### Question
How is the term support services defined?


### Answer
The term **support services** is defined in *20 U.S.C. § 6493* as the following:

> services that enhance the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development of low-income children, including the provision of necessary support to the parents and other family members of such children

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 6493*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 70-STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS > SUBCHAPTER I-HELPING DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN MEET HIGH STANDARDS > Part E-Federal Evaluations, Demonstrations, and Transition Projects**

