Family Support Services
Services to support your family may include:
- Parenting Support & Family Relationships
- Education & Job Training
- Stress, Health, & Wellness
- Intimate and Family Violence Interventions
- Food, Clothing, & Household Items
- Connecting You to Immigration Services
- Connecting You to Public Assistance
Services are free, voluntary and available to families regardless of immigration status. Services are offered in your home and in your preferred language. Services are provided by community-based organizations.
For more information call 212-676-7667, e-mail connect@acs.nyc.gov or visit www.nyc.gov/prevention.
Family Assessment Program (FAP) works to strengthen families, reduce conflict, and connect your family to many services that provide ongoing support in your community. It helps families handle concerns such as a child running away, skipping school, or disruptive behavior, without having to go to court.
Reporting Suspected Child Abuse
If you are a victim of child abuse or maltreatment, or you suspect someone else is, Report it Now! Call the statewide toll free telephone number for parents, guardians, and students (non-mandated reporters): 1 (800) 342-3720.
For technical assistance and inquiries pertaining to this regulation, please email childwelfare@schools.nyc.gov or contact:
Citywide Coordinator
Child Abuse and Maltreatment Prevention Program
NYC Department of Education
52 Chambers Street – Room 218
New York, NY 10007
212-374-0805