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Free For All?

City Studies

Free For All?

Figuring Out FEMA

Public Access Design

Figuring Out FEMA

Power Trip

Urban Investigations

Power Trip

What Do Incarcerated Parents Need to Know About ACS?

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What Do Incarcerated Parents Need to Know About ACS?

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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.

What is asylum?

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What is asylum?

Soak It Up!

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Soak It Up!

Pass It On!

Making Policy Public

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What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

¡El poder de prepararse!

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¡El poder de prepararse!

Swept Up

Urban Investigations

Swept Up

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Safe Space?

City Studies

Safe Space?