The purpose of the Allegan County Resource Development Committee is to combat the causes and effects of human suffering and poverty in Allegan County, Michigan . 

On June 11, 1968, the Allegan County Board of Supervisors, now the County Commissioners , designated the Allegan County Resource Development Committee, Inc. (ACRDC) as the Community Action Agency for Allegan County under the provision of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended in 1967.  The Economic Opportunity Act’s purpose was to mobilize the human and financial resources of the Nation to combat poverty in the United States . As a Community Action Agency, ACRDC was entitled to receive Federal funds from the Community Services Administration to provide services to the residents of Allegan County .

Almost 40 years later, ACRDC is still functioning as the Community Action Agency for Allegan County .  ACRDC has a long history of offering various types of services to families struggling with poverty.  Some examples include employment assistance programs (Now Michigan Works) the Head Start pre-school program, the Weatherization program, Utility Assistance payments, housing programs, and now various services for seniors.  ACRDC has worked, via its Board of Directors, diligently and quietly for years serving the neediest residents in Allegan County .

Currently ACRDC manages a budget of approximately $4.5 million and employs 120 full and part-time individuals, and is fortunate enough to receive over 40,000 hours of volunteer time from committed individuals who help us “combat the causes and effects of human suffering and poverty in Allegan County .”

ACRDC is a private, non-profit agency governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.   One third of the Board of Directors membership is made up of citizens from the low-income community; one third of the membership is public officials, and; one third of the members are from the private sector.