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Boards, Commissions & Task Forces
 
Children
   Children’s Justice Task Force

Dedicated to promoting best policy and practices related to child abuse investigation and prosecution; serves to guide Children's Justice funding throughout Arizona.

   Arizona Juvenile Justice Commission

Receives and allocates funds to efforts surrounding prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency that facilitate the administration of juvenile justice.

   Work Group on Teen Pregnancy and STD Prevention

Consists of representatives from child-serving agencies who work to determine how well state systems are working with pregnant and parenting teens and how best to prevent second pregnancies.

   Vision for Youth Task Force (Joint effort with the Division for Community and Youth Development)

Divisions for Children and Community Youth Development are jointly responsible for this effort tasked with coordinating the delivery of workforce activities to better serve Arizona's neediest youth.

 
Community and Youth Development
   Arizona Governor's Commission on Service & Volunteerism

Created to fund and implement AmeriCorps programs and to serve as the policy-making commission on all volunteer and national service initiatives and activities.

   Arizona Governor's Youth Commission

Comprised of Arizona high school students uniting to act as a liaison between GOCYF and the youth of the state, to promote healthier communities through youth volunteerism and service learning, increased awareness of community issues and civic participation.

   Arizona Statewide Youth Development Task Force

Works to build a comprehensive framework for youth development that will support the positive development of youth and the successful transition from youth to adulthood. 

   Vision for Youth Task Force (Joint effort with the Division for Children)

Divisions for Children and Community Youth Development are jointly responsible for this effort tasked with coordinating the delivery of workforce activities to better serve Arizona's neediest youth.

 
Executive Director's Office
   Governor’s Children’s Cabinet

The Governor's Children's Cabinet advises to the Governor and makes recommendations on the most effective policies and programs to promote the best interests of Arizona children.

   Governor’s Foundation Roundtable

Created to foster the relationship between government and philanthropy by providing a forum to discuss policy issues impacting both the state and private philanthropy and as a catalyst for creation of public-private partnership.

   Interagency and Community Council on Homelessness

Charged to act as a statewide homelessness planning and policy development resource, the Council works to prevent and end homelessness in Arizona using evidence-based improvements to programs and policies that will ensure services and housing are provided in an efficient, cost-effective and productive manner.

 
Family and Community Health
   Commission on the Health Status of Women & Families (with DHS)

This commission is charged with looking at issues critical to women’s health and improving the overall health of women.

 
Substance Abuse Policy
   Arizona’s Parents Commission on Drug Education & Prevention

The Parents Commission's funds programs that will increase and enhance parental involvement and increase education about the serious risks and public health problems caused by abuse of alcohol and controlled substances.

   Arizona Substance Abuse Partnership

The Arizona Substance Abuse Partnership serves as the single statewide council on substance abuse issues.

   Arizona's Underage Drinking Prevention Committee

This committee is dedicated to collaborating across state systems to prevent and reduce underage drinking and to develop a statewide initiative to address underage drinking.

   Prisoner Re-Entry Task Force

Works to recommend changes in law and policy and encourage collaborations among the public, private and non-profit sectors that will increase public safety by assisting released offenders successfully reintegrate into the community and live as lawful citizens.

   Methamphetamine Task Force

This task force works to determine how resources in state and local government can be allocated, coordinated and integrated to enhance prevention efforts, treatment services, and law enforcement activities related to the reduction of Methamphetamine use, production and distribution in Arizona.

 
School Readiness
   Arizona Early Education Funds Board (with Arizona Community Foundation

Board which oversees the Arizona Early Education Funds, which were created as part of the Governor's School Readiness Action Plan to build the capacity of local communities to provide quality early childhood education.

   Arizona Early Childhood Development and Health Board (Proposition 203)

Monitors regional efforts to ensure that children throughout the state start school healthy and ready to succeed, thereby strengthening K-12 education in Arizona.

 
Women

   Safe Haven’s Advisory Committee (Safe Havens Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant)

An advisory committee created to develop programs, policies & protocols and an implementation plan relating to the Safe Havens Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange grant.

   Commission to Prevent Violence Against Women

Tasked with developing legislative and policy recommendations on violence against women, as well as expanding on successful prevention initiatives and coordinating and expanding services for victims of domestic and sexual violence.

   Commission on the Health Status of Women & Families (with DHS)

Charged with looking at issues critical to women’s health and improving the overall health of women.

   Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Task Force

This task force is comprised of representatives from the business and non-profit communities, the IRS and the Arizona Department of Revenue, and provides statewide leadership in promoting and implementing the earned income tax credit, a refundable tax credit for low-income workers.

   

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