Jess Dannhauser

ACS Recommends Three Entities to Run “Alternative to Detention” Programs for Court-Involved Youth

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) announced on Monday, March 13, the three organizations it has recommended for funding with the aim of operating the NYC Family Court Alternative to Detention (ATD) programs. These are the Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES), which will serve youth in The Bronx and Manhattan; the Justice Innovation Center (JIC), which will serve youth in Queens and Staten Island; and Good Shepherd Services, which will serve youth in Brooklyn.   As reported, the Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence program operates within the framework of Good Shepherd Services in The


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Amid Winter Storm, ACS Says Infants Should Never Sleep With Blankets or in Adult Beds

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Amid the winter storm, the NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) is reminding parents and caregivers with infants about the ways to keep their children safe while sleeping. Officials said there is serious danger associated with babies less than a year-old sleeping with parents in adult beds, or sleeping with blankets or quilts, which can create a risk of suffocation. To keep babies warm and safe, parents and caregivers are urged to dress them in an extra layer of infant clothing or in a wearable blanket, such as a sleep sack.   ACS Commissioner Jess Dannhauser said, “With a winter


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