Policy Testimony

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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Budget Testimony: Office of the Ombudsperson for Children (FY22)

Children’s Law Center Executive Director Judith Sandalow testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole Small Agencies Budget Hearing to urge the Council to…
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Budget Testimony: DBH (FY22)

Children’s Law Center Senior 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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Budget Testimony: Education Agencies (FY22)

Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. Greer testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole about the need to prioritize supports and services that students…
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Budget Testimony: OAG (FY22)

CLC Senior Supervising Attorney Kathy Zeisel submitted testimony to the DC Council’s Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety expressing our positive partnership with the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) in…
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Testimony: Special Committee Oversight Hearing on Education After the Pandemic

Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. Greer testified before the DC Council’s Special Committee on COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery and the Committee of the Whole about the…
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Testimony: Special Committee on COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery Public Oversight Hearing

Children’s Law Center Senior Policy Attorney Elizabeth Oquendo testified before the DC Council’s Special Committee on COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery about the need to ensure an equitable end to safety…
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Testimony: The Recommendations of the Police Reform Commission

Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole and Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety about the need…
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Testimony: School Security in District of Columbia Public and Public Charter Schools

Nearly all of the kids Children’s Law Center represents are Black and Brown, and many routinely interact with the Metropolitan Police Department officers in their schools, at home and in…
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Health Public Hearing Testimony

Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. Greer is testifying at today’s Health Public Hearing before the DC Council’s Committee on Health to share our support…
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Oversight Testimony: DC Health

Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. recently shared written testimony about DC Health with the DC Council’s Committee on Health. CLC is a member of…