Illinois § 4

§ 4.

(a) A community action program is a community-based and operated program, the purpose of which is to provide a measurable and remedial impact on causes of poverty in a community or those areas of a community where poverty is acute. (b) The methods by which the purposes of community action programs may be effected include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Programs designed to further community economic development. (2) Programs designed to secure and maintain meaningful employment for individuals. (3) Programs to assure an adequate education for all individuals. (4) Programs to instruct individuals on more economical uses of available income. (5) Programs to provide and maintain adequate housing. (6) Programs for the prevention of narcotics addiction and alcoholism, and for the rehabilitation of narcotics addicts and alcoholics. (7) Programs to aid individuals in obtaining emergency assistance through loans or grants to meet immediate and urgent personal and family needs. (8) Programs to aid in the resolution of personal and family problems which block the achievement of self-sufficiency. (9) Programs to achieve greater citizen participation in the affairs of the community. (10) Programs to provide adequate nutrition for individuals and improved community health. (11) Programs to aid families and individuals in obtaining adequate health care. (12) Programs to provide transportation to facilitate individuals' access to community resources. (13) Programs to provide for employment training and retraining, with special emphasis on employment in the high technology industries. (14) Programs to provide aid and encouragement to small businesses and small-business development. (15) Programs to assist households to meet the cost of home energy and water. (16) Programs designed to ameliorate the adverse effects of high energy costs on low-income households and conserve energy. (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21.)