Publications, Presentations & Testimony

Resource Guide

DC KinCare Alliance 2021 Resource Guide for Relatives Raising D.C. Children: Helping You Find The Best Path Forward

 April 1, 2021
Relevant Publications of Other Organizations

Risks Associated with Parental Use of Phencyclidine (PCP)

 May 22, 2016

Marla Spindel and Jenny Brody, DCVLP
Relevant Publications of Other Organizations

A Family Right to Care: Charting the Legal Obstacles

 December 22, 2016

Gerrard Wallace, GrandFamilies: The Contemporary Journal of Research, Practice and Policy, 3 (1)
Relevant Publications of Other Organizations

Raising the Children of the Opiod Epidemic: Solutions and Support for Grandfamilies

 December 22, 2016

Generations United 2016
Relevant Publications of Other Organizations

The Civil Gideon: The Case for a Civil Right to Counsel

 January 22, 2017

Naomi Biden, Marla Spindel, and Erin Torres, DCVLP
DC KinCare Alliance Policy Papers

White Paper: In Memory of Baby Trinity Jabore: Ensuring Better Outcomes for D.C.‘s Children and Families

 July 21, 2017
DC KinCare Alliance Presentations

Now is the Time: Developing a Comprehensive Kinship System of Care

 April 26, 2018

CWLA 2018 National Conference Washington, DC
DC KinCare Alliance Testimony

Testimony before the DC Council on Expanding the DC Grandparent Caregiver Subsidy

 February 21, 2019
DC KinCare Alliance Testimony

Testimony before the DC Council Committee on Human Services CFSA Oversight Hearing

 February 26, 2019
DC KinCare Alliance Presentations

Legal Assistance to Kinship Families: How to Fill the FFPSA Gap in Kinship Navigator Services

 April 13, 2019

CWLA 2019 National Conference Washington, DC April 9-13, 2019
DC KinCare Alliance Testimony

Testimony before the DC Council Committee on Human Services on the: “Close Relative Caregivers Subsidies Amendment Act of 2019”

 April 24, 2019
DC KinCare Alliance Testimony

Testimony before the DC Council on Risks to Children from Parental Substance Abuse

 September 21, 2019
DC KinCare Alliance Presentations

DC KinCare Alliance DC Pro Bono Week’s Coding Justice Event Presentation

 October 21, 2019
DC KinCare Alliance Testimony

Testimony before the DC Council Committee on Human Services in support of: ​Legislation B23-437: “Child Safety and Well-Being Ombudsperson Establishment Act of 2019” and Legislation B23-402:“Standby Guardian Amendment Act of 2019”

 October 28, 2019
DC KinCare Alliance Policy Papers

Kinship Diversion in the District of Columbia: A Review of Local Practice to Inform National Policy

 December 21, 2019

Grandfamilies: The Contemporary Journal of Research, Practice and Policy September 2018
Relevant Publications of Other Organizations

State of Grandfamilies 2018, Love Without Borders (Grandfamilies and Immigration)

 December 22, 2019

Generations United
Relevant Publications of Other Organizations

GRANDFACTS DC

 December 22, 2019

Grandfamilies.org
DC KinCare Alliance Testimony

Testimony before the DC Council Committee on Human Services on Homeless Prevention Services

 January 29, 2020
DC KinCare Alliance Testimony

Testimony before the DC Council Committee on Human Services on Access to TANF Benefits

 January 29, 2020
DC KinCare Alliance Testimony

Testimony before the DC Council Committee on Human Services Performance Oversight Hearing for the Child and Family Services Agency

 February 12, 2020
DC KinCare Alliance Presentations

Child Welfare League of America 2020 Annual Conference: Expansion of Standby Guardianship in the District of Columbia

 March 15, 2020
Relevant Publications of Other Organizations

American Bar Association: Addressing Hidden Foster Care: The Human Impact and Ideas for Solutions

 March 31, 2020

Can the separation of a parent and child, without a court review or due process and often without a plan for reunification, after the insistence and involvement of a child welfare agency ever be truly “voluntarily”? By Angie Schwartz and Cathy Krebs
Relevant Publications of Other Organizations

Child Welfare Monitor DC: Advocacy Group Files Unprecedented Lawsuit Challenging Kinship Diversion in DC

 March 31, 2020

DC KinCare Alliance files federal lawsuit against DC’s kinship diversion practice alleging violations of state and federal laws. By Marie Cohen
DC KinCare Alliance Presentations

Federal and Local COVID Emergency Legislation April 21, 2020 Update Webinar

 April 20, 2020

Deputy Director Stephanie McClellan discusses how to make sure you receive your Federal Stimulus Payments and avoid getting scammed.
DC KinCare Alliance Testimony

Executive Director Marla Spindel Testifies at DC Council Budget Oversight Hearing (May 22, 2020)

 May 22, 2020

Ms. Spindel warns of the detrimental impacts to children from the DC Child and Family Services Agency FY 2021 budget cuts to essential child protection programs and services, including the DC Grandparent Caregiver Program and Prevention Services.
DC KinCare Alliance Presentations

Connecting Caregivers: Supports for Grandparents and Children

 August 10, 2020

Marla and Stephanie provide an online training for DC Volunteer Lawyers Project Attorneys on benefits available to relatives caring for children in DC.  Access the training video here:  https://vimeo.com/446513878/135800742c
DC KinCare Alliance Testimony

Deputy Director Stephanie McClellan Testifies Before DC Council Department of Human Services Roundtable on CFSA COVID Response (November 4, 2020)

 November 4, 2020
DC KinCare Alliance Policy Papers

Petition To Repeal Suspension of FOIA Responses During the Public Health Emergency

 November 12, 2020

DC Council arbitrarily suspended requirements for DC gov’t to respond to FOIA requests during the public health emergency.   We drafted a Petition to the DC Council to repeal the suspension with over 100 sign-ons.  In response to our Petition, the DC Council unanimously voted in favor of the FOIA Tolling Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 […]
DC KinCare Alliance Presentations

DC KinCare Alliance Presentation for the DC Family Success Centers Legal Services Panel

 January 14, 2021

We enjoyed presenting to the 10 DC Family Success Centers with Bread for the City, DC Volunteer Lawyers Project, First Shift Justice, Legal Counsel for the Elderly, and Tzedek DC.
DC KinCare Alliance Testimony

Deputy Director Stephanie McClellan Testifies Before the DC Council Committee on Human Services Performance Oversight Hearing

 February 25, 2021

Stephanie testifies about the DC Child and Family Services Agency’s illegal and discriminatory diversion practices, as well as the increase in DC child maltreatment fatalities.
DC KinCare Alliance Testimony

Deputy Director Stephanie McClellan Testifies at DC Department of Human Services Oversight Hearing

 March 1, 2021

Stephanie testifies on the significant barriers to access TANF benefits for kinship families.
DC KinCare Alliance Testimony

Deputy Director Stephanie McClellan Testifies Before DC Council On Child Fatalities

 March 11, 2021

Stephanie testifies about the failures of the DC Child Fatality Review Committee to timely review child fatalities and report meaningful information to reduce fatalities in the future.  She also recommends that the law require the Committee to review cases of near child fatalities.
DC KinCare Alliance Testimony

Deputy Director Stephanie McClellan Testifies Before the DC Council Committee of the Whole on Funding an Independent Ombudsperson for Children

 June 7, 2021
DC KinCare Alliance Testimony

Deputy Director Stephanie McClellan Testifies Before the DC Council Committee on Human Services on Funding an Independent Ombudsperson for Children

 June 10, 2021