Administration for Children and Families to the smallest county family police agency. She complains about kinship fostercare in part because relatives “live on the economic margins” [p.157] Safety, permanency, well-being.”
While fostercare can be a crucial safety net for children and families in challenging circumstances, we at KVC know how important it is to help families stay together. Fostercare prevention and family preservation services help families remain intact, allowing children to grow and thrive! fostercare system.
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