Standing up for low-income New York families facing the courts
CFR Executive Director Tehra Coles was interviewed by New York Nonprofit (NYN) Media about her work for the organization.
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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.
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CFR Executive Director Tehra Coles in Conversation with “A Thousand and One” Writer & Director A.V. Rockwell
Recently, CFR Executive Director Tehra Coles sat down with A.V. Rockwell, the critically acclaimed director of A Thousand and One, to discuss her debut feature-length film, her perspective on the family policing system, and the portrayal of Black women in her film. Set between the 1990s and 2000s, A Thousand and One focuses on a …
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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.”
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Dreaming As An Act of Resistance: An AANHPI Heritage Month Interview
To commemorate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, CFR interviewed Xinxin Zhou, one of our passionate and dedicated staff attorneys.
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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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Mother pushes for passage of ‘Kyra’s Law’ in honor of daughter killed by father
Hannah Mercuris, senior policy counsel at CFR, was quoted in a News 12 Long Island article about Kyra's Law. CFR believes that the law can have unintended negative consequences.
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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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“Advocacy Means Creating a Safe Space”: Honoring CFR Family Advocates This Social Work Month
To commemorate #SocialWorkMonth, CFR interviewed two of our passionate family advocates, Yesenia Aristizabal and Serena Zhou.
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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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