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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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Testimony: Oversight of Education for Students with Disabilities

December 10, 2025
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Testimony: SOUL Amendment Act of 2025

November 13, 2025
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Testimony: 988 Lifeline Support and Sustainability Establishment Amendment Act

December 10, 2025

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FY16 Budget Testimony: Department of Healthcare Finance

On April 17, 2015, Sharra E. Greer, policy director at Children’s Law Center, testified at the Department of Healthcare Finance hearing on Mayor Muriel Bowser’s…

April 17, 2015
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FY16 Budget Testimony: Department of Behavioral Health

On April 15, 2015, Judith Sandalow, executive director of the Children’s Law Center, testified at the Department of Behavioral Health hearing on Mayor Boswer’s FY16…

April 15, 2015
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FY15 Budget Testimony: Deputy Mayor for Education & Public Charter School Board

Children’s Law Center testified at a May 2 budget hearing regarding the Mayor’s proposed FY15 budget for the DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) and…

May 2, 2014
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FY15 Budget Testimony: Office of the State Superintendent of Education

Children’s Law Center testified at a May 1 budget oversight hearing regarding the Mayor’s FY15 budget for the DC Office of the State Superintendent of…

May 1, 2014
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FY15 Budget Testimony: Department of Health Budget

Children’s Law Center testified at the 2014 budget hearing regarding the Mayor’s FY15 budget for the DC Department of Health (DOH). More information about the…

May 1, 2014
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FY15 Budget Testimony: Department of Human Services

Children’s Law Center testified at an April 30, 2014 budget hearing regarding the Mayor’s FY15 budget for the DC Department of Human Services (DHS). More…

April 30, 2014
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FY15 Budget Testimony: Department of Health Care Finance

Children’s Law Center testified at an April 29 budget oversight hearing regarding the Mayor’s FY15 budget for the DC Department of Healthcare Finance. More information about…

April 29, 2014
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FY15 Budget Testimony: District of Columbia Public Schools

Children’s Law Center testified at an April 17, 2014 budget hearing regarding the Mayor’s FY15 budget for DC public schools (DCPS). More information about the hearing…

April 17, 2014
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FY15 Budget Testimony: Child and Family Services Agency

Children’s Law Center testified at an April 14 budget hearing on the Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA). More information about the Hearing is available…

April 14, 2014
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FY15 Budget Testimony: Department of the Environment

Children’s Law Center testified at an April 11 oversight hearing on the Department of the Environment (DDOE) budget. More information about the hearing is available…

April 11, 2014