Policy Testimony
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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FY26 Budget Testimony: Committee of the Whole
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FY26 Budget Testimony: District of Columbia Public Schools
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FY21 Oversight Testimony: DHS
Countless Children’s Law Center clients depend on the Department of Human Services (DHS) for basic needs like housing and the administration of public benefits. Every day, we receive referrals…
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FY21 Oversight Testimony: CFSA
Children’s Law Center Senior Policy Attorney Tami Weerasingha-Cote shared our testimony during CFSA’s performance oversight hearing. Because CLC represents the best interests of hundreds of children…
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FY21 Oversight Testimony: Office of the Chief Technology Officer
Children’s Law Center Policy Special Counsel Buck Logan submitted written testimony about the DC Office of the Chief Technology Officer’s (OCTO) “Internet for All” program. With a…
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FY21 Oversight Testimony: DOEE
At Children’s Law Center, we know that poor housing conditions can pose a serious risk to a child’s health. Every year we represent hundreds of…
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FY21 Oversight Testimony: Department of Behavioral Health
Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. Greer and policy attorney Tami Weerasingha-Cote testified about the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) during DC’s oversight proceedings.…
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Testimony: Roundtable Examining the District’s Legislative Prohibition on Evictions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Senior Supervising Attorney Kathy Zeisel testified at the Joint Roundtable Examining the District’s Legislative Prohibition on Evictions During the COVID-19 Pandemic to highlight how the moratorium on…
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Testimony: Roundtable on the District’s COVID-19 Vaccination Process
Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. Greer submitted testimony for the DC Council’s Roundtable on the District’s COVID-19 Vaccination Process to share our recommendations…
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Testimony: Roundtable on Re-Opening District of Columbia Public Schools
Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. Greer testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole and Committee on Education to stress the need for DCPS’s school…
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Testimony: Exploring Non-Law Enforcement Alternatives to Meeting Community Needs
Virtually all of the children and youth Children’s Law Center represents are Black and Brown, and many of them routinely interact with the Metropolitan Police Department…
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Testimony: Return to In-Person Instruction in DC Public Schools
Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. Greer testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole and Committee on Education to stress the need for DCPS’s school…
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