Children and Families

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• Education

  "They're my everything. They're my hearts."

  Ms. and Mr. Rice and their granddaughters pack in a lot every summer. They play in almost every splash park across DC, ride all the…

  

• Education

  Celebrating Dads like Mr. McWhirter this Father’s Day 

  Men across DC inspire and guide their children to grow up to become confident and caring adults – from birth fathers and foster dads to…

  

• Healthy Housing

  Deveah’s Healthy Housing Puzzle

  Deveah’s smile brightens the room at Chuck E. Cheese, especially when she takes a turn on the horsey ride. She and her mom, Ms. Bowen,…

  

• Family

  Searching for Stability for Charnese

  When Charnese* entered foster care, she was just a toddler – a bright, inquisitive child who loved her mom. Over the next two years, she…

  

• Education

  "Even 10 years later, Children's Law Center's doors are always open..."

  “Jimmy started shutting down whenever he used to come home from school,” remembers Ms. Solis. “I started getting worried – I asked the principal: ‘Can I come…

  

• Behavioral Health

  "I keep them on speed dial..."

  “When I had COVID, they had to put me on the ventilator,” recalled Ms.Harris. Luckily, before that happened, Ms. Harris’ mom reached out tous. “My…

  

• Family

  The Healing Power of Love

  Serena’s* mother loved her, but was overwhelmed by caring for her and her two older brothers. One day she was giving 4-month-old Serena a bath,…

  

• Healthy Housing

  A Mother's Fight for the Right Home

  A new home is a new beginning for a family.   For seven-year-old Ayden and his mother, Ms. Chance, this couldn’t be truer. However, their new home did not come…

  

• Behavioral Health

  Tapping into Yesenia’s Inner Creativity to Cope in a Crisis

  Like too many children, Yesenia struggled with distance learning. She no longer received the hands-on help she received in school, and her autism made it difficult for her to connect socially with other students through the screen. She became depressed and began to develop new behavioral health issues – including angry outbursts, crying and withdrawing from activities she once enjoyed. She lost her love for school. Her dad grew concerned and called their Children’s Law Center lawyer.

  

• Healthy Housing

  Kamira is Breathing Easier Thanks to Innovative Partnership

  “At one point I was taking Kamira to the doctor every three days,” Ms. Taylor recalls. Her almost three-year-old daughter was already struggling with asthma, but then more serious symptoms appeared. “Kamira started waking up with nosebleeds in the middle of the night. I was so scared.”