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September 26, 2023

Defending Justice Against Family Policing

CFR Executive Director Tehra Coles discusses her professional journey, the work that CFR does, the “wrongness and racism at the core of the family policing system,” the trauma of separation, and the hope and necessity of abolition on the Mining for Gold podcast.

September 7, 2023

Brooklyn Defenders Joins Fight Against Racial Bias in NYC Family Policing System

CFR and other leading public defender organizations were mentioned in this piece about our joint testimony condemning the stark racial disparities and inequities that permeate New York's system of family policing (commonly referred to as the "child welfare" system).

June 26, 2023

June is National Family Preservation Month and Child Removals Should Be Minimized

CFR and other leading public defender organizations wrote a joint op-ed for National Family Preservation Month about the importance of keeping families together and investing in them and their communities.

June 1, 2023

Another Try for Legislation In New York Giving Parents ‘Miranda’ Rights During CPS Investigations

"The system claims that they want to help families, but they push back on providing parents their rights,” said Jennifer Feinberg, litigation supervisor for government and policy affairs at CFR.

May 15, 2023

Video of NYPD officer pushing father with toddler raises questions about police use-of-force when a child is in harm’s way

Andrew Zahnd, a staff defense attorney at the Center for Family Representation, commented on how, once a parent is arrested, police can often make their own judgements about a child’s presumed safety under their care.

May 1, 2023

CFR Presented with a $10,000 Grant

“Funding from the New York Bar Foundation enables CFR to provide free legal and social work services to vulnerable families to address issues that disrupt their stable housing and public benefits, impacting their ability to keep their families together.”

March 24, 2023

Top New York City Law Firm’s New Head Vows to Fight for Families

Tehra Coles, CFR's new Executive Director, discussed some of her top priorities and how she plans to serve some of the most vulnerable families in New York City with The Imprint.

February 17, 2023

NYC Parents Rally Against Mandated Reporting Policies for Educators

Teyora Graves-Ferrell, a parent advocate at CFR, is quoted in this piece about a rally calling for New York State to eliminate mandatory reporting practices in "child welfare."

December 29, 2022

Family Miranda law gains traction, advocates call out racist ACS practices

Ari Chiarella, a social work supervisor and co-director of CFR's Queens family defense practice, and Teyora Graves, a parent advocate supervisor at CFR, were interviewed for this Amsterdam News piece on Family Miranda and an internal ACS audit that revealed racially-biased practices.

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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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