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NY Lawmakers Agree to Youth-backed Bill that Stops the ‘Dehumanizing’ Use of Trash Bags for Foster Care Moves

6/2/2025

NY Lawmakers Agree to Youth-backed Bill that Stops the ‘Dehumanizing’ Use of Trash Bags for Foster Care Moves

Susanti Sarkar

New York lawmakers have passed a bill that would end a common practice widely despised among foster youth: moving between homes with their possessions dumped in a garbage bag.

New Legislation in New York Supports Foster Children’s Right to ‘Dignified Transportation’

3/4/2025

New Legislation in New York Supports Foster Children’s Right to ‘Dignified Transportation’

Susanti Sarkar

Two pieces of legislation in New York would end the common practice of giving foster youth trash bags to transport their belongings.

Child Safety Must Be Better Documented in New York, State Comptroller Says

10/22/2024

Child Safety Must be Better Documented in New York, State Comptroller Says

Susanti Sarkar

New York's child welfare agency is facing criticism from the Office of the Comptroller over its child fatality reviews and issues with the state-run child protection hotline.

8/21/2024

Lawmakers To Consider Attorneys for Relatives in New York Foster Care Courts

Susanti Sarkar

A pending bill would enhance representation for relatives when vital decisions are made about children caught up in the foster care system.

New York Juvenile Facility Psychologist Arrested for Years-long Sexual Assault

4/16/2024

New York Juvenile Facility Psychologist Arrested on Sexual Assault Charges

Adilia Watson

A psychologist working for the state has been arrested in New York on charges that she sexually assaulted eight detained youth.

1/4/2023

New York Names New Acting Commissioner of Children and Family Services

Madison Hunt and Adilia Watson

Attorney Suzanne Miles-Gustave takes over this year as New York’s acting commissioner of the Office of Children and Family Services.

Theater Brings Healing For New York’s Incarcerated Girls

12/21/2022

Theater Brings Healing For New York’s Incarcerated Girls

Adilia Watson

In New York, a community-based nonprofit offers performing arts as therapy to girls placed in the Brentwood Residential Center, a juvenile facility for low-level offenders.

Records Show Abuse in New York Detention Center Where Teen Died

11/22/2022

Records Show Abuse in New York Detention Center Where Teen Died

Michael Fitzgerald and Adilia Watson

By Michael Fitzgerald and Adilia Watson

The Capital District Juvenile Secure Detention Facility, just north of Albany, where Caprist McBrown died late last month. Photo courtesy of the Capital District Regional Planning Commission.

Lawsuit Alleges New York Created ‘Extremely Harmful’ Shadow Foster Care System

11/16/2022

Head of New York State’s Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Agency to Step Down

Adilia Watson and Madison Hunt

The head of child welfare and juvenile justice in New York state, Commissioner Sheila Poole, will leave her position in December.

New York Judge Upholds Christian Adoption Agency’s Right to Send Prospective LGBT Parents Elsewhere

9/9/2022

New York Judge Upholds Christian Adoption Agency’s Right to Send Prospective LGBT Parents Elsewhere

Michael Fitzgerald

This week, a federal judge ruled New York's child welfare agency can't pull an adoption agency's license for referring out potential foster parents who are LGBTQ or unmarried.

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