New York & New Jersey Sign Bi-State Agreement To Expedite Kinship Foster Care Placements

New York and New Jersey signed an Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) Border Agreement on November 9, 2020, to facilitate a joint venture to expedite kinship foster care placements. This is New York’s only such arrangement with neighboring states. The joint venture allows children or youth removed from their parent/s or guardians in the New Jersey and New York border areas to be placed in and by each state on an emergent basis, rather than waiting for a full ICPC request to be processed before placement. The goal is to maintain home safety and assessment . . .