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

March 24, 2023

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.

“It’s really easy to make it seem as though every case is about the worst scenarios — sex abuse cases, the physical abuse cases — when really those are such a small, small, small portion of why allegations get made,” Coles said. “What we were seeing time and time again is our families separated because they couldn’t find stable housing in New York, they didn’t have the money to pay for suitable childcare and they were having a hard time getting access to mental health care.”

Read the full interview here.