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Our Mission CCJ advocates for people in
Michigan who need help meeting their basic needs. CCJ uses legal
expertise,
informed by the experiences of low income people, to monitor and improve
public
policy and access to governmental programs and services. Our Vision
By providing legal and technical
assistance to low-income people and their allies, CCJ ensures that
low-income
people in Michigan have greater access to basic needs services,
particularly
related to food and nutrition, healthcare, and income supports, and to
opportunities for improved economic stability and self-sufficiency.
CCJ collaborates with low income
people and their allies to identify and address significant emerging
issues through systemic advocacy strategies.
CCJ is a recognized expert, both
nationally and in Michigan, on the policies and procedures of many
government
programs that are critical for low-income persons in Michigan. Our Work CCJ is a non-profit organization that uses its expertise on laws and policies affecting low income people to advocate for the rights and interests of our low-income clients. We work with low-income persons in the counties of Arenac, Bay, Clare, Genesee, Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, Isabella, Lapeer, Midland, Saginaw, St Clair, Sanilac, and Tuscola. We also work in partnership with community, faith-based and governmental organizations in these counties and throughout the state to achieve systemic improvements in the policies affecting low-income persons. We provide legal and technical assistance to advocates and organizations statewide on a variety of policy issues, especially those related to food and nutrition programs, healthcare programs, and economic self-sufficiency. |