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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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On 10/28, we celebrate 1028 hearings, a section of the Family Court Act that requires an emergency hearing to reunite a family. Read the stories of 2 parents who advocated for their families in 1028 hearings.
Ms. A - https://bit.ly/3AiFpCo
Mr. K - https://bit.ly/4e4Bd6T
CFR is proud to announce that we have earned an organizational certification in Workplace Inclusion from @HRSIOrgCert. CFR has integrated DEIB into all facets of our work & we are only one of 10 organizations worldwide that hold this certification. https://bit.ly/3Nyx4NE
Jennifer, a former CFR client & asylum-seeking parent, was investigated by ACS after asking for help with her sons. Then the agency shared her information with ICE & she was detained. @newrepublic https://bit.ly/3AamedR
These two broken systems further traumatized Jennifer & her kids, who had already endured a long & arduous journey from Venezuela. CFR stands against inhumane attempts to separate immigrant families.
CFR's new Junior Board & McLaughlin & Stern, LLP are thrilled to host a panel event on 10/23 as a fundraiser for CFR's Client Emergency Fund, which connects our clients to material resources in moments of crisis. Register here: http://bit.ly/3Nyt7bK
CFR Social Work Supervisor Karena Lim-Peralta testified 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. https://bit.ly/3A287qO
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
