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Our policy advocacy is grounded in the experience we have gained helping more than 40,000 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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FY23 Budget Testimony: DOB
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FY23 Budget Testimony: CFSA
Children’s Law Center Supervising Policy Attorney Tami Weerasingha-Cote testified before the Committee on Human Services at the Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA)’s budget hearing.…
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FY23 Budget Testimony: DBH
Children’s Law Center Supervising Policy Attorney Tami Weerasingha-Cote testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Health to urge the Committee to ensure the Department of…
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Testimony: School Attendance Amendment Act
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole on the School Attendance Amendment Act. Every day, we…
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FY22 Oversight Testimony: Education Agencies
Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. Greer testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole about the performance of DC education agencies, including…
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FY22 Oversight Testimony: DHCF
Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. Greer testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Health about the Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF). Sharra…
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FY22 Oversight Testimony: DCRA
Children’s Law Center Senior Supervising Attorney Kathy Zeisel testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole on the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs…
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FY22 Oversight Testimony: DHS
Children’s Law Center Senior Supervising Attorney Elizabeth Kathy Zeisel testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Human Services about the Department of Human Services (DHS), asking the…
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FY22 Oversight Testimony: DC Health
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Leah Castelaz testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Health about DC Health’s performance this past year. In particular, she noted…
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FY22 Oversight Testimony: MPD
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified before the DC Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety about the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)’s performance…
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FY22 Oversight Testimony: CFSA
Children’s Law Center Supervising Policy Attorney Tami Weerasingha-Cote testified about the Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA)’s performance during DC’s oversight proceedings. As Tami noted…