Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 8-103
This is the official text of Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 8-103, part of Maryland’s Code, Housing and Community Development — governs housing programs and community development.
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§8–103.
Official statutory text
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.
(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.
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