‘This agency deserves to be forgiven’: Ex-employees, community members advocate for SDC at hearing

After a hearing Friday, the Social Development Commission’s future as a community action agency remains uncertain, but the anti-poverty agency still has the support of community members and former employees.

The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families held a public meeting Friday afternoon to determine if it should end SDC’s designation as a community action agency, which makes it eligible for millions in federal funds.

Jeff Pertl, the state department secretary, will make a final decision in the coming weeks after reviewing additional documents from SDC and comments from the public, he told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel…

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