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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: SOUL Amendment Act of 2025
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Testimony: Roundtable on Fixing the District's Voucher Bottleneck
Children’s Law Center Senior Policy Attorney Makenna Osborn testified before the DC Council at the joint public oversight roundtable entitled Housing Without the Holdup: Fixing…
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Testimony: Reporting Requirements in DC's Education Sector
Children’s Law Center Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole regarding proposed changes to reporting requirements in DC’s…
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Testimony: Roundtable on DBH's Comprehensive Plan for the School-Based Behavioral Health Program
Children’s Law Center Senior Policy Attorney Leah Castelaz testified before the DC Council Committee on Health regarding the Department of Behavioral Health’s Comprehensive Plan for…
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Testimony: Roundtable on Raising the Standard for DC Housing
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Patrick Cothern testified before the DC Council at the Committee on Housing Roundtable “From Neglect to Respect: Raising the Standard…
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Testimony: Flexible Rent Subsidy Program Amendment Act of 2025
Children’s Law Center Senior Policy Attorney Makenna Osborn testified before the DC Council Committee on Human Services regarding the Flexible Rent Subsidy Program Amendment Act…
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Testimony: Public Oversight Hearing on OSSE-DOT
Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified at the Committee of the Whole’s public oversight hearing on the Office of the State Superintendent of Education’s Division…
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Testimony: Housing with Integrity Amendment Act of 2025
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Patrick Cothern testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Public Works and Operations to share our support for the Housing…
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Public Oversight Hearing: Charter School Review and Renewal in the District
Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified at the Committee of the Whole’s public oversight hearing on Charter School Review and Renewal in the District. She…
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Comment: Community Support Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking
Children’s Law Center submitted public comments on the Proposed Rulemaking for Community Support services authorization limits. Our comments challenge the notion that limiting daily units…
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Testimony: Public Hearing on Chronic Absenteeism & Truancy
Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified at the Committee of the Whole’s public hearing on Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy. Our testimony argues that the District’s…
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