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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: 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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Testimony: Qualified High Technology Companies Tax Incentives
Children’s Law Center attorney Anne Cunningham recently testified in support of the Qualified High Technology Companies Tax Incentives amendment introduced by councilmember Nadeau. We support…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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