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 123STA T . 1 49 3 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 2 0 09 ‘ ‘ (IV)as s i s t i ng in d i v id u a l sin ob taining in f o rm ation about f e derall y su p ported nutrition programs ‘‘(i x ) addressing issues fa c ed by h omebound citi -z ens , such as needs for food deliveries, legal and med- ical services, nutrition information, and transportation; ‘‘(x) implementing an E–C orps program that involves participants w ho provide services in a commu- nity by developing and assisting in carrying out tech- nology programs that see k to increase access to tech- nology and the benefits of technology in such commu- nity; and ‘‘(xi) carrying out other activities, addressing unmet needs relating to economic opportunity for economically disadvantaged individuals, that the Cor- poration may designate . ‘‘(C) OP P ORTUNI T YC ORP S IN D IC A TORS. —T he indicators for a corps program described in this paragraph are— ‘‘(i) the degree of financial literacy among economi- cally disadvantaged individuals; ‘‘(ii) the number of housing units built or improved for economically disadvantaged individuals or low- income families; ‘‘(iii) the number of economically disadvantaged individuals with access to j ob training and other skill enhancement; ‘‘(iv) the number of economically disadvantaged individuals with access to information about job place- ment services; ‘‘(v) any additional indicator relating to improving economic opportunity for economically disadvantaged individuals that the Corporation, in consultation (as appropriate) with the S ecretary of H ealth and Human Services, the Secretary of L abor, the Secretary of Housing and U rban D evelopment, and the Secretary of the Treasury, establishes; or ‘‘(vi) any additional local indicator (applicable to a particular recipient and on which an improvement in performance is needed) that is approved by the Corporation or a State Commission. ‘‘(b) N ATIONA L S E R V ICE P RO G RA M S.— ‘‘( 1 ) IN GENERAL.—The recipient of a grant under section 1 2 1(a) and a F ederal agency operating or supporting a national service program under section 121(b) may use the financial assistance or positions involved, directly or through subgrants to other entities, to carry out national service programs and model programs under this subsection that are focused on meeting community needs and improve performance on the indicators described in paragraph ( 3 ). ‘‘(2) PROGRAMS.—The programs may include the following types of national service programs ‘‘( A ) A community service program designed to meet the needs of rural communities, using teams or individual placements to address the development needs of rural communities, including addressing rural poverty, or the need for health services, education, or job training. ‘‘( B ) A program—