Section 49-8-2. Purpose of chapter

   It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the administration, allocation, and distribution of funds from the Community Services Block Grant and other funding sources; to provide for the definition of a community action agency; to continue a flexible and decentralized system of state, regional, and local programs; to provide the support for services and activities designed to promote individual and family self-sufficiency and to provide emergency services; to encourage local and state-wide interagency collaboration and coordination; to assist local communities in the establishment of demonstration programs to meet the unmet needs of their citizens; and to provide the fiscal support needed to assure the continuation of community action agencies as grantees for federal, state, and other moneys.

Ga. L. 1975, p. 1645, § 3; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1436, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1350, § 1.