The purposes of this part are—
(1) to promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness;
(2) to provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers and State and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused to individuals, families, and communities by homelessness;
(3) to promote access to, and effective utilization of, mainstream programs described in [section 11313(a)(7) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11313/a/7&num=0&edition=prelim) and programs funded with State or local resources; and
(4) to optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
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The purposes of this part are—
(1) to promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness;
(2) to provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers and State and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused to individuals, families, and communities by homelessness;
(3) to promote access to, and effective utilization of, mainstream programs described in [section 11313(a)(7) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11313/a/7&num=0&edition=prelim) and programs funded with State or local resources; and
(4) to optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
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§ 11381. Purposes
The purposes of this part are—
(1) to promote community-wide commitment
to the goal of ending homelessness;
(2) to provide funding for efforts by non-
profit providers and State and local govern-
ments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals
and families while minimizing the trauma and
dislocation caused to individuals, families, and
communities by homelessness;
(3) to promote access to, and effective utili-
zation of, mainstream programs described in
section 11313(a)(7) of this title and programs
funded with State or local resources; and
(4) to optimize self-sufficiency among indi-
viduals and families experiencing homeless-
ness.
(Pub. L. 100–77, title IV, § 421, as added Pub. L.
111–22, div. B, title III, § 1301(2), May 20, 2009, 123
Stat. 1680.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 11381, Pub. L. 100–77, title IV, § 421, as
added Pub. L. 102–550, title XIV, § 1403(a), Oct. 28, 1992,
106 Stat. 4013, which related to the purpose of the sup-
portive housing program, was repealed by Pub. L.
111–22, div. B, title III, § 1301(2), May 20, 2009, 123 Stat.
1680.
Another prior section 11381, Pub. L. 100–77, title IV,
§ 421, July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 498, which related to estab-
lishment of a supportive housing demonstration pro-
gram, was repealed by Pub. L. 102–550, title XIV,
§ 1403(a), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4013.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective on the earlier of 18 months after
May 20, 2009, or 3 months after publication of certain
final regulations by Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development, see section 1503 of Pub. L. 111–22, set out
as an Effective Date of 2009 Amendment note under sec-
tion 11302 of this title.
TRANSITIONAL PROVISION
Pub. L. 102–550, title XIV, §