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Letter to the Editor: Investing in the Health & Stability of Vulnerable Families

"The overreliance on family separation for children who aren’t in any immediate danger destroys families who could have remained together with the right support. The parents we work with every day love their children, but they often lack access to vital resources like secure housing, child care, nutritious food, mental health care and transportation," Center for Family Representation Executive Director Tehra Coles said.
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CFR Presented with a $6,290 Grant

"Funding from the New York Bar Foundation will help enable CFR to provide free and specialized attorney, social work, and paralegal assistance to these non-citizen parents so their families can remain intact."
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“Black History is Every Day”: CFR Staff Members On Black History Month

Every day, CFR staff members work on behalf of predominantly poor Black and Brown families who are targeted and surveilled by systems of family policing and youth incarceration. To commemorate Black History Month, which honors the triumphs and struggles of Black people throughout U.S. history, we interviewed four CFR staff members: Alicia Williams, Chief Operating …
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Common Terms We Use

Learn more about the common terms we use at CFR and why we choose to use certain language like the family policing system instead of the child welfare system in order to accurately reflect the reality that thousands of Black and Brown families experience every day.

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