The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is a United States federal-state partnership that works with the people of Appalachia to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life. Congress established ARC to bring the region into socioeconomic parity with the rest of the nation.

Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "The goal of the ARC is to make the people of Appalachia better than the rest of society."?