▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁H ous ing ▁and ▁Urban ▁Development ▁for ▁Le ad - B ased ▁P aint ▁Haz ard ▁Red u ction . ▁ ▁The ▁primary ▁target ▁of ▁the ▁program ▁is ▁the ▁rein vest ment ▁neighborhood s ▁of ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Ken os ha ▁and ▁R ac ine ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁the ▁housing ▁stock ▁and ▁a ▁higher ▁percentage ▁of ▁at - ris k ▁low - in come ▁families . ▁ ▁Some ▁homes ▁have ▁received ▁new ▁s iding , ▁windows , ▁doors , ▁and ▁walls ▁through ▁the ▁program . ▁ ▁Target ed ▁groups ▁The ▁primary ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁Ken os ha / R ac ine ▁Le ad - Free ▁Commun ities ▁Part ners hip ▁is ▁to ▁protect ▁children ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six ▁via ▁lead ▁ha z ard ▁control . ▁ ▁Le ad - based ▁paint ▁was ▁b anned ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁the ▁program ▁focus es ▁on ▁homes ▁built ▁before ▁the ▁ban ▁was ▁en act ed . ▁ ▁Children ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six ▁are ▁target ed ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁serious ness ▁of ▁brain ▁damage ▁that ▁can ▁occur ▁if ▁a ▁child ▁under ▁six ▁is ▁poison ed ▁by ▁lead . ▁ ▁St ated ▁goals ▁The ▁goals ▁of ▁the ▁program , ▁for ▁the ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁its ▁grant ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁are ▁as ▁follows : ▁Prov ide ▁an ▁appropriate ▁level ▁of ▁inter im ▁controls ▁and ▁ab at ement ▁services ▁to ▁identified ▁housing ▁units , ▁and ▁clear ance