(405 ILCS 80/3-4) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1803-4)
Sec. 3-4. The Department shall establish a Family Assistance Program for Mentally Disabled Children ("the Program") under this Article. The purpose of the Program is to strengthen and promote the family and to prevent the out-of-home placement of mentally disabled children. The Department shall implement the purpose of the Program by providing funds directly to families to defray some of the costs of caring for mentally disabled family members, thereby preventing or delaying the out-of-home placement of family members.
(Source: P.A. 86-921.)
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