For the purposes of sections 8-201 to 8-220a, inclusive, 8-222b, 8-226 to 8-239a, inclusive, this section and sections 17b-853 to 17b-855, inclusive:

(1) “Human resource development program” means a program, project or activity which: (a) Mobilizes and utilizes resources, public or private, of any urban or rural, or combined urban and rural, geographical area including, but not limited to, a municipality or group of municipalities in an attack on poverty; services, by providing assistance and other activities consistent with the needs of such municipality, of sufficient scope and size to give promise of progress toward the elimination of poverty or a cause or causes of poverty through developing employment opportunities, improving human performance, motivation, productivity, physical and mental health, and well-being, or by bettering the conditions under which people live, learn and work; (b) is developed, conducted and administered with the maximum feasible participation of residents of the areas and members of the groups served, which groups shall include the elderly; and (c) is conducted, administered or coordinated by a human resource development agency;

(2) “Human resource development agency” means (a) a public or private nonprofit agency designated by and authorized to accept funds from the federal Office of Economic Opportunity or any other department or agency of the United States to which any of the powers of said office may be transferred, for a community action program under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended; (b) a public agency or officer designated by the chief executive officer and approved by the governing body of such municipality to carry out and coordinate human resource development programs by, or through contract with, or delegation to, any nonprofit agency or any agency, department, board, or commission of the municipality, and to enter into contracts or receive grants-in-aid from the Commissioner of Social Services for a human resource development program under sections 8-201 to 8-220a, inclusive, 8-222b, 8-226 to 8-239a, inclusive, this section and sections 17b-853 to 17b-855, inclusive; (c) any corporation organized for purposes other than to make a profit or gain for itself and not controlled or directed by persons or firms seeking to derive profit or gain therefrom, and designated by the chief executive officer and approved by the governing body of such municipality to carry out and coordinate human resource development programs and to enter into contracts with or receive grant-in-aid from the Commissioner of Social Services for human resource development programs under said sections; or (d) any corporation organized for purposes other than to make a profit or gain for itself and not controlled or directed by persons or firms seeking to derive profit or gain therefrom, in existence on January 1, 1973, and designated by the Commissioner of Social Services to carry out and coordinate human resource development programs and to enter into contracts with or receive grants-in-aid from the Commissioner of Social Services for human resource development programs under said sections.