 In August 1966, the representatives of welfare recipient groups from 24 cities met in Chicago, voting to form the National Coordinating Committee of Welfare Rights Groups (NCC).The PRAC office was officially named the headquarters for a welfare rights movement at a December 1966 meeting of the NCC.PRAC was authorized by the NCC in February 1967 to come up with a membership card for all groups affiliated with the NCC.