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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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Testimony: Roundtable on Supporting Humane and Trauma-Informed Responses to Behavioral Health Crises Resolution

March 31, 2025
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FY26 Budget Testimony: Department of Buildings

May 28, 2025
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2024-25 Performance Oversight Testimony: Deputy Mayor for Education and the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board

March 5, 2025

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FY18 Budget Testimony: Committee of the Whole Budget Hearing

Executive Director Judith Sandalow testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole regarding the Mayor’s FY2018 budget for the District of Columbia. While Children’s…

May 12, 2017
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FY18 Budget Testimony: Department of Human Services

Senior Policy Attorney Damon King testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Human Services regarding the Mayor’s proposed FY2018 budget for the Department of Human…

May 3, 2017
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FY18 Budget Testimony: District of Columbia Public Schools

Policy Director Sharra Greer testified today before the DC Council’s Committee on Education regarding the Mayor’s proposed FY2018 budget for the District of Columbia Public…

April 27, 2017
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FY18 Budget Testimony: Child and Family Services Agency

Executive Director Judith Sandalow testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Human Services regarding the Mayor’s proposed FY2018 budget for the District’s Child and Family…

April 27, 2017
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FY18 Budget Testimony: Office of the State Superintendent of Education

Policy Director Sharra Greer testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Education regarding the Mayor’s proposed FY2018 budget for the Office of the State Superintendent…

April 26, 2017
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Testimony: The State of Special Education and Disability Services in DC's Public Schools

Senior Policy Attorney Renee Murphy testified at a public roundtable before the DC Council’s Committee on Education regarding the state of special education and disability…

November 16, 2016
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Testimony: District of Columbia Public Assistance Amendment Act of 2016

Executive Director Judith Sandalow testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Health and Human Services regarding the “District of Columbia Public Assistance Amendment Act of…

October 27, 2016
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Testimony: At-Risk Funding for Public Schools 2016

Senior Policy Attorney Renee Murphy testified for the DC Council’s Committee on Education regarding “at-risk” funding for public schools in the District of Columbia. The…

October 27, 2016
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FY17 Budget Testimony: Committee of the Whole Budget Hearing

Executive Director Judith Sandalow testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole regarding the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request Act of 2016 and the…

April 29, 2016
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FY17 Budget Testimony: Department of Human Services Budget

Executive Director Judith Sandalow testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Health & Human Services regarding the Mayor’s proposed FY17 budget for the District’s Department…

April 20, 2016