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April 4, 2022

CFR Presented with a $6,937 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.”

June 28, 2021

CFR Presented with a $9,325 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.”

May 11, 2021

As New York Legalizes Marijuana, Parent Advocates Push Child Welfare Agencies to Adapt

“It’s always assumed that the reason things are happening in a family is because of the use of marijuana.”

March 1, 2021

Backfire: When Reporting Domestic Violence Means You Get Investigated for Child Abuse

"Lawyers who represent parents in New York City Family Courts often argue that ACS practices would not be tolerated in communities with money or political influence...It’s a one-size-fits-all, bullying approach."

January 10, 2021

New York City Must Provide WiFi to Homeless Families

“The consequences of the city’s failure to address the urgent need for WiFi in shelters extend beyond children falling behind in school.”

December 10, 2020

Do We Need to Abolish Child Protective Services?

“They have a lot of say over sending a child home, offering favorable settlement, scheduling visits. These can be used to retaliate against a parent that speaks publicly.”

November 10, 2020

NYC Expands Alternative to Child Welfare Investigations, Yet Parents’ Distrust Runs Deep

“If you’re taking notes and documenting things — and that information that can be used at some point against a parent — it’s an investigation.”

October 9, 2020

Letter to the Editor re: “Parents’ Little Helpers”

“To be a Black mother is to be in a constant state of alertness when it comes to protecting your family from the government. As a Black woman, mother and lawyer, I am no different in that regard.”

August 6, 2020

The Sad Omission of Child Welfare from Mainstream Discussion on Race

“The so-called child welfare system suffers from the same structural racism as the police and destroys Black and brown lives through family separation and government surveillance. Family separation is violence. It’s time to see the similarities between these two systems and the need for change.”

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