The Economic Opportunity Act has 4 main purposes:
-Eliminate poverty
-Expand educational opportunities
-Increase the safety net for the poor and unemployed
-Tend to health and financial needs of the elderly
These main purposes have routed government and have helped satisfy the mission of economic opportunity by :
*Iincrementing programs in schools to further advance their development and expand the opportunities in classrooms
*Creating job opportunities for those with disabilities in places like Goodwill,etc...
*Broadening the existing programs for elderly in home care facilities by providing them with transportation to hospitals, medicare centers, food stamps, etc...