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Washington City Paper: Housing Advocates Want DCRA Overhauled After Deadly Kennedy St. Fire
Children’s Law Center and other housing advocates are calling on the D.C. Council to pass the Department of Buildings Establishment Act that would overhaul DCRA, particularly in…
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The Washington Post: Changes sought after D.C. agencies failed to act on complaint of illegal rooming house
In the aftermath of the tragic Kennedy Street fire in August, Children’s Law Center continues to advocate strongly for safe and healthy housing for all…
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WUSA9: 'Families are living in squalor': High cost of rent in DC forces families to live in dangerous conditions
When Carmen Montgomery’s one-year-old son, King, kept experiencing severe health issues and struggling to breathe, pediatricians connected her to Children’s Law Center, noting that King’s…
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Street Sense: Seeing Double: DC drastically reduces the number of people in shelter as more double up
As rates of homeless families decrease across the city, Lilah Burke of Street Sense Media looked into what these numbers mean. She pointed to the…
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The Guardian: 'Going to bed hungry': the harrowing reality of poor children living in DC
CLC Executive Director Judith Sandalow spoke with Joanie Greve of The Guardian about a new study that shines a light on the wealth disparities in…
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Washington Business Journal: Mold in the walls could be triggering your child’s asthma attack. Here’s what a new D.C. partnership is doing about it.
Years in the making, Children’s Law Center is announcing something ground-breaking. Thanks to an innovative partnership with AmeriHealth Caritas District of Columbia, we are piloting…
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Washington Post: In D.C., 5,500 students are homeless. The city is helping some of them take their first steps to college.
At CLC, we meet students who are struggling with homelessness and poverty every day. CLC attorney Sarah Flohre recently talked with the Washington Post’s Perry…
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WAMU: Tax Incentives For D.C. Tech Companies Poised To Be Slashed
The QHTC tax incentive program cost the District $184 million in corporate franchise tax revenue between 2001 and 2015, including more than $100 million collected…
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BREAKING NEWS: DC Budget Passes with Major Victories for Kids
Today, DC’s fiscal year 2020 budget passed—and we’re celebrating major victories! In the past four months, CLC’s policy team pored over more than 3,000 pages…
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Washington City Paper: To Escape Court Oversight, D.C.’s Child Welfare System Is Cutting Corners
CLC Executive Director Judith Sandalow spoke with Morgan Baskin of the Washington City Paper about the disparity between the public persona of DC’s child welfare…
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