As part of the division, ACS launched three Family Enrichment Centers (FEC) in neighborhoods with the highest rate of child welfare involvement.

The FECs are open to all families in their communities and provide a range of services that support healthy child development.

In 2021, ACS created a brand-new office, The Office of Child Safety and Injury Prevention, which supports ongoing child safety campaigns, including those related to unsafe sleep practices, hot car tragedies, window guards, unsafe storage of prescription medications and, most recently, accidental ingestion of marijuana edibles.

[4] The Constitutional Convention of 1938 emphasized the state's and its subdivisions' duty to aid, care, and support the needy, including children.

Mayor Ed Koch later renamed it the Child Welfare Administration in the 1980s, shortly after the death of a 6-year-old in the West Village.

New York City Civil Court Judge Ronald Richter assumed the role of ACS Commissioner in 2011.

In January 2014, newly-inaugurated Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Gladys Carrión Commissioner of the agency.

Immediately following Hansell's appointment, he conducted a top-to-bottom review of the agency to examine every aspect of child protective work.

In 1995, after Giuliani had previously refused to expand the agency, he created 200 new jobs in response to Elisa Izquierdo being killed by her mentally ill mother.

In 2014, the agency saw even more expansion after three children died; Mayor Bill de Blasio hired 362 new staff members, which drastically reduced case workers' work load.

The five-year plan builds upon the progress made under the 2020 blueprint, and is informed by the recommendations of the NYC Interagency Foster Care Task Force, the findings from a major review showed ACS has increased the proportion of children placed with relatives and friends from 31% in 2018 to 43% in 2021.

The site provides users with greater access to information about services and resources across ACS, other government agencies and more.

JustUs is an ACS diversion program, New York City’s first-ever gender-responsive diversion program for girls and lesbian, gay, bisexual/transgender and gender non- conforming (LGB/TGNCNB) youth, ages 12–18, who are involved or at high risk of involvement in the juvenile justice system.

GABI helps caregivers build strong bonds with their young children and foster their healthy development.

The program provides clinician-facilitated play therapy, allowing parents to strengthen attachment with their children, which research demonstrates reduces the risks of child maltreatment.

Specifically, this model included developing one of the nation’s most progressive LGBTQ policies, designing model training curricula for thousands of ACS and provider staff, implementing a reporting and monitoring system to identify policy gaps, engaging community stakeholders for ongoing feedback, and offering a wealth of resources to equip staff with the necessary skills to address the specific needs of LGBTQ children and youth.