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

September 16, 2024

“We are Part of the Fabric that Makes this Country”: CFR Staff Members On Hispanic Heritage Month

To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month, CFR interviewed three of our passionate staff members: Sara Lewis, Senior Staff Attorney; Ysmerlyn Murshed, Social Work Supervisor; and Rosalynn Diaz, Senior Family Advocate.

August 06, 2024

Don’t remove immigrant kids from their families

CFR and Children’s Health Fund wrote a joint 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.

June 27, 2024

CFR Executive Director Tehra Coles in Conversation with “A Thousand and One” Writer & Director A.V. Rockwell

June 05, 2024

This Small Change May Save Domestic Violence Survivors From Partners Who Abuse the Child Welfare System

“[Investigations, even those that don’t result in family separation] can really upend someone’s life. A lot of people lose employment during the investigations, or their employment is compromised or paused and maybe put on probation from their job. CPS can talk to neighbors or schools, really share [a person’s] business around in a way that is really full of shame and stigma,” says Hannah Mercuris, CFR’s senior policy counsel, adding, “and can put someone’s housing at risk or make domestic violence survivors less safe.”