§ 8-103. Purposes of title

MD House & Comm Dev Code § 8-103 (2019) (N/A)
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The purposes of this title are to:

(1)    strengthen the ability of communities to plan and coordinate available federal, State, local, and private resources by making the resources more responsive to local needs and conditions; and

(2)    strengthen, supplement, and coordinate efforts to combat the causes and problems of poverty in the State by:

(i)    mobilizing resources of private and public economic entities to increase opportunities for low–income State residents to develop skills, knowledge, and capabilities;

(ii)    developing the full potential of low–income State residents so that everyone can live in decency and dignity and achieve individual and family self–sufficiency; and

(iii)    promoting the development, evaluation, and use of new approaches to attack the causes and problems of poverty.