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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

April 25, 2024
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FY25 Budget Testimony: Department of Behavioral Health

April 10, 2024
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FY25 Budget Testimony: Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants

April 25, 2024

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FY12 Budget Testimony: Department of Mental Health

Children’s Law Center executive director Judith Sandalow testified regarding the proposed Department of Mental Health Fiscal Year 2012 Budget, expressing concerns about the harmful consequences…

April 12, 2011
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FY11 Budget Testimony: Budget Gap Closing Hearing

Executive Director Judith Sandalow testified at the budget gap closing hearing for FY 2011 that several of the proposed cuts impact critical programs. Specifically, the…

November 30, 2010
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FY11 Budget Testimony: Office of State Superintendent of Education

Executive Director Judith Sandalow testified at the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget hearing for the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, expressing concern over a…

April 27, 2010
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FY11 Budget Testimony: Department of Mental Health

Executive Director Judith Sandalow testified at the Department of Mental Health Proposed Fiscal Year 2011 Budget, commending the agency for its tough, but smart budget…

April 26, 2010
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FY11 Budget Testimony: District of Columbia Public Schools

Executive Director Judith Sandalow testified at the DC Public Schools Proposed Fiscal Year 2011 Budget hearing, highlighting the importance of protecting services for special education…

April 22, 2010
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FY11 Budget Testimony: Child and Family Services Agency

Executive Director Judith Sandalow testified at the CFSA Proposed Fiscal Year 2011 Budget hearing that the agency is making poor choices by cutting several cost…

April 22, 2010
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FY11 Budget Testimony: District of Columbia Public Schools

Children’s Law Center executive director Judith Sandalow testified regarding the proposed Fiscal Year 2011 budget for the District’s public schools, emphasizing that cuts outside the…

April 11, 2010