Jen Masi, Children's Law Center · [email protected]

April 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM

Tala's superhero

Email from Children's Law Center Providing stability for children and families   Friends,  Tala*, a college student with tremendous drive, was enjoying her first year at college – studying marketing and finance and still making time for art, volleyball a…

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

April 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM

Looking back and preparing for what's next

Email from Children's Law Center Sharing and celebrating success while taking on the challenges ahead   Friends,  It is bittersweet to share our 2024 accomplishments while DC faces unprecedented challenges that will impact the stability of DC families an…

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  Traevena Byrd, Children’s Law Center Board Chair · [email protected]

March 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM

Honoring a Phenomenal Woman

Email from Children's Law Center Celebrating Judith Sandalow's 25 Years of Leadership   As Women's History Month comes to an end, I want to recognize a woman who is still making history: Judith Sandalow. This year marks Judith's 25th anniversary as CEO …

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  Judith Sandalow, Children's Law Center · [email protected]

March 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM

Devastating impact of Congressional spending bill on DC children

Email from Children's Law Center Can you make some calls?   Friends, As you’ve seen in the news, Congress is moving forward with a spending bill that could override DC’s locally funded budget. This is an overreach in power that we have not seen in Childr…

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  Judith Sandalow, Children's Law Center · [email protected]

February 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM

Banding Together in Times of Uncertainty

Email from Children's Law Center Thankful for your support   Dear friends, 29 years ago this month, three lawyers came together because they met a young girl in the foster care system. She had been trafficked from another country and became pregnant. S…

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  Judith Sandalow, Children's Law Center · [email protected]

February 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM

Advice from Judge Tatel on protecting civil rights

Email from Children's Law Center A discussion about access to justice and the rule of law     Friends, Last week, I sat down with Judge David S. Tatel, who recently retired from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. He wrote about his storied career as a ci…

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

December 31, 2024 at 4:08 PM

A child is thriving thanks to you

Email from Children's Law Center 2x match through midnight     This year, thanks to generous friends like you, Children's Law Center: Supported more than 5,000 children and families directly across our services in family, health and education; Fil…

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  Tracy Goodman, Children's Law Center · [email protected]

December 12, 2024 at 3:21 PM

FW: She wasn’t going to let the system fail her daughter

Email from Children's Law Center Join us to help students get the support they need Donate today and your gift will be matched! Multiply your impact ➜ On Tuesday we shared the story of seven-year-old Armani and her m…

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

December 10, 2024 at 3:15 PM

She wasn’t going to let the system fail her daughter

Email from Children's Law Center Help us support families like the Johnsons in 2025   Help Children’s Law Center reach children like Armani so that more DC kids can thrive at school with your donation today ➜ After an early autism diagnosis…

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

November 26, 2024 at 3:23 PM

Thankful for you – now more than ever

Email from Children's Law Center A gift for you in these changing times   Dear friends, Thank you for your ongoing partnership and support. No matter what changes lie ahead, our commitment to DC children and families will not change. With you by our si…

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  Judith Sandalow, Children's Law Center · [email protected]

November 12, 2024 at 7:19 PM

Standing Together

Email from Children's Law Center The work just got harder, but we will keep fighting   Dear friends, I had planned to write you with an update on our fight to keep 2,000 families from homelessness. But then the election results came in. Two men were elected …

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  Lacia Japp, Children's Law Center · [email protected]

September 5, 2024 at 4:11 PM

"I need to make sure she's safe..."

Fast-tracking multiple solutions to keep baby Marisa healthy     “I’m trying to set up stability for me and my baby – I need to make sure she’s safe.” – Ms. Daniels Last October, Ms. Daniels* and her baby girl Marisa got the keys to their ne…

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  Kathy Zeisel, Children's Law Center · [email protected]

August 29, 2024 at 2:11 PM

Will my child’s bus show up on time?

Watching for bus disruptions at the start of school   Across the region, backpacks are bouncing up and down sidewalks again. Students are sharing summer stories with friends at the school door. Yet some families of students with disabilities are holding their b…

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  Tracy Goodman, Children's Law Center · [email protected]

August 8, 2024 at 2:15 PM

Heat waves bring on a health crisis

When changing temperatures change our legal strategies This summer’s record-breaking heat is a dangerous health threat for DC families, especially when they struggle for weeks or months with broken air conditioning. Ms. Torres* has worked with Children’s …

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  Judith Sandalow, Children's Law Center · [email protected]

August 2, 2024 at 2:38 PM

Announcing new partnership for greener, healthier & affordable housing

$20 million federal grant to improve 750+ homes   Thousands of DC families like Ms. Hill's turn to us each year to advocate for healthier housing. When we succeed and fixes are made, the entire family can breathe a little easier. Unfortunately, even the best f…

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  Sharra E. Greer, Children's Law Center · [email protected]

June 26, 2024 at 3:09 PM

What you need to know about the DC budget.

Making sure DC children are not forgotten   You've likely seen the headlines by now. This year‘s DC budget debates were tough. When the first draft of the District's FY 2025 budget was shared, we saw several programs and services that support DC children facing…

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  Makenna Osborn, Children's Law Center · [email protected]

June 13, 2024 at 2:27 PM

A bittersweet victory

We need systemic housing reform to protect kids' health   More than 16,000 DC children struggle with asthma – and many live in mold or pest-infested homes that make their asthma worse. It’s one of the reasons I advocate for policy changes to secure safer and he…

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  Tracy Goodman, Children's Law Center · [email protected]

May 21, 2024 at 2:36 PM

“She’s smiling more and has so much more confidence.”

Helping Nevaeh get the right support at a critical time   Nevaeh* has never been this excited to go to school – something her grandmother, Ms. Black, couldn't have predicted at the beginning of the school year.  Elementary school was fine for Nevaeh. …

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  Allyson Boucher, Children's Law Center · [email protected]

May 7, 2024 at 3:26 PM

In honor of moms doing everything they can for their kids

Help us support remarkable moms today and every day   Friends,  I love when a spark flickers in my daughter’s eyes – that moment something new makes sense for the first time. But I’ve also seen her frustration when the world around her is changing and not goin…

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  Erica McCollum · [email protected]

April 25, 2024 at 2:54 PM

Join us in celebrating our Champions for Children

Thank you to everyone who makes this work possible!   Earlier this month, our Executive Director Judith Sandalow shared with you our 2023 Annual Report. She noted that creating lasting solutions for complex societal issues takes expertise and hard work over m…

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

April 9, 2024 at 2:15 PM

A mile marker on our road to progress

Our 2023 accomplishments – thanks to your support   Friends,  Creating lasting solutions to complex societal issues takes expertise and hard work over many years. Our 2023 annual report celebrates our wins along that journey.  With your support, we reached 4,…

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  Kathy Zeisel, Children's Law Center · [email protected]

March 18, 2024 at 5:03 PM

Children’s Law Center files class action lawsuit

“I want my son to strive and graduate”   "It's frustrating because I just don't want my son, just because he has autism, to be a number in the class. I want him to strive and graduate with a diploma." - Ms. Joann McCray, mom of 12 year-old son   Ms. McCray worr…

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  Melissa Colangelo, Children's Law Center · [email protected]

February 22, 2024 at 3:56 PM

A win for children and the law

DC Court of Appeals issues critical ruling on neglect cases   Every year, nearly two hundred DC children are removed from their parents and caregivers due to allegations of abuse or neglect. This initial separation can last months before the trial at which a ju…

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

January 26, 2024 at 3:15 PM

Fighting for heat in the dead of winter

Precision public health helps kids   Last winter, Adrian, Alysha and their mom, London*, faced the coldest days of the year without heat.  London was seven months pregnant when she moved with her daughter into a new apartment in August. Though her apartment sh…

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

January 11, 2024 at 4:06 PM

Children's Law Center in the news

Our lawyers' tenacious advocacy makes headlines   I’m starting the new year focused on what matters most. For me, that includes the children in our community.  Thinking you might also be trying to separate the wheat from the chaff, here are a few recent news s…

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

December 29, 2023 at 3:56 PM

Double your impact -- but only through Sunday

Your support for Children’s Law Center can go twice as far if you give before the end of the year.     Before we ring in the New Year, I am reaching out one last time. Throughout December, I’ve shared stories of the children and families we’ve worked with: …

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

December 21, 2023 at 4:54 PM

Ms. George had tried everything...

Help us make the most of our match before it closes!     Despite their mother’s tenacious advocacy and their early diagnoses of autism and ADHD, Ms. George’s three sons faced significant delays in getting the educational support they needed to thrive.  We …

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

December 12, 2023 at 3:59 PM

With your help, students like Marina can accomplish their goals

Join us to help DC students get the support they need     Marina Jeffries* has known since 9th grade that she’s going to be an attorney when she grows up. In middle school, she thought she might want to be President, but she's figured out that as a lawyer s…

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

November 30, 2023 at 4:12 PM

Children deserve safe and healthy housing

Help expand our impact in 2024     In our nearly 30 years, we’ve worked with tens of thousands of parents and caregivers like Ms. Taylor – families facing unhealthy housing conditions that harm their children’s health: leaks that open holes in the walls, pes…

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

November 20, 2023 at 4:35 PM

Thank you for being part of our Children's Law Center community

Making space for joy in 2024   Our Children’s Law Center community is unique – a beautiful kaleidoscope of children, youth and adults with a diverse set of talents and experiences. Together, we are working toward a bold vision: a world in which all children hav…

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  LaShanda Adams, Children’s Law Center · [email protected]

November 13, 2023 at 5:14 PM

Congratulations Tracy Goodman, Jerrold Scoutt Prize Winner

20+ years advocating for the health and safety of DC children     Last week, I had the pleasure of joining partners and supporters across the legal community to celebrate Children’s Law Center Healthy Together Director, Tracy Goodman. Tracy received the pre…

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  Jen Masi · [email protected]

October 19, 2023 at 2:24 PM

"I felt like there was hope."

Join us for DC Pro Bono Week October 22-28     Ms. Robertson had always been close with her niece Dayani and nephew Dhani. But when the kids were 14 and 7 years old, their mother unexpectedly became ill.    The siblings moved in with Ms. Robertson. Dhani is…

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

October 5, 2023 at 2:55 PM

“I’m so thankful I get to do the same for others like me.”

Working together to increase our impact     Last Thursday, we celebrated the Children’s Law Center community at our Helping Children Soar Benefit.    This community – from our staff and the parents and youth we work with to advocacy partners, policymakers,…

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

September 26, 2023 at 3:16 PM

Will I see you Thursday?

Join us Thursday night for our Benefit at District Winery     On Thursday, we’ll be hosting our annual Helping Children Soar Benefit at District Winery from 6-9pm. Join us for a night of connecting with friends old and new, tasting great wines and enjoying a…

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

September 15, 2023 at 2:44 PM

What we can accomplish as a community

Help us make enduring change for children and families     Parents, caregivers and youth in DC’s lowest-income neighborhoods have always advocated for their families and communities. Children’s Law Center is committed to supporting their efforts for sustain…

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

August 24, 2023 at 2:35 PM

Don’t forget – our 2023 Benefit is just a month away

Get your tickets for our two special events in September     The children and families we meet are dealing with urgent issues – issues that are often rooted in long-term systemic challenges.   Each year we help thousands of children and families solve these…

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

August 3, 2023 at 2:50 PM

Join us at two events this September!

Help us address urgent problems facing children and families     At Children’s Law Center, the children and families we meet are fighting to fix complex, urgent issues:   A deaf student who has gone months without a teacher who knows ASL A baby placed in …

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

June 27, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Building a better future for DC trans youth

Listening – and learning – in support of our trans community Every day, it seems, there is a news story about yet another state passing some form of harmful, anti-trans legislation or a video of an elec…

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  Sharra E. Greer · [email protected]

June 14, 2023 at 2:42 PM

One Moment in a Year of Advocacy

Making the DC Budget Work for Children A youth mental health crisis. Rising housing costs. The end of pandemic benefits.   We work year-round to ensure DC government programs address challenges like th…

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

May 25, 2023 at 2:48 PM

Disrupting racism and other forms of oppression

Digging deeper to improve the lives of DC children Children's Law Center sees racism, ableism and other forms of oppression show up in our work every day. Many times the impact can be traced to past d…

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

May 8, 2023 at 3:25 PM

Honoring strong, determined mothers

Support DC mothers advocating for their families In our Annual Report, we introduced you to Ms. Hill and her daughter, Averii. Averii loves walking to school with her mom…

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  Chip Magid, Board Chair · [email protected]

May 2, 2023 at 2:10 PM

Update: Our 2023 Helping Children Soar Benefit

Be part of this year's celebration Good morning!   In case you missed it – add our 2023 Helping Children Soar Benefit to your calendar: Thursday, September 28th at 6pm! We’l…

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  Erica McCollum · [email protected]

April 21, 2023 at 2:01 PM

Celebrating our Champions for Children!

Meet our 2022 winners When DC kids and families faced unprecedented challenges brought on by the pandemic, our supporters were there. And when those challenges were compounded by …

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

April 11, 2023 at 2:03 PM

A kaleidoscope of possibilities

What we accomplished together in 2022 Friends, DC children and families face complex problems with many moving parts: Ms. Deans reached out to us when u…

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  Kathy Zeisel, Children's Law Center · [email protected]

April 5, 2023 at 2:20 PM

Increasing Our Impact: New Legal Strategies

Adding more legal tools to our toolbox A core part of our new mission focuses on how we as an organization are using the law to solve children’s urgent problems today and improve the systems that will a…

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  Allison Alexander · [email protected]

February 21, 2023 at 4:20 PM

Save the date: September 28, 2023!

Mark your calendars for our 2023 Helping Children Soar Benefit You're invited to our Helping Children Soar Benefit this September at District Winery! Last …

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  LaShanda Adams · [email protected]

February 9, 2023 at 3:10 PM

Supporting parents, helping kids

Building legal assistance for parents into our strategic framework Children thrive when their parents have the time and resources to guide them through life’s inevitable challenges. Burdens of poverty …

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

January 10, 2023 at 3:09 PM

Moving boldly into the new year

Announcing our new mission and vision for DC children Happy New Year! The new year allows us all a moment to pause, to reflect and to evolve. For Children’s Law Center, 2023 marks an exciting opportun…

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

December 30, 2022 at 3:08 PM

Tomorrow is the last day to double your impact

Your gift will be matched if you donate before midnight, 12/31   As we get ready to ring in the new year, I’m reaching out once more to ask for your support. The money we raise in our year-end campaign allows us to provide direct legal assistance to thousands of…

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  Judith Sandalow · [email protected]

December 27, 2022 at 3:05 PM

A happy update

Donate today so we can help more kids like Deveah find safe, healthy homes   Donate today so we can help more kids like Deveah find safe, healthy homes in 2023! In May, we shared the story of Ms. Bowen and her young daughter, Deveah, who was in and ou…

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