LAC 67:V.703. Federal Goals of Block Grant Program

A. The goals of the Block Grant Program are: 1. achieving or maintaining economic self-support to prevent, reduce or eliminate dependency; 2. achieving or maintaining self-sufficiency, including reduction or prevention of dependency; 3. preventing or remedying neglect, abuse or exploitation of children and adults unable to protect their own interests, or preserving, rehabilitating or reuniting families; 4. preventing or reducing inappropriate institutional care by providing for community-based care, home-based care or other forms of less intensive care; 5. securing referral or admission for institutional care when other forms of care are not appropriate or providing services to individuals in institutions.