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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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Testimony: COW Roundtable on Attendance, Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy
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FY23 Oversight Testimony: Office of the Attorney General
Children’s Law Center Director of Special Legal Projects Kathy Zeisel submitted written testimony to the DC Council’s Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety about the…
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FY23 Oversight Testimony: Department of Health Care Finance
Children’s Law Center A Path Forward Project Lead Amber M. Rieke and Policy Attorney Leah Castelaz testified before the DC Council Committee on Health and…
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FY23 Oversight Testimony: Department of Energy and Environment
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Makenna Osborn testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment about the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE),…
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FY23 Oversight Testimony: Department of Behavioral Health
Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. Greer and A Path Forward Project Lead Amber Rieke both testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Health…
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Testimony: The Implementation of the Child and Family Services Agency's Safety Planning and Informal Planning Arrangement Policies
Each year, Children’s Law Center represents approximately half of all DC children in foster care, and we appreciate that the DC Council’s Committee on Human…
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Testimony: COW Roundtable on Attendance, Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole at a roundtable on school attendance, chronic absenteeism and…
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Testimony: Proactive Inspection Program Act of 2022
Children’s Law Center Senior Supervising Attorney Kathy Zeisel testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole to share our support for the Proactive Inspection Program…
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Testimony: Educator Background Check Streamlining Amendment Act of 2022
Advocating for the safety and well-being of DC children is Children’s Law Center’s top priority. That’s why Children’s Law Center Supervising Policy Attorney Tami Weerasingha-Cote…
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Testimony: The Rapid Rehousing Reform Amendment Act of 2022 and The Migrant Services and Supports Act of 2022
Children’s Law Center Senior Supervising Attorney Kathy Zeisel testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Human Services to share our support of the Council’s work to…
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Testimony: The Report of the Lead Service Line Planning Task Force on Achieving Full Lead Water Service Line Replacements in the District by 2030, and the Council Contractor’s Assessment of DC Water’s Lead Service Line Replacement Plan
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Christina M. Simpson testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment regarding the Lead Service Line Planning…