{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-8-103","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 8–103","heading":"","body":"The purposes of this title are to:\n(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\n(2) strengthen, supplement, and coordinate efforts to combat the causes and problems of poverty in the State by:\n(i) mobilizing resources of private and public economic entities to increase opportunities for low–income State residents to develop skills, knowledge, and capabilities;\n(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\n(iii) promoting the development, evaluation, and use of new approaches to attack the causes and problems of poverty.","path":["Article - Housing and Community Development"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghs\u0026section=8-103","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:07Z","sha256":"57935940a9a44c7130a69968c3932b984347cde7723332e70954e3923d53c402","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-8-102","next":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-8-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}