Ohio Code § 5101.311

§ 5101.311.

As used in sections 5101.311 to 5101.318 of the Revised Code : (A) “ Poverty line ” means the official poverty line established by the director of the United States

office of management and budget and as revised by the secretary of health and human

services in accordance with section 673(2) of the “Community Services Block Grant

Act,” 95 Stat. 1609, 42 U.S.C.A. 9902 . (B) “ Low-income person ” means a person whose adjusted gross income as defined in division (A) of section 5747.01 of the Revised Code is below the poverty line as defined in division (A) of this section. (C) “ Advocacy ” means the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending actions on behalf of

low-income persons. (D) “ Community action agency ” means a community-based and operated private nonprofit agency or organization incorporated

under Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code that includes or is designed to include a

sufficient number of projects or components to provide a range of services and activities

having a measurable and potentially major impact on the causes of poverty in the community

or those areas of the community where poverty is a particularly acute problem and

is designated as a community action agency by the department of job and family services

pursuant to sections 5101.313 and 5101.315 of the Revised Code .  A “ community action agency ” is not a state agency or public office. (E) “ Community ” means a city, village, county, multicity or multicounty unit, a neighborhood or

other area, disregarding boundaries or political subdivisions, which provides a suitable

organizational base and possesses a commonality of needs and interests for a community

action program suitable to be served by a community action agency. (F) “ Service area ” means the geographical area served by a community action agency.