Headstart, Economic Opportunity, and Community Partnership Act of 1974

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Community Services Act - Title I: Urban and Rural Community Action Programs - Provides for the designation of community action agencies, programs, and boards. Enumerates the specific powers and functions of community action agencies in planning and administering the community action programs. Directs each agency to encourage the establishment of housing development services organizations to focus on the needs of low-income families and individuals. Empowers the Director of the Community Action Administration of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, to provide financial assistance to community action programs and related activities, including employment, education, living environment, and health. Prescribes the conditions of and procedures for such assistance. Directs the Director to carry on special programs relating to (1) legal services, (2) community food and nutrition; (3) environmental action; (4) rural housing development and rehabilitation; and (5) senior opportunities and services for poor persons over the age of 60. States that the Director shall encourage the development of neighborhood centers to promote the effectiveness of needed services. Prescribes an all…