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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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Testimony: Roundtable on Re-Opening District of Columbia Public Schools
Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. Greer testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole and Committee on Education to stress the need for DCPS’s school…
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Testimony: Exploring Non-Law Enforcement Alternatives to Meeting Community Needs
Virtually all of the children and youth Children’s Law Center represents are Black and Brown, and many of them routinely interact with the Metropolitan Police Department…
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Testimony: Return to In-Person Instruction in DC Public Schools
Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. Greer testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole and Committee on Education to stress the need for DCPS’s school…
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Testimony: The Education and Credit Continuity Amendment Act of 2020
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole and Committee on Education sharing our support for the Education and…
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Human Services Public Roundtable: CFSA Testimony
Many of the DC children in foster care we serve have struggled with remote learning or supervision issues during the pandemic. While we commend CFSA…
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Human Services Public Roundtable: DHS Testimony
As we enter the eighth month of the pandemic, we know that children and families are going to need the supports that DHS provides even…
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Testimony: Eviction Record Sealing Authority Amendment Act of 2019
The housing insecurity generated by the pandemic throughout DC is likely to worsen as the eviction moratorium eventually ends. That’s why Children’s Law Center supports the…
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FY20 Oversight Testimony: The Public Health Element of DC's COVID19 Response
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Tami Weerasingha-Cote shared testimony before the Committee on Health regarding the public health element of the District’s COVID-19 response. We work with…
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Testimony: Return to In-Person Instruction in DC Public Schools
Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. Greer testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole and Committee on Education to stress the need for DCPS’s school…
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FY20 Oversight Testimony: Department of Behavioral Health
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Tami Weerasingha-Cote shared testimony before the Committee on Health regarding the significant behavioral health needs of DC’s children and families. The ongoing…
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