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CFR is heading to Staten Island!

In fall 2024, CFR will open its fourth office – this time on Staten Island.

Standing up for low-income New York families facing the courts

CFR Executive Director Tehra Coles was interviewed by NYN Media about her work.

Justice in Action: Fall 2024 Newsletter

Op-ed: Don't remove immigrant kids from their families

CFR wrote an op-ed about the alarming trend in Family Court neglect filings against non-citizen parents and subsequent removal of their children into the foster system.

We're Hiring!

CFR is seeking candidates for a number of positions in our Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island and Queens offices.

Keeping families together since 2002

We work to prevent or minimize the time any child spends in the foster system or any young person spends in jail. We firmly believe that Every Family Matters.

Together we can make an #impact

Your generosity helps support the families and youth we serve every day.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) at CFR

2,400 Clients

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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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