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Community Services Advisory Council

Contact: John Litz 
Phone: 412-350-3692 
Address: Human Services Building
One Smithfield Street, Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15222 
Meeting Place: Virtual (MS Teams) 
Meeting Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. 
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Details:
The Allegheny County Department of Human Services Office of Community Services Community Services Advisory Council (CSAC) was established for the purpose of implementing Public Law 88-452, as passed by the 88th Congress of the United States. This law is also known as the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 as amended, the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Act of 1981, and the Pennsylvania Community Act (P.L. 1263, Act 116). The federally-mandated CSAC serves in an advisory capacity to the Community Services Block Grant grantee, which in Allegheny County, outside the city of Pittsburgh, is the Department of Human Services/Office of Community Services.

The composition of the CSAC is mandated by federal law divided equally between three groups: public officials or appointees of public officials; representatives of the poor; and providers of service to the poor. The CSAC reviews proposals from organizations requesting funding from the Community Services Block Grant and makes recommendations to the Department of Human Services on which agencies and programs are worthy of funding through CSBG. The council members serve as extensions into the community for the identification of gaps in services, etc. The council is kept abreast of activities of the DHS Office of Community Services.

BoardURL: www.alleghenycounty.us/Services/Human-Services-DHS/DHS-Advisory-Boards/Community-Services-Advisory-Council


Members:

Member
Andrea Horton-Mericli
Dillon Moore
Aweys Mwaliya
James Ritchie
Vacant 1
Laura Zinski