Section 8-107 - Duties of community action agency(a) A community action agency shall plan systematically for an effective community action program, and in doing so shall:(1) evaluate information on the causes and problems of poverty in the community;(2) assess the use and impact of current financial assistance; and(3) establish priorities among projects, activities, and target areas to achieve the best and most efficient use of resources.(b) A community action agency shall: (1) encourage subsidiary boards, councils, and agencies engaged in projects related to a community action program to plan for, secure, and administer available financial assistance on a cooperative basis; and(2) provide technical and organizational assistance to the subsidiary boards, councils, and agencies.(c) A community action agency shall actively supplement local efforts to combat poverty by: (1) focusing resources on the most needy;(2) providing employment opportunities for low-income persons;(3) closing service gaps; and(4) enabling low-income persons to participate in community action programs and projects.(d) A community action agency shall initiate and sponsor community projects to help meet the needs of low-income persons with particular emphasis on:(1) establishing a pool of resources to serve a variety of community action programs;(2) developing versatile approaches and services; and(3) implementing stopgap measures pending the expansion or modification of community action programs.(e) A community action agency shall:(1) establish procedures for community residents to:(i) influence the character of their community action programs; and(ii) participate regularly in implementing those programs; and(2) provide the necessary technical and advisory support to enable low-income persons and community groups to secure public and private financial assistance for themselves.(f) A community action agency shall join with and encourage business, labor, and other private or public officials and organizations to support community action programs that:(1) use private resources and capabilities for new employment opportunities;(2) stimulate investments that measurably reduce poverty in areas of concentrated poverty; and(3) provide residents in those areas with methods to work with private organizations, firms, and institutions to seek solutions to problems of common concern.