Maryland Statutes
Title 8 - Community Action Agencies
Section 8-103 - Purposes of Title

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.

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