Accessing Data from the NYC Administration for Children’s Services
NYC Open Data is an opportunity to engage New
Yorkers in the information that is produced and used by City government. In an
effort to provide even more transparency to New Yorkers, the NYC Administration
for Children’s Services (ACS) website now contains a hyperlink to the Open Data
site so that one can access our most recently published statistics and reports
with just the click of a mouse.
Data is an extremely important and powerful tool; at ACS, data allows us to make continuous improvements so that we deliver the highest quality services to our city’s children and families. From finding innovative ways to build outreach to the communities and families we serve, to examining and working towards ways to strengthen current processes, using data is critical. Data can even reveal stories and help us gain insight into what’s happening.
We are proud that the Open Data site provides critical information about ACS and the children and families we serve throughout the City. For instance, through Open Data, New Yorkers can easily find the number of NYC children in each community district and borough served in prevention services. New Yorkers can also access the list of prevention services providers ACS works with throughout the City. Nearly 45,000 children per year receive prevention services and supports targeted to their family’s individual needs, such as substance abuse, mental health, and domestic violence, among others.
It is our hope that by making this data more accessible, New Yorkers will better understand the work we do.
Deputy Commissioner Andrew White, Division of Policy, Planning and Management at the NYC Administration for Children’s Services