Early Defense for Parents Facing ACS Investigations
New York State Family Defender 2022 Legislative Priorities
As New York’s family defense organizations, we write to share our legislative priorities for 2022, which seek to shrink the pathways to the state’s foster system, minimize the long lasting and traumatic effects on those who have survived what is often referred to as the family regulation system, and shift power and autonomy back to the families and communities most impacted by this system, as they know best what support and resources they need to thrive and raise the next generation of New Yorkers.