Advocacy Partners

Children’s Law Center works to change laws, policies and practices to meet the needs of DC children and families. Our advocacy is grounded in what we have learned from representing thousands of children and families over the years – and amplified through our work with fellow advocacy partners in coalitions and interagency councils.

Through our work with DC agency leaders and advocacy partners in the DC community, we have offered solutions for, and advanced legislation on, important issues that impact DC children, including behavioral health, housing, child welfare and education.

We are appointed to or participate in meetings with the following interagency councils and government bodies:

• Built Environment Working Group
• Coordinating Council on School Based Behavioral Health
• Every Day Counts
• Keeping DC Families Together
• Lead Poisoning Elimination and Healthy Homes Advisory Committee
• Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect
• Medical Care Advisory Committee
• Office of the State Superintendent of Education Transportation Advisory Council
• Perinatal Mental Health Task Force
• Potential Adverse Childhood Experiences Working Group

We are proud to lead or be a part of the following coalitions with our dedicated advocacy partners:

• DC Healthy Housing Collaborative
• Early Childhood Innovation Network
• Every Student Every Day Coalition
• Fair Budget Coalition
• Special Education Advisory Coalition
• Strengthening Families Through Behavioral Health Coalition
• Under 3 DC