Sec. 430. PURPOSE
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## SEC. 430 PURPOSE **[**[42 U.S.C. 629](/us/usc/t42/s629)**]** The purpose of this program is to enable States to develop and establish, or expand, and to operate coordinated programs of community-based family support services, family preservation services, family reunification services, and adoption promotion and support services to accomplish the following objectives: ####
(1)To prevent child maltreatment among families at risk through the provision of supportive family services. ####
(2)To assure children's safety within the home and preserve intact families in which children have been maltreated, when the family's problems can be addressed effectively. ####
(3)To address the problems of families whose children have been placed in foster care so that reunification may occur in a safe and stable manner in accordance with the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997. ####
(4)To support adoptive families by providing support services as necessary so that they can make a lifetime commitment to their children.
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