South Carolina Commission For Minority Affairs

South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs will provide ongoing statistical data, public policy analysis, and survey based research. The research and related findings involve the following: The study of the causes and effects of the socioeconomic poverty and deprivation facing minorities; The provision of statistical data and policy recommendations to state agencies and public officials to implement initiatives to alleviate such deprivation; The establishment and maintenance of a database of statistical information for distribution to members of the General Assembly and other entities capable of effecting change; To serve as the State’s clearinghouse for minority statistical information and to publish a Statewide statistical abstract on minority affairs; To provide communities with a single point of contact to obtain raw data and information necessary for local research and planning; To develop and make available on an as-needed basis specialized statistical publications, raw data, analysis and findings in cooperation with state agencies, public officials, and the general public.