Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 22 - Crisis Shelter Home Program for the Homeless
Section 4-2202 - Legislative Findings and Declarations

The General Assembly finds and declares that:
        (1)    an increasing number of people in the State are homeless;
        (2)    homeless people have been ignored by State units;
        (3)    current State–operated programs do not adequately address the problem; and
        (4)    as a result, there is a lack of quality emergency public or private housing available for homeless people.