Nov 10, 2009 7:57 am US/Eastern
Report Cites NYC Foster Care Woes
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
An advocacy group says thousands of New York City children have languished in foster care for years.
The group, called Children's Rights, says the problems include Family Court delays; inadequate casework; and a lack of urgency throughout the child welfare system.
Commissioner John B. Mattingly says the Administration for Children's Services is working to shorten foster care stays.
Mattingly says that in recent years, ACS has increased oversight of foster care agencies. He says it has closed nine agencies that were performing poorly.
According to ACS, there are 15,819 children in the New York City foster care system.
(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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