Matt Fraidin, 42, is an associate professor at the University of the District of Columbia’s law school. He just won a $75,000 grant from the D.C. Superior Court to run a legal aid clinic that will help poor parents take on D.C.’s child welfare bureaucracy. It’s the first of its kind in the Washington area and the fourth such clinic in the U.S.

Why does D.C. need a child welfare clinic?

Because too many children are unnecessarily separated from their families, and giving parents a real voice is the best way to protect children and strengthen families.