As used in sections 660.370 to 660.374, unless the context requires otherwise, the following words and terms shall mean:

(1) “Community action agency”, a not-for-profit corporation which has authority under its charter and bylaws to receive funds to administer community action programs and which was officially designated as a community action agency or a community action program under the provisions of federal law Section 210 of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 for fiscal year 1981, unless such community action agency or a community action program lost its designation pursuant to the aforementioned act as a result of failure to comply with the provisions of such act;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 660.370

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(2) “Community action program”, a community based and operated program which includes an intake assessment and referral capability in each of its counties and is designed to include a number of projects or components to provide a range of services and activities having* a measurable and potentially major impact on causes and conditions of poverty in the community or those areas of the community where poverty is a particularly acute problem. These services and activities may include, but are not limited to, activities designed to provide opportunities for eligible persons to:

(a) Secure and retain meaningful employment;

(b) Attain an adequate education;

(c) Make better use of available income;

(d) Obtain and maintain adequate housing and suitable living environment;

(e) Obtain emergency assistance through grants to meet immediate and urgent individual and family needs, including the need for health services, nutritious food, housing and employment related assistance;

(f) Maximize the role community action agencies play in supportive mechanisms available to Missouri families;

(g) Remove obstacles and solve problems which block the achievement of self-sufficiency;

(h) Achieve greater participation in the affairs of the community; and

(i) Make more effective use of other programs.

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