{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-4-2701","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4–2701","heading":"","body":"(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(b) (1) “Service provider” means a public or private nonprofit organization that provides shelter and supportive services to unaccompanied minors in need of shelter.\n(2) “Service provider” includes a host home program.\n(c) “Supportive services” means interventions, services, or resources necessary to assist unaccompanied minors in need of shelter in acquiring or maintaining:\n(1) stable housing;\n(2) permanent connections, including ongoing attachments to families, communities, schools, and other positive social networks;\n(3) education and employment, including high performance in completion of education and training activities, especially for younger youth, and starting and maintaining adequate and stable employment, particularly for older youth; or\n(4) social and emotional well–being, including the development of key competencies, attitudes, and behaviors that equip a young person to succeed across multiple domains of daily life, including school, work, relationships, and community.\n(d) “Unaccompanied minor in need of shelter” means a minor:\n(1) who is not in the physical custody of a parent or legal guardian; and\n(2) (i) who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence as defined in the McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act; or\n(ii) whose status or circumstances indicate a significant danger of experiencing homelessness in the near future.","path":["Article - Housing and Community Development"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghs\u0026section=4-2701","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:07Z","sha256":"c77e76e281e2283ce31716cb253e7b3e58d4f70d74a3a5a3edf718413ca68d80","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-4-2605","next":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-4-2702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}