A Forum on ACS & Family Courts Part-2

Features excerpts from a hearing on ACS and the NY Family Courts held at the Nation Action Network's House of Justice. Speakers will include former family court judge, Hon. Karen Burstein, Chairman of NY State Children & Families, Assemblyman Roger Green, NY City Councilwoman Ronnie Eldridge, and Rev. Al Sharpton. There will also be testimony from several parents, a former foster child and a grandmother who is searching for her grandchild who was put up for adoption against her wishes by ACS. This is the second in a series that will air excerpts from testimonies by parents, legislators, advocates and others in search of more sensitive and effective ways of dealing with foster care's negative impact on children & families of color in NYC. more >>