Youth Affairs

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON YOUTH AFFAIRS AGENDA & WITNESSES 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 COUNCILMEMBER ZACHARY PARKER, CHAIRPERSON COMMITTEE ON YOUTH AFFAIRS ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC OVERSIGHT ROUNDTABLE on Overcrowding at DYRS Youth Services Center on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. ET Hybrid in Hearing Room 123 and Via Zoom John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW www.dccouncil.gov/hearings https://www.youtube.com/@councilmemberzacharyparker I. CALL TO ORDER II. OPENING REMARKS III. PUBLIC WITNESSES 1. Tracy Velazquez, Council for Court Excellence 2. Eduardo Ferrer, Georgetown Juvenile Justice Clinic & Initiative 3. Joshua Miller, Open City Advocates 4. Anya Kreider, Disability Rights DC at University Legal Services 5. Cesar Toledo, Wanda Alston Foundation 6. Tayo Belle, School Justice Project (virtual) 7. David Domenici, BreakFree Education 8. Scheryl Duarte, Public Witness 9. J.P. Szymkowicz, Public Witness 10. Terra Martin, Raise One Teach One Dalaneo Martin Foundation IV. GOVERNMENT WITNESSES 1. Sam Abed, Director, Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services V. CLOSING REMARKS VI. ADJOURNMENT