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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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FY21 Oversight Testimony: DCRA
Many of the children and families that we represent each year live in terrible housing conditions and receive no meaningful assistance from the Department of…
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FY21 Oversight Testimony: MPD
Nearly all of the kids Children’s Law Center represents are Black and Brown, and many routinely interact with the Metropolitan Police Department officers in their schools, at home and in…
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FY21 Oversight Testimony: Education Agencies
Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. Greer testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole regarding the performance of DC’s various education agencies over this past…
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FY21 Oversight Testimony: OAG
Children’s Law Center has successfully partnered with the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) throughout the last year on issue areas including improving housing conditions…
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FY21 Oversight Testimony: DHCF
Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. Greer testified today before the DC Council’s Committee on Health regarding the performance of the DC’s Department of Health Care…
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FY21 Oversight Testimony: DHS
Countless Children’s Law Center clients depend on the Department of Human Services (DHS) for basic needs like housing and the administration of public benefits. Every day, we receive referrals…
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FY21 Oversight Testimony: CFSA
Children’s Law Center Senior Policy Attorney Tami Weerasingha-Cote shared our testimony during CFSA’s performance oversight hearing. Because CLC represents the best interests of hundreds of children…
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FY21 Oversight Testimony: Office of the Chief Technology Officer
Children’s Law Center Policy Special Counsel Buck Logan submitted written testimony about the DC Office of the Chief Technology Officer’s (OCTO) “Internet for All” program. With a…
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FY21 Oversight Testimony: DOEE
At Children’s Law Center, we know that poor housing conditions can pose a serious risk to a child’s health. Every year we represent hundreds of…
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FY21 Oversight Testimony: Department of Behavioral Health
Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. Greer and policy attorney Tami Weerasingha-Cote testified about the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) during DC’s oversight proceedings.…
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