MCRC Education Equity in Michigan Report
This division supports the state ADA Coordinator in carrying out the duties outlined in Executive Order 2004-31.
CEED seeks to engage a broad range of stakeholders to achieve long-term and sustainable outcomes to complex problems. We collaborate with community organizations; churches; non-profit organizations; and city, county, state and federal government entities to address issues affecting the well-being of community members. Engaging in a collaborative manner is a powerful tool used to bring about environmental, social and behavioral changes that will improve the health of the community and its members.
The mission of the Division on Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing is to affirm the indisputable rights of deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing residents to effective communication. The Division provides advocacy, interpreter testing, technical assistance, and interpreting services for the Governor, legislature, and state departments.
The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office develops educational training session and resources designed to increase awareness of implicit bias and its impact in the work we do and the people we serve.
CEED’s educational efforts provide customers with information and training about civil rights laws and enhances the awareness of civil rights issues. It provides the public with a resource for the proactive prevention of discrimination within a community.
The primary mission of the MCRC and MDCR is to investigate complaints of discrimination in employment, education, housing, public accommodation, law enforcement and public service.
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February 2021
The Enforcement Division continues to focus on providing excellent customer service and conducting thorough evaluation and investigation of allegations of unlawful discrimination. From October 1, 2020 through January 31, 2021, staff completed 187 EEOC cases, 91 HUD cases, and 158 MDCR-only cases for a total of 436 cases. Thanks to all Enforcement Division colleagues for awesome teamwork, as every colleague has an important role in the processing of SOCs and formal complaints from the initial contact through completion.
Numerous trainings were also conducted in January. The Housing Team kicked off its commitment to train 2200 owners/landlords in the Kalamazoo area in partnership with the City of Kalamazoo and the Fair Housing Center of SW Michigan. Fair Housing Training was conducted virtually by Housing CRIs Rene Hoffmann and Jarrett Smith on January 21, 2021 and by Demetrius Hunter and Jonathan Wendland on January 22, 2021. In addition, General Civil Rights training was conducted virtually for the Kalamazoo County ALPACT in collaboration with the Community Engagement Division by Jenni Scheid and SEU CRI David Jones on January 14, 2021 and by SEU CRIs Amanda Bradley and David Jones on January 28, 2021. Kudos to all for a job well done! Staff also attended training during the month of January; specifically, on January 27, 2021, approximately 25 Enforcement and Legal staff attended a virtual Legal Updates Training provided by EEOC.
Lastly, Enforcement vacancies for Administrative Support, Civil Rights Claims Examiners (Dept Tech Intake) and Civil Rights Investigators were posted on Neogov during the week of January 25, 2021. As we have numerous vacancies, it's anticipated the hiring process will conclude with new family members on board in April 2021.
