(a) The Department shall serve as the lead State agency for Youth REACH Maryland.
(b) (1) The Department shall work with Youth REACH Maryland to perform data collection and analysis in order to determine the number and character of unaccompanied homeless youth in each jurisdiction in the State.
(2) The Department shall select and monitor a coordinating entity to assist the Department’s involvement with Youth REACH Maryland.
(3) The selected coordinating entity shall assist in the collection of quantitative and qualitative data through surveys administered in schools and through street and community–based outreach.
(c) Participating jurisdictions shall implement procedures to conduct the data collection described in subsection (b) of this section once every 2 years.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Housing and Community Development
Division I - Housing and Community Programs
Title 11.5 - Ending Youth Homelessness Act
Section 11.5-101 - Definitions
Section 11.5-102 - Ending Youth Homelessness Grant Program
Section 11.5-103 - Ending Youth Homelessness Grant Fund
Section 11.5-104 - Grant Making Process
Section 11.5-105 - Types of Programs for Eligible Participants
Section 11.5-106 - Performance Standards and Data Collection
Section 11.5-107 - Youth Reach Maryland