42 U.S.C. § 9801 : US Code - Section 9801: Statement of purpose

Search 42 U.S.C. § 9801 : US Code - Section 9801: Statement of purpose

The purpose of this subchapter is to encourage the development of
special programs by which the residents of urban and rural low-
income areas may, through self-help and mobilization of the
community at large, with appropriate Federal assistance, improve
the quality of their economic and social participation in community
life in such a way as to contribute to the elimination of poverty
and the establishment of permanent economic and social benefits.