New York City

A survey of young adults facing homelessness who received one-time cash payments showed early, but positive results.

Lawyers for parents are suing over a proposed policy allowing judges to order on-site drug tests in NYC family courts. 

Birthing mothers and their newborns will continue to be routinely tested for drugs without consent in New York, after a bill to curb the practice failed to pass.

In an effort to address a projected budget deficit, New York City's child welfare leaders plan to cut four foster care prevention programs.

Making capacity-building funds a part of philanthropic and government grants key to building impactful, resilient community organizations, the authors write.

A federal lawsuit accuses child welfare officials of routinely separating children and parents through abrupt removals mischaracterized as emergencies and executed without court orders.

A federal appeals court has revived a suit by a father who alleges New York City's child welfare agency violated his family’s constitutional rights.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration has relaunched its search for candidates to lead the city's child welfare agency.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has narrowed his top choices for child welfare commissioner — candidates who signal the prospect of dramatic change in the city's foster care system.