The Agency Strategy for Eliminating Poverty is the agency's statement of the poverty‑related problems within the community and its overall plan of action to eliminate or have a measurable and potentially major impact on one or more of the poverty causes. It sets forth the goals and strategy. The Agency Strategy for Eliminating Poverty shall:

1. (1) describe the poverty cause in the community with appropriate statistical data (and sources);
2. (2) rank the poverty causes;
3. (3) analyze the resources used in current and past efforts to solve each problem; and the resources that are needed and can be utilized effectively to eliminate or have a major impact on the poverty cause;
4. (4) formulate the goals with at least one for each poverty cause; and
5. (5) describe for each goal alternative strategies and the strategy which was selected.

History Note: Authority G.S. 143B‑10; 143B‑276; 143B‑277; 143‑323(d);
Eff. December 1, 1983;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. April 25, 2015.