Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 625/4 – (a) A community action program is a community-based and operated …
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(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
(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
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development.
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(2) Programs designed to secure and maintain
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meaningful employment for individuals.
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(3) Programs to assure an adequate education for all
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individuals.
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(4) Programs to instruct individuals on more
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economical uses of available income.
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(5) Programs to provide and maintain adequate
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housing.
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(6) Programs for the prevention of narcotics
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addiction and alcoholism, and for the rehabilitation of narcotics addicts and alcoholics.
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(7) Programs to aid individuals in obtaining
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emergency assistance through loans or grants to meet immediate and urgent personal and family needs.
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(8) Programs to aid in the resolution of personal and
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family problems which block the achievement of self-sufficiency.
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(9) Programs to achieve greater citizen participation
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in the affairs of the community.
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(10) Programs to provide adequate nutrition for
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individuals and improved community health.
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(11) Programs to aid families and individuals in
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obtaining adequate health care.
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(12) Programs to provide transportation to facilitate
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individuals’ access to community resources.
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(13) Programs to provide for employment training and
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retraining, with special emphasis on employment in the high technology industries.
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(14) Programs to provide aid and encouragement to
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small businesses and small-business development.
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(15) Programs to assist households to meet the cost
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of home energy and water.
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(16) Programs designed to ameliorate the adverse
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effects of high energy costs on low-income households and conserve energy.
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