If CPS has been called on you or if you are worried a report may be made, you can call these organizations for legal representation during an investigation. All of the parent defense organizations have early defense teams that can assist parents, try to prevent an ACS case, and provide information so parents know their rights and understand the process.

Bronx: The Bronx Defenders
If ACS was called on you, if ACS contacts you, if or you need support with clearing your name from the SCR (Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment), you can contact The Bronx Defenders. Call 347-778-1266 or go to 360 161st St, Bronx, from 9-5 any day. An attorney will be available to speak to you. The hotline is monitored on nights and weekends.

Brooklyn: Brooklyn Defenders Services
See flyers below.

Queens: Center for Family Representation
Call 212.691.0950. See flyer below.

Manhattan (except Harlem): Center for Family Representation
Call 212.691.0950. See flyer below.

Harlem: Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem
Call 212-876-5500.