Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 8–103

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.