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MI SR0163

Resolution

Status

Passed

5/3/2018

Primary Sponsor

Dale Zorn

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Origin

Senate

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Designates May 2018 as Community Action Agency Month in Michigan
  • Recognizes that Community Action Agencies were established in 1964 under President Lyndon B. Johnson as part of the War on Poverty, marking the 54th year of the program in 2018
  • Michigan's 29 Community Action Agencies served 181,435 residents in FY 2016-17, including 89,942 families, through programs such as Head Start, Meals on Wheels, emergency services, affordable housing, energy assistance, and job training
  • In FY 2016-17, Michigan's Community Action Agencies expended $22.9 million in federal Community Services Block Grant funds and leveraged an additional $327.9 million from other sources, achieving a $14.25 return on every $1 of CSBG funding
  • Requires transmission of the resolution to the Michigan Community Action Agency

Legislative Description

A resolution to commemorate May 2018 as Community Action Agency Month.

Community Action Agency Month

Last Action

Adopted

5/3/2018

Full Bill Text

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