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Washington Business Journal: D.C.'s new Department of Buildings will launch Oct. 1 — with 1 in 4 jobs unfilled
Children’s Law Center works with hundreds of DC families each year to get landlords to repair housing code violations that threaten children’s health. Reporter Tristan…
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News Healthy Housing
DCist: Bowser Shuffles Existing Leadership For Two New Agencies Replacing DCRA
Every year, Children’s Law Center works with hundreds of DC families to ensure that their landlords address housing code violations that threaten children’s health. We…
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The Washington Post: D.C. splits agency that regulates construction, permitting issues
Children’s Law Center works with hundreds of DC families each year to ensure that their landlords address housing code violations from pervasive mold to lead…
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News Healthy Housing
DCist: D.C. Allowed Families To Stay In Rapid Rehousing Beyond The Program’s Time Limit. That Reprieve Ends Friday
D.C. Allowed Families To Stay In Rapid Rehousing Beyond The Program’s Time Limit. That Reprieve Ends Friday
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News Healthy Housing
DCist: After A Rocky Relationship With The Public, One D.C. Government Agency is Breaking Up
Come October 1st, the DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) will be split into two smaller agencies, with the new Department of Buildings…
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Welcome to our new Legal Director
Welcome LaShanda Adams – our new legal director who (re)joined Children’s Law Center last month. In her role, LaShanda will lead our work to provide…
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Judith Sandalow Receives 2022 Thurgood Marshall Award
The D.C. Bar presented Children’s Law Center Executive Director Judith Sandalow with the Thurgood Marshall Award – recognizing “extraordinary commitment and initiative in pursuing equal…
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Supreme Court ruling could have devastating consequences for DC families
We knew this moment was coming, but that doesn’t make it any less heartbreaking. Every day we fight to ensure that the children and families…
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News Healthy Housing
The Washington Post: Behind a lawsuit, an excruciating wait for housing for disabled residents
Every day we work with DC families whose kids have asthma or other health conditions caused by unhealthy housing. And many District residents with disabilities,…
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News Systemic Reform
This Time Next Year: Celebrating our FY23 DC Budget Wins!
This time next year, a third grader struggling with trauma will be able to connect with a therapist more easily than she could today because…
