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2,400 Clients
2,400
Served by CFR in
New York City each year.
Clients Served by CFR in New York City each year.
Working in the courts and in the community, we provide free legal representation, social work services and mentoring to support parents and youth, primarily in Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx. Beginning as a family defender agency, working primarily with parents in family court, we’ve expanded to advocate for parents during investigations, and in civil, immigration and criminal matters. And recently, we’ve brought our service model to youth at risk of family separation through incarceration. Since 2002, we estimate we’ve saved the government over $50 million in reduced foster system costs. More importantly, we’ve made it possible for thousands of children and youth to grow up in their homes and communities.
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CFR’s Senior Policy Counsel Hannah Mercuris provided testimony on the need to end mandated reporting, the racial disparities embedded in the ways abuse & neglect allegations are reported & investigated, & OCFS's continued lack of transparency about the SCR
Read this powerful op-ed by @thereel_JAperez for @TheImprintNews, where he recounts his traumatic experience ensnared in the family policing system’s "perverse and abusive labyrinth disguised as child welfare." https://bit.ly/3BKHYNE
"In the battle between my mother and the child welfare system, the system claimed a devastating victory, utterly destroying my mother and our family. Flawless victory." -@thereel_JAperez
On 10/9, CFR staff will share testimony on the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse & Maltreatment at the @NYSA_Majority Standing Committee on Children & Families at 11AM.
Stay tuned to see CFR’s testimony shared after the hearing! Video footage of the hearing will be made available here: https://nyassembly.gov/av/upcoming/
CFR staff will share testimony at a hearing on supporting survivors of intimate partner violence in NYC’s shelters held by @NYCCouncil Committee on General Welfare & the Committee on Women & Gender Equity on 10/9 at 10AM.
We will post our testimony after the hearing. You can join the hearing remotely using the @NYCCouncil Chambers livestream link at the bottom of this page: https://council.nyc.gov/#location-chambers
On 10/5, CFR's Junior Board held our 1st Family Fun Day in the Bronx. It was a fun afternoon of @SugarHillCream ice cream, face painting, @BookFunBash games, @raisingcanes gift cards & music. If you'd like to support our community events, donate here: http://cfrny.org/donation
Congratulations to @DorothyERoberts on being honored with a MacArthur Genius grant for her fearless & influential leadership on behalf of families involved caught in the punitive & discriminatory family policing system.
Are you a renter in NYC? Check out this resource guide from @documentedny, which includes information on rental rights, evictions, living conditions & tenant legal protections.
This afternoon, CFR staff will be presenting during a virtual session about incarcerated mothers with children in the foster system hosted by NY County Family Court’s Gender Fairness Committee.
Join us at 1PM: https://bit.ly/3TE7Yk0
This past Saturday, CFR staff attended the KTTC: Key to the City event hosted by @thenyic in Queens. Staff connected with the community, shared resources relevant to new arrivals & continued to strengthen community bonds! We had a great day & look forward to more events soon.
Upcoming Event: It's Not Impossible: How NYC Can Transform Jail Conditions. Join this virtual panel hosted by @VitalCityNYC @ColumbiaLaw @JohnJayResearch @NYUWagner @CUNYISLG RSVP here