Executive Director Marla Spindel Testifies Before the DC Council Committee of the Whole FY 2024 Budget Hearing
Executive Director Marla Spindel Testifies Before the DC Council Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety FY 2024 Budget Hearing
Staff Attorney Caylyn Keller Testifies Before the DC Council Committee on Facilities and Family Services FY 2024 Budget Hearing
Deputy Director Stephanie McClellan Testifies Before DC Council For Fully Funding the Emergency Rental Assistance Program
Managing Attorney Vicky Taplin Testifies Before the DC Council on Barriers for Caregivers to Access the Child Care Subsidy
Deputy Director Stephanie McClellan Testifies Before 2023 Ombudsperson for Children Performance Oversight Hearing
Deputy Director Stephanie McClellan Testifies Before 2023 CFSA Performance Oversight Hearing On Caregiver Subsidy Reforms
Executive Director Marla Spindel Testifies Before 2023 CFSA Performance Oversight Hearing On CFSA’s Kinship Navigator Program, Diversion/Hidden Foster Care and Child Fatalities and Near Fatalities
Managing Attorney Victoria Taplin Testifies at Metropolitan Police Department 2023 Performance Oversight Hearing
DC KinCare Alliance Testifies at the DC Council Committee on Human Services Roundtable on CFSA’s Implementation of Safety and Family Planning Arrangements
DC KinCare Alliance Additional Written Testimony On Educator Background Check Streamlining Amendment Act of 2022
In her testimony, Ms. Spindel raises concerns about DC’s failure to implement the safeguards of the School Safety Omnibus Amendment Act of 2018 to ensure sexual predators are not hired by DC public schools.
DC KinCare Alliance Testimony On Educator Background Check Streamlining Amendment Act of 2022
Staff Attorney Caylyn Keller addresses concerns regarding proposal to provide for expungements of substantiated allegations of child abuse in as few as three years.
DC KinCare Testimony on the POCKETT Act
Ms. Spindel testified regarding recommended improvements to the subsidy programs, including a timeframe for processing applications, advance notice of program termination, increasing the subsidy amounts, increasing the income limits for eligibility, as well as payment of the subsidy retroactive to the date of application.
DC KinCare Alliance Testimony In Support of First Ombudsperson for Children–Shalonda Cawthon
Staff Attorney Raquel Wollaston Testifies Before the DC Council Committee of the Whole on Funding the DC Ombudsperson for Children
DC KinCare Alliance Testimony on the DC Department of Human Services FY 2023 Budget
Executive Director Marla Spindel Testifies Before DC Council FY 2023 CFSA Budget Hearing Advocating For Funding For DC Ombudsperson for Children
Executive Director Marla Spindel Testifies About Barrier to Access the DC Child Care Subsidy
Deputy Director Stephanie McClellan Testifies on Barriers to Access TANF Benefits For Relative Caregivers
Deputy Director Stephanie McClellan Testifies on DC Housing Authority Discriminatory Practices
Committee on Human Services Performance Oversight Hearing for CFSA
Marla Spindel testified before the DC Council Human Services Committee about the performance of the DC Child and Family Services Agency over the past year.
DC KinCare Alliance Supports DC Bill B24-0489: Expanding Fee Waivers for Low-Income Litigants Act of 2021
DC KinCare supports efforts to make access to justice for equitable for DC residents.
Testimony In Support of Amendments to Grandparent and Close Relative Caregiver Programs
Deputy Director McClellan testified in support of the amendments to the Grandparent and Close Relative Caregiver Programs, which would (1) eliminate the six-month period relatives must wait to apply for the subsidies, and (2) permit relatives to apply if a disabled parent resides in the home. McClellan also advocated for the subsidies to include godparents.
Testimony Regarding the Revised DC Criminal Code Act of 2021
Deputy Director McClellan submitted testimony raising concerns that this reform of DC’s criminal laws would result in the unintended consequence of reducing successful prosecution of child abusers.
