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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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2023-24 Oversight Testimony: DC Health
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Leah Castelaz testified before the DC Council Committee on Health about the DC Department of Health (DC Health). Our testimony (1)…
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Comment: Renewal of the Behavioral Health Transformation 115 Waiver
Children’s Law Center is committed to ensuring that DC has a full array of high-quality behavioral health services that are accessible for children and families.…
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Testimony: The Ombudsperson for Children Appointment Resolution
Children’s Law Center submitted testimony regarding the nomination of Petrina Jones-Jesz as the Ombudsperson for Children.
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Testimony: Public Roundtable on Maternal and Infant Health
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Leah Castelaz testified at the DC Council Committee on Health’s Public Roundtable on Maternal and Infant Health. In her testimony,…
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Testimony: Public Hearing on Public Safety & Behavioral Health Services and Support for Youth
Amber Rieke, A Path Forward Project Lead, testified at the public hearing on Public Safety & Behavioral Health Services and Support for Youth. She highlighted…
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Testimony: Public Hearing on Chronic Absenteeism & Truancy
Executive Director Judith Sandalow and Senior Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified at the Committee of the Whole’s public hearing on Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy. Their…
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Testimony: Behavioral Health for Children and Youth in Foster Care
Children’s Law Center staff testified at the Committee on Health and Committee on Facilities and Family Services public hearing on Alternative Restorative Therapy Options for…
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Testimony: Extended Students’ Right to Home and Hospital Instruction Amendment Act of 2023
Danielle Robinette, Policy Attorney, testified at the Committee of the Whole Public Hearing on the Extended Students’ Right to Home and Hospital Instruction Amendment Act…
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Testimony: Public Oversight Roundtable, Performance of the District of Columbia Housing Authority
Makenna Osborn, Policy Attorney, testified at the Commitee on Housing’s Public Oversight Roundtable on the performance of District of Columbia Housing Authority. She provides recommendations…
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Testimony: Department of Buildings Leadership Confirmation Resolutions
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Makenna Osborn testified before the Committee of the Whole regarding the nominations for key leadership positions within the Department of…
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