42 U.S.C. § 11381 — Purposes

to promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness;

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;

to promote access to, and effective utilization of, mainstream programs described in section 11313(a)(7) of this title and programs funded with State or local resources; and

to optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.