Governor Gretchen Whitmer is a lifelong Michigander. She is a lawyer, an educator, former prosecutor, State Representative and Senator. She was the first woman to lead a Senate caucus. But the most important title she boasts is MOM. Inspired by her family, she’s devoted her life to building a stronger Michigan for everyone.
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The enabling act creates a bureau of community services and a commission on economic and social opportunity within a state department (Department of Human Services) to reduce the causes, conditions, and effects of poverty and promote social and economic opportunities that foster self-sufficiency for low-income people; to provide for the designation of community action agencies; and to prescribe the powers and duties of the department, the bureau, the commission and the community action agencies.
The Governor appoints commission members to serve as a statewide forum concerning state policies and programs to reduce poverty, and to address the needs and concerns of low income people in the state of Michigan. The Commission is supported by the Department of Human Services, Bureau of Community Action and Economic Opportunity.
The commission consists of 12 members: 3 representing community action agencies, 3 representing elected public officials, 3 representing the private sector, and 3 representing low-income persons. Members of the commission serve 3-year terms.The appointments of this commission are subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
Commission on Community Action and Economic Opportunity homepage and meeting information
Public Act 230 of 1981, MCLA 400.1106 , Executive Order 2014-9
Janice Harvey
Executive Assistant
Michigan Department of Health & Human Services: Bureau of Community Services
Phone: (517) 241-4040
Fax: (517) 335-5042
Email: harveyj1@michigan.gov or mdhhs-bcaeo@michigan.gov