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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

April 25, 2024
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FY25 Budget Testimony: Department of Behavioral Health

April 10, 2024
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FY25 Budget Testimony: Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants

April 25, 2024

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2024-25 Oversight Testimony: Department of Behavioral Health

Children’s Law Center Behavioral Health Policy Analyst Chris Gamble and Senior Policy Attorney Leah Castelaz testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Health regarding the…

February 4, 2025
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2024-25 Performance Oversight Testimony: Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection

Policy Attorney Makenna Osborn testified before the District of Columbia Council at the performance oversight hearing for the Committee on Public Works and Operations. Children’s…

January 23, 2025
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Testimony: Housing is Maternal Health Amendment Act of 2024

Policy Attorney Makenna Osborn testified before the Committee on Housing on behalf of the Housing is Maternal Health Amendment Act of 2024 (B25-0945). Children’s Law…

December 9, 2024
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Testimony: The Closure of Eagle Academy

Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified before the Committee of the Whole at a public hearing regarding the closure of Eagle Academy Public Charter School.…

December 6, 2024
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Testimony: Advancing Equity in Special Education Protocols Amendment Act of 2024

Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified before the Committee of the Whole regarding B25-0847, the Advancing Equity in Special Education Protocols Amendment Act of 2024…

November 20, 2024
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Testimony: Emergency Rental Assistance Reform Amendment Act of 2024

Policy Attorney Makenna Osborn testified before the Committe on Housing regarding B25-0994: Emergency Rental Assistance Reform Amendment Act of 2024. Children’s Law Center supports the…

November 15, 2024
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Testimony: Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy

Children’s Law Center Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified before the Committe of the Whole with an update regarding the District’s response to the persistently…

November 13, 2024
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Testimony: Luggage for All Youth in Foster Care Amendment Act of 2024

Children’s Law Center Policy Director Tami Weerasingha-Cote testified before the Committee on Facilities and Family Services regarding B25-0952, the Luggage for All Youth in Foster…

November 7, 2024
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Testimony: Public Roundtable on Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities and the Continuum of Behavioral Health Care

Children’s Law Center Director of Social Work Kim Daulton testified at the DC Council Committee on Health’s Public Roundtable on the Oversight, Capacity, and Quality…

October 28, 2024
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Testimony: Child Behavioral Health Services Dashboard Act of 2024

Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Leah Castelaz testified before the Committee on Health regarding B25-0759, the Child Behavioral Health Services Dashboard Act of 2024. Our testimony…

July 11, 2024