42 U.S.C. § 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 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 and programs funded with State or local resources; and (4) to optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.