Sanctuary For Families

Sanctuary Program Director Ines Cano talks to BronxNet TV about Sanctuary's work and domestic violence toward male victims.

Pointing to the murder of 20 children in New York by a parent during a child custody case, divorce, or separation in the last five years, Mudita Chawla of Sanctuary’s Pro Bono Committee said she believes "Kyra's Law" could protect families from additional tragedies. Linda Lopez, Deputy Director of Sanctuary’s Legal Center, is also quoted.

Sanctuary Manager of Communications & Outreach Genoveva Eguiguren talks to Univision about the prevalence of domestic violence in NYC.

The Honorable Edwina Mendelson, a former Sanctuary staff attorney, participated in a panel discussion addressing race and poverty in the NYS Family Court.

Sanctuary ED Judy Kluger is among the 19 new appointees to the Mayor's Advisory Committee on the Judiciary (MACJ).

Biden administration appoints former SFF Deputy Director of the Immigration Intervention Project Carmen Maria Rey Caldas as the new Immigration Judge in NY.

NY's Ukrainian community is mobilizing to create a network of volunteers to aid the smooth passage of displaced Ukrainians. Among these is SFF Deputy Director for the Manhattan Family Law Project Luba Reife, who is helping develop a web portal with legal information for new arrivals in NY.

In this op-ed, SFF Executive Director Judy Kluger talks about how the simplification and streamlining of the NY court system would benefit victims of domestic violence.

SFF Executive Director Judy Kluger praises Noel as "someone with vision, integrity, warmth, compassion, perseverance, and a deep commitment to advancing the rights of survivors of gender violence."