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RT @ChildrensVllg: Honored to join @ACSNYC for a Day of Action with Council Members @CMKevinCRiley & @GaleABrewer!.We connected with the co….

RT @CMRestler: I joined @ACSNYC to share information on how to become a foster parent. NYC’s foster parents provide safe, nurturing, and lo….

RT @SCOfamily: We're proud to partner with @ACSNYC, @CMJenGutierrez, and @Lynn4NYC on Foster Care Recruitment Day of Action to share inform….

RT @CMKevinCRiley: Foster Parent Recruitment Day of Action! Today, I joined @ACSNYC and my @NYCCouncil colleagues in the push to share how….

Thank you to our partners @CMNantashaW and @Mercy_First for joining us today to share information with New Yorkers about becoming a foster parent. If you're interested, call 212-676-WISH (9474) or visit

Thank you to our partners @CMKevinCRiley and @CGSHB for joining us for our Day of Action to spread the word about becoming a foster parent in NYC.

Thank you to our partners @galeabrewer and @ChildrensVllg for joining us to share information on how to become a foster parent. If you're interested, call 212-676-WISH (9474) or visit

RT @Lynn4NYC: As part of a Foster Parent Recruitment Day of Action today, #TeamLynn joined our partners at @ACSNYC and @NYCCouncil in shar….

Thank you to our partners @CMJenGutierrez and @SCOfamily for helping us share information about becoming a foster parent!

Thank you to our partners @cmsandynurse, the Coalition for Hispanic Family Services, and @bushwickcpp for helping us get the word out to New Yorkers about becoming a foster parent!

Today, we joined our partners @CMRestler, @Mercy_First, @risinggroundny, and @SeamensSociety to share information on how to become a foster parent. If you're interested, call 212-676-WISH (9474) or visit

RT @CMSandyNurse: Today, we’re joining our partners at @ACSNYC & @NYCCouncil in sharing information on how to become a foster parent. NYC’….

This Pride Month, we honor the LGBTQIA+ youth in foster care and the loving foster parents who care for them. Every child has the right to be themselves and be treated with respect. Learn more:

Pride Month is a reminder: you have the right to be yourself—always. Your sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression DO NOT change your worth. Celebrate YOU this Pride Month and beyond! Learn how NYC can help at

RT @NYCWater: A cold splash of 💦 is just the thing to cool down on a hot day in NYC, but illegally opened hydrants can reduce water pressur….

RT @nycHealthy: .@NYSDEC has issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for ozone today, June 24, for NYC. Read our guidance on air quality: htt….

500+ New Yorkers die from heat each year. Know how and where to cool off at

As New York City continues to experience hot temperatures, learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones during hot summer months at

ACS is reminding caregivers to watch kids when they are in or around water, without being distracted. Young children can drown in as little as an inch of water, so it's important to keep them within an arm's reach of an adult. Visit for more information.

As NYC continues to experience high temperatures, caregivers can act immediately to prevent vehicular heatstroke by never leaving a child unattended in a vehicle, not even for a minute. Remember to Park, Look, and Lock! Visit for more information.