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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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Testimony: Oversight of Education for Students with Disabilities
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Testimony: 988 Lifeline Support and Sustainability Establishment Amendment Act
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Testimony: Streamlining Services for Children, Increasing Support for Grandparent and Relative Caregivers, and Empowering Parents in CFSA Investigations
Children’s Law Center Senior Policy Attorney Leah Castelaz testified before the Committee on Youth Affairs regarding three bills: B26-0406 – Streamlining Services for Children Amendment…
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Testimony: Child Abuse Investigation Multidisciplinary Team Certification Amendment Act of 2025
Children’s Law Center Behavioral Health Policy Analyst Chris Gamble testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Youth Affairs in support of the Child Abuse Investigation…
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Testimony: SOUL Amendment Act of 2025
Children’s Law Center Policy Director Tami Weerasingha-Cote testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Youth Affairs and Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety in support…
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Testimony: Statutory Neglect Amendment Act of 2025
Children’s Law Center Appellate Deputy Director Katherine Piggott-Tooke testified before the Committee on Youth Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety regarding…
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Testimony: Roundtable on Fixing the District's Voucher Bottleneck
Children’s Law Center Senior Policy Attorney Makenna Osborn testified before the DC Council at the joint public oversight roundtable entitled Housing Without the Holdup: Fixing…
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Testimony: Reporting Requirements in DC's Education Sector
Children’s Law Center Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole regarding proposed changes to reporting requirements in DC’s…
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Testimony: Roundtable on DBH's Comprehensive Plan for the School-Based Behavioral Health Program
Children’s Law Center Senior Policy Attorney Leah Castelaz testified before the DC Council Committee on Health regarding the Department of Behavioral Health’s Comprehensive Plan for…
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Testimony: Roundtable on Raising the Standard for DC Housing
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Patrick Cothern testified before the DC Council at the Committee on Housing Roundtable “From Neglect to Respect: Raising the Standard…
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Testimony: Flexible Rent Subsidy Program Amendment Act of 2025
Children’s Law Center Senior Policy Attorney Makenna Osborn testified before the DC Council Committee on Human Services regarding the Flexible Rent Subsidy Program Amendment Act…
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Testimony: Public Oversight Hearing on OSSE-DOT
Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified at the Committee of the Whole’s public oversight hearing on the Office of the State Superintendent of Education’s Division…
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