Children’s Law Center Testimony Before The District Of Columbia Council Committee On Human Services’ Public Budget Oversight Hearing For Child & Family Services Agency

On April 27, 2017, the Children's Law Center (CLC) testified before the District of Columbia Council Committee on Human Services during the public budget oversight hearing for child and family services. The testimony outlined CLC's concerns that the District's proposed budget would not provide enough funding to the Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) in order for it to implement changes and meet goal deadlines. In addition, CLC summarized the efforts CFSA would be making in foster care, prevention and in-home services, and college and career services - as well as the coinciding costs - concluding that the . . .