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Our policy advocacy is grounded in the experience we have gained helping more than 50,000 District children and families since our founding in 1996. We use this expertise to advocate for city-wide solutions that better serve children’s needs. Use the filters below to find our testimonies, comments, letters and reports.
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Testimony: SOUL Amendment Act of 2025
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Testimony: Oversight of Education for Students with Disabilities
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FY27 Budget Testimony: Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants
Children’s Law Center Director of Special Legal Projects Kathy Zeisel testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Her testimony highlighted the…
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FY27 Budget Testimony: Department of Human Services
Senior Policy Attorneys Makenna Osborn, Leah Castelaz and Danielle Robinette jointly testified before the Committee on Human Services regarding the Department of Human Services FY2027…
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Testimony: Roundtable on Youth-Centered Alternatives to Teen Takeovers
Behavioral Health Policy Analyst Chris Gamble testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Youth Affairs at their public roundtable about youth-centered alternatives to teen takeovers.…
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FY27 Budget Testimony: District of Columbia Housing Authority
Senior Policy Attorney Makenna Osborn testified before the Committee on Housing regarding the District of Columbia Housing Authority FY2027 proposed budget. The testimony details why…
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FY27 Budget Testimony: DC Health
Senior Policy Attorney Leah Castelaz testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Health at the budget oversight hearing for the Department of Health. Our testimony…
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FY27 Budget Testimony: Department of Health Care Finance
Behavioral Health Policy Analyst Chris Gamble testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Health at the FY27 Budget Oversight Hearing for the Department of Health…
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FY 27 Budget Testimony: District of Columbia Public Schools & District of Columbia Public Charter School Board
Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified before the Committee of the Whole regarding the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) and the DC Public Charter…
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FY27 Budget Testimony: Deputy Mayor for Education
Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified before the Committee of the Whole regarding the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) FY 2027 proposed budget. Specific to…
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FY27 Budget Testimony: Department of Behavioral Health
Senior Policy Attorney Leah Castelaz and Behavioral Health Policy Analyst Chris Gamble testified before the Committee on Health at the FY27 budget hearing for the…
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Testimony: Housing Production Omnibus Amendment Act of 2026, Fair Share Housing Targets Act of 2025 and the Portable Tenant Screening Report Amendment Act of 2025
Senior Policy Attorney Makenna Osborn testified before the Committee on Housing in regards to a series of bills: Children’s Law Center believes the District’s existing…