10a NCAC 97c .0204      AGENCY STRATEGY FOR ELIMINATING POVERTY

The Agency Strategy for Eliminating Poverty is the agency's statement of the poverty‑related problems within the community and its overall plan of action to eliminate or have a measurable and potentially major impact on one or more of the poverty causes.  It sets forth the goals and strategy.  The Agency Strategy for Eliminating Poverty shall:

(1)           describe the poverty cause in the community with appropriate statistical data (and sources);

(2)           rank the poverty causes;

(3)           analyze the resources used in current and past efforts to solve each problem; and the resources that are needed and can be utilized effectively to eliminate or have a major impact on the poverty cause;

(4)           formulate the goals with at least one for each poverty cause; and

(5)           describe for each goal alternative strategies and the strategy which was selected.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143B‑10; 143B‑276; 143B‑277; 143‑323(d);

Eff. December 1, 1983;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. April 25, 2015.