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WAMU: A Shortage of Foster Parents in D.C. Worries Child Welfare Advocates
Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Aubrey Luce-Edwards spoke with WAMU recently about the alarming lack of placements for DC children in the foster care system. …
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News Healthy Housing
WAMU: Want To Be A Housing Inspector? D.C. Considers Uber-Style Plan To Recruit Residents For The Job
CLC attorney Anne Cunningham spoke with WAMU about a new proposal from DCRA that would enlist D.C. residents to conduct housing inspections with an Uber-esque…
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Congratulating 2018’s Champions for Children Winners
The competition was fierce! Partners, associates, staff, clients and even vendors worked side-by-side, fighting for the coveted title: Champion for Children. Now, after a year…
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News Healthy Housing
Washington Post: D.C. lost eligibility for federal lead grant after failing to spend $3 million
Through her investigative work on the policy team, CLC attorney Anne Cunningham uncovered the shocking fact that DC lost millions in federal grant money offered…
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News Healthy Housing
Washington City Paper: D.C. Chronically Failed to Spend Federal Funds to Remediate Lead Paint Hazards, HUD Says
This front page story by Morgan Baskin for Washington City Paper discusses a critical local story of negligence—one uncovered with the help of Children’s Law…
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News Behavioral Health
Jonetta Rose Barras: When Will DC Treat Community Violence Like a Public Health Emergency?
Jonetta Rose Barras has been focused on childhood trauma in DC and its effect on the city for the past few years. In a new…
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News Healthy Housing
WAMU: More Help Might Be On The Way If You’ve Got Mold In D.C.
For years, CLC has focused on achieving safe, fair housing conditions across the district. When CLC Attorney Kathy Zeisel sat down with Martin Austermuhle of…
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News Behavioral Health
The Barras Report Special: Trauma, A Barrier to Academic Success
Last year, journalist Jonetta Rose Barras embarked on a journey to learn more about childhood trauma in DC. As part of her documentary project, she…
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News Healthy Housing
WAMU: Inside D.C.’s Annual Homelessness Count, The City’s Biggest Night for Street Outreach
A year ago, CLC and several other organizations including DC Legal Aid, Bread for the City, and the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless sent…
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News Education
Washington Post: D.C. Council wants to ensure most vulnerable students get promised help
When “at-risk” students—ones in the foster care system, working to overcome poverty and more—aren’t receiving the services they need at school, their education suffers. CLC…
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