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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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2023-24 Oversight Testimony: Office of the Ombudsperson for Children

February 20, 2024
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2023-24 Oversight Testimony: Department of Behavioral Health

January 29, 2024
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Testimony: Public Hearing on Chronic Absenteeism & Truancy

December 12, 2023

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Comment: Proposed District of Columbia Section 1115 Medicaid Behavioral Health Transformation Demonstration Program

CLC is committed to ensuring that DC has a full array of high-quality behavioral health services that are easily accessible for children, youth and families.…

May 13, 2019
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Testimony: Racial Equity Achieves Results Amendment Act of 2019 (B23-38)

At Children’s Law Center, we know that the District of Columbia cannot thrive without addressing the deeply racialized systems that have had and continue to…

April 25, 2019
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Testimony: B23-203: The Close Relative Caregivers Subsidies Amendment Act of 2019

Children’s Law Center attorney Aubrey Edwards-Luce recently shared her testimony about B23-203: The Close Relative Caregivers Subsidies Amendment Act of 2019 with the Committee on…

April 24, 2019
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FY20 Budget Testimony: DHCD

Children’s Law Center attorney Anne Cunningham recently shared her DHCD testimony with the Council. Anne testified because at CLC, we have always known that providing…

April 23, 2019
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FY20 Budget Testimony: DHS

CLC attorney Diana Sisson recently shared her testimony with DHS. She included her commentary because Children’s Law Center clients come into contact with DHS in…

April 10, 2019
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FY20 Budget Testimony: DC Health

Children’s Law Center policy attorney Anne Cunningham recently testified at the DC Health budget hearing. She shared her testimony because at CLC, we are members…

April 9, 2019
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FY20 Budget Testimony: OSSE

Children’s Law Center policy analyst Michael Villafranca recently shared his OSSE budget testimony with DC Council. At CLC, we work with children in DC’s education system…

April 9, 2019
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FY20 Budget Testimony: Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants

CLC attorney Kathy Zeisel recently testified at the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants budget hearing. She provided testimony to highlight the significant impact…

April 4, 2019
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FY20 Budget Testimony: CFSA

CLC policy attorney Aubrey Edwards-Luce recently shared her testimony at CFSA’s budget hearing. Our goal for our CFSA budget review was to assess whether the…

April 1, 2019
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FY20 Budget Testimony: DCPS

CLC policy analyst Michael Villafranca testified at the DCPS budget hearing today to express our disappointment in this year’s education funding. He testified because through…

March 29, 2019