CITIZEN ADVOCACY CENTER
EIN 36-3920270 · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (I80Z)
What they do
THE CITIZEN ADVOCACY CENTER PURSUED ITS MISSION of BUILDING DEMOCRACY for THE 21ST CENTURY BY STRENGTHENING CITIZEN CAPACITIES, RESOURCES, and INSTITUTIONS for SELF-GOVERNANCE VIA CONVENING PUBLIC FORUMS, HOSTING STUDENT INTERNS, ANSWERING PUBLIC INQUIRIES ON MATTERS of PUBLIC CONCERN, MONITORING GOVERNMENT and ADDRESSING GOVERNMENT ABOUT BARRIERS to PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS.
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1994
- Location
- 188 W INDUSTRIAL DR STE 106, ELMHURST, IL 60126-1600
- County
- DuPage
- In care of
- % BPC