Section 8-103 - Purposes of title. - Maryland Statutes

§ 8-103. Purposes of title.
 

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. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 83B, § 12-101(b)(2), (c); 2005, ch. 26, § 2.]