### Question
How is the "community services" defined?


### Answer
The term **community services** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 2751* as follows -

> services which are identified by an institution of higher education, through formal or informal consultation with local nonprofit, governmental, and community-based organizations, as designed to improve the quality of life for community residents, particularly low-income individuals, or to solve particular problems related to their needs, including—


(1) such fields as health care, child care (including child care services provided on campus that are open and accessible to the community), literacy training, education (including tutorial services), welfare, social services, transportation, housing and neighborhood improvement, public safety, emergency preparedness and response, crime prevention and control, recreation, rural development, and community improvement

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 2751*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 34-ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER I-RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATIONS > Part C-Federal Work-Study Programs**

