§11481. Definitions

As used in this part:

(1) Advisory council

The term "advisory council" means the advisory council established under section 11482(e)(2)(K) ¹ of this title.

(2) Eligible entity

The term "eligible entity" means State or local agencies, a Head Start agency, any community-based organization of demonstrated effectiveness as a community action agency under section 210 of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1984 ² (42 U.S.C. 2790), public housing agencies as defined in section 1437a(b)(6) of this title, State Housing Finance Agencies, local education agencies, an institution of higher education, a public hospital, a community development corporation, a private industry council as defined under section 1512(a) of title 29, a community health center, and any other public or private nonprofit agency or organization specializing in delivering social services.

(3) Family case managers

The term "family case managers" means advisers operating under the provisions of section 11484 of this title.

(4) Governmentally subsidized housing

The term "governmentally subsidized housing" means any rental housing that is assisted under any Federal, State or local program (including a tax credit or tax exempt financing program) and that serves a population that predominately consists of very low income families or individuals.

(5) Homeless

The term "homeless" has the same meaning given such term in the subsections (a) and (c) of section 11302 of this title.

(6) Intensive and comprehensive supportive services

The term "intensive and comprehensive supportive services" means-

(A) in the case of services provided to infants, children and youth, such services that shall be designed to enhance the physical, social, and educational development of such infants and children and that shall include, where appropriate ³ nutritional services, screening and referral services, child care services, early childhood development programs, early intervention services for children with, or at-risk of developmental delays, drop-out prevention services, after-school activities, job readiness and job training services, education (including basic skills and literacy services), emergency services including special outreach services targeted to homeless and runaway youth, crisis intervention and counseling services, and such other services that the Secretary may deem necessary and appropriate;

(B) in the case of services provided to parents and other family members, services designed to better enable parents and other family members to contribute to their child's healthy development and that shall include, where appropriate, substance abuse education, counseling, referral for treatment, crisis intervention, employment counseling and training as appropriate, life-skills training including personal financial counseling, education including basic skills and literacy services, parenting classes, training in consumer homemaking, and such other services as the Secretary shall deem necessary and appropriate;

(C) in the case of services provided by family case managers, needs assessment and support in accessing and maintaining appropriate public assistance and social services, referral for substance abuse counseling and treatment, counseling and crisis intervention, family advocacy services, and housing assistance activities, housing counseling and eviction or foreclosure prevention assistance and referral to sources of emergency rental or mortgage assistance payments and home energy assistance, and other services as appropriate.

(7) Low income

The term "low income" when applied to families or individuals means a family or individual income that does not exceed 80 percent of the median income for an individual or family in the area, as determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, except that such Secretary may establish income ceilings that are higher or lower than 80 percent of the median for the area on the basis of a finding by such Secretary that such variations are necessary because of prevailing levels of construction costs or unusually high or low individual or family incomes.

(8) Secretary

The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

(9) Very low income

The term "very low income" when applied to families or individuals means a family or individual income that does not exceed 50 percent of the median income for an individual or family in the area, as determined by the Secretary, except that the Secretary may establish income ceilings that are higher or lower than 50 percent of the median for the area on the basis of a finding by the Secretary that such variations are necessary because of unusually high or low individual or family incomes.

(Pub. L. 100–77, title VII, §771, as added Pub. L. 101–645, title VI, §651, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4747 .)

References in Text

Section 210 of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 2790), referred to in par. (2), probably means section 210 of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, Pub. L. 88–452, title II, Aug. 20, 1964, 78 Stat. 519 , as amended, which was classified to section 2790 of this title and was repealed by Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, §683(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 519 .

¹ So in original. Probably should be section "11482(e)(2)(J)".

² See References in Text note below.

³ So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.