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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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FY25 Budget Testimony: Office of the Ombudsperson for Children
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FY25 Budget Testimony: Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants
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Testimony: Luggage for All Youth in Foster Care Amendment Act of 2024
Children’s Law Center Policy Director Tami Weerasingha-Cote testified before the Committee on Facilities and Family Services regarding B25-0952, the Luggage for All Youth in Foster…
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Testimony: Public Roundtable on Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities and the Continuum of Behavioral Health Care
Children’s Law Center Director of Social Work Kim Daulton testified at the DC Council Committee on Health’s Public Roundtable on the Oversight, Capacity, and Quality…
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Testimony: Child Behavioral Health Services Dashboard Act of 2024
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Leah Castelaz testified before the Committee on Health regarding B25-0759, the Child Behavioral Health Services Dashboard Act of 2024. Our testimony…
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Testimony: Public Hearing on Student Absenteeism and Discipline
Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified before the Committee of the Whole at a public hearing on Student Absenteeism and Discipline. The hearing covered the…
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Committee of the Whole | Public Roundtable: Student Absenteeism and Discipline
Executive Director Judith Sandalow testified before the Committee of the Whole at the public roundtable on Student Absenteeism and Discipline in DC. The roundtable provides…
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Public Comment: Section 1115 Waiver Renewal Application
The Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) renewal application aims to extend the District’s Behavioral Health Transformation Section 1115 Demonstration activities to “Whole-Person Care Transformation”…
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FY25 Budget Testimony: Department of Health Care Finance
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Leah Castelaz and Path Forward Project Lead Amber Rieke testified before the DC Council Committee on Health at the DC Health…
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FY25 Budget Testimony: Office of the Attorney General
Danielle Robinette, Senior Policy Attorney, testified before the Committee on the Judiciary & Public Safety at the FY25 budget oversight hearing for the Office of…
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FY25 Budget Testimony: Department of Energy and Environment
Makenna Osborn, Policy Attorney, testified before the Committee on Transportation and the Environment at the FY25 Budget Hearing for the Department of Energy and Environment.…
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FY25 Budget Testimony: Office of Human Rights
Mariatu Okonofua, our Public Service Legal Policy Fellow, testifed before the Committee on Public Works and Operations at the FY25 Budget Hearing for the Office…