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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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    Health Public Hearing Testimony

    Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. Greer is testifying at today’s Health Public Hearing before the DC Council’s Committee on Health to share our support…

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    FY21 Oversight Testimony: DC Health

    Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. Greer recently shared written testimony about DC Health with the DC Council’s Committee on Health. CLC is a member…

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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…