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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
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FY25 Budget Testimony: Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants
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Testimony: The Child Safety and Well-Being Ombudsperson Establishment Act of 2019
For more than 20 years, we have worked with DC’s Child Family Services Agency. As recently as this year, we have voiced our many concerns regarding…
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Testimony: Students’ Right to Home or Hospital Instruction Act of 2019
Sometimes the children we work with face a serious health condition that keeps them out of school for a prolonged period. They might be hospitalized…
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Testimony: Dyslexia and Other Reading Disabilities Screening and Prevention Pilot Program Act of 2019
Many Children’s Law Center clients have learning disabilities and special education needs. We believe that it is of paramount importance that children are universally screened for…
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Testimony: Detained Youth Access to the Juvenile Services Program Amendment Act of 2019
Children’s Law Center is known across the District for our medical legal partnerships and our work with children in foster care. Some of the children…
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Testimony: The Community Safety and Health Amendment Act of 2019
Executive Director Judith Sandalow and Supervising Attorney Naïké Savain testified on behalf of Children’s Law Center in opposition to B23-0318 the Community Safety and Health…
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Testimony: Public School Transparency Amendment Act and Public Charter School Closure Amendment Act
Children’s Law Center believes that transparency is an important tenet of democracy because it provides residents and their elected representatives the ability to meaningfully participate.…
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Testimony: Special Education Rights for Youth Defendants Amendment Act and Protecting Children Through Mandatory Reporting Amendment Act
In our experience, much-needed special education services can be seriously disrupted when a student with a disability enters the criminal justice system. Schools and agencies…
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Testimony: At-Risk School Funding Transparency Amendment Act of 2019 & School Based Budgeting and Transparency Amendment Act of 2019
Transparency is an important tenet of democracy because it provides residents and their elected representatives the ability to meaningfully participate. This is particularly critical for…
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Testimony: Interagency Council on Behavioral Health Establishment Amendment Act of 2019
DC’s public behavioral health care system, despite many recent improvements, is still not fully meeting the needs of our children and families, and reform is…
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Comment: Proposed Policy & Procedures: Sexual Misconduct and Sex-based Discrimination Against Students
In the last year, CLC provided services to more than 5,000 low-income children and families, with a focus on children in foster care and children…
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