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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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2025-26 Oversight 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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2025-26 Performance Oversight Hearing: Department of Human Services
Senior Policy Attorney Makenna Osborn testified before the Committee on Human Services at the performance oversight hearing for the Department of Human Services (DHS). Our…
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2025-26 Performance Oversight Testimony: District of Columbia Housing Authority
Senior Policy Attorney Makenna Osborn testified before the Committee on Housing at the performance oversight hearing for the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA). Our…
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2025-26 Oversight Testimony: Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection
Policy Attorney Patrick Cothern testified before the Committee on Public Works and Operations at the performance oversight hearing for the Department of Licensing and Consumer…
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2025-26 Oversight Testimony: Office of Administrative Hearings
Policy Attorney Patrick Cothern testified before the Committee on Public Works and Operations at the performance oversight hearing for the Office of Administrative Hearings. Our…
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2025-26 Oversight Testimony: Department of Energy & Environment
Policy Attorney Patrick Cothern and Staff Attorney Saisha Nanduri testified before the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, at the performance oversight hearing for the…
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2025-26 Oversight Testimony: DC Health
Senior Policy Attorney Leah Castelaz testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Health regarding the Department of Health (DC Health). The families that Children’s Law…
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2025-26 Oversight Testimony: Department of Buildings
Policy Attorney Patrick Cothern testified before the Committee of the Whole for the performance oversight hearing for the Department of Buildings (DOB). Our testimony highlights…
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2025-26 Oversight Testimony: Office of the Attorney General
Policy Attorney Patrick Cothern testified at the DC Council’s performance oversight hearing for the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). Our testimony highlights how Children’s…
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2025-26 Oversight Testimony: Department of Behavioral Health
Behavioral Health Policy Analyst Chris Gamble testified before DC Council’s Committee on Health regarding the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH). Our testimony identifies four areas…