OCO - Office of Community Affairs
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OCO - Office of Community Affairs
Office of Community Affairs (OCA) provides direction to the directors of the Executive Office
of the Mayor constituent offices. OCA is divided into six core offices: African Affairs; Ex-
Offender Affairs; Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Affairs; Mayor’s Office of
Community Relations and Services; Office of Women’s Policy and Initiatives; and Youth
Advisory Council.
African Affairs ensures that a full range of health, education, employment, business, and social
opportunities are accessible to the District’s African immigrant community. Ex-Offender
Affairs advocates, empowers and improves the overall quality of life for incarcerated and
previously incarcerated District residents and their families. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and
Transgender (GLBT) Affairs provides constituent services and information to the GLBT
communities. The Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services serves as the primary
constituent services organization in the District and provides rapid, complete, coordinated and
documented responses to constituent requests, complaints, and questions. The Office of
Women’s Policy and Initiatives provides constituent services and information to women in the
District of Columbia. The Youth Advisory Council provides District youth with meaningful
opportunities to influence public policies and programs that impact youth in the District of
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