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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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2024-25 Performance Oversight Testimony: Department of Buildings
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2024-25 Oversight Testimony: Department of Behavioral Health
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FY26 Budget Testimony: Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants
Children’s Law Center testified before the Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety at the FY26 Budget Oversight Hearing for the Office of Victim Services and…
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FY26 Budget Testimony: DC Health
Children’s Law Center Senior Policy Attorney Leah Castelaz testified before the Committee on Health at the FY26 budget hearing for the Department of Health, known…
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FY26 Budget Testimony: Department of Health Care Finance
Children’s Law Center Behavioral Health Policy Analyst Chris Gamble testified before the Committee on Health at the FY26 Budget Oversight Hearing of the Department of…
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FY26 Budget Testimony: Office of the Attorney General
Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified before the Committee on the Judiciary & Public Safety at the FY26 Budget Oversight Hearing for the Office of…
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FY26 Budget Testimony: Department of Behavioral Health
Children’s Law Center Behavioral Health Policy Analyst Chris Gamble testified before the Committee on Health at the FY26 budget hearing for the Department of Behavioral…
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FY26 Budget Testimony: Deputy Mayor for Education and District of Columbia Public Charter School Board
Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified before the Committee of the Whole at the FY26 Budget Oversight Hearing for the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME)…
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FY26 Budget Testimony: Child and Family Services Agency
Children’s Law Center Policy Director Tami Weerasingha-Cote testified before the Committee on Youth Affairs at the FY26 budget hearing for the Child and Family Services…
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FY26 Budget Testimony: Office of the Ombudsperson for Children
Children’s Law Center Senior Policy Attorney Leah Castelaz testified before the Committee on Youth Affairs, asking the Council to fully restore funding to the Office…
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FY26 Budget Testimony: Department of Human Services
Policy Attorney Makenna Osborn testified before the Committee on Human Servies at the FY26 Budget Oversight Hearing for the Department of Human Services (DHS). Adequately…
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FY26 Budget Testimony: District of Columbia Housing Authority
Policy Attorney Makenna Osborn testified before the Committee on Housing at the FY26 Budget Oversight Hearing for the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA). Ensuring…