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Our policy advocacy is grounded in the experience we have gained helping more than 40,000 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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FY23 Oversight Testimony: DC Health
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Leah Castelaz testified before the DC Council Committee on Health about the DC Department of Health. Leah highlighted how DC Health’s…
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FY23 Oversight Testimony: District of Columbia Housing Authority
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Makenna Osborn testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Housing about the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA). Children’s Law…
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FY23 Oversight Testimony: Education Agencies
Children’s Law Center Policy Analyst Danielle Robinette testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole about the performance of DC education agencies, including District…
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FY23 Oversight Testimony: Board of Social Work
Children’s Law Center’s Project Lead for A Path Forward Amber Rieke testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Health about the Board of Social Work. At Children’s…
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FY23 Oversight Testimony: Child and Family Services Agency
Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. Greer testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Facilities and Family Services about the Child and Family Services Agency…
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FY23 Oversight Testimony: Office of the Ombudsperson for Children
Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. Greer testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Facilities and Family Services about the Office of the Ombudsperson for…
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FY23 Oversight Testimony: Department of Buildings
Children’s Law Center Director of Special Legal Projects Kathy Zeisel testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole regarding the Department of Buildings. Last…
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FY23 Oversight Testimony: MPD
Children’s Law Center Policy Analyst Danielle Robinette testified before the DC Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety about the DC Metropolitan Police Department…
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FY23 Oversight Testimony: Department of Human Services
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Makenna Osborn testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Housing about the Department of Human Services (DHS). She called on…
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FY23 Oversight Testimony: Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Makenna Osborn testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Public Works and Operations about the Department of Licensing and Consumer…