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MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  8-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|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.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  8-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 8 - Community Action Agencies|Section 8-104 - Making, Changing, or Revoking Designation

    (a)    A political subdivision may designate a community action agency to serve a community within the political subdivision or may change or revoke a designation by:        (1)    an act, an ordinance, or a resolution of its governing body; or        (2)    an order of its chief executive, if the chief legal officer certifies in writing that the chief executive has power to make the designation.    (b)    (1)    The governing body shall notify the public and hold a public hearing before a designation is made, changed, or revoked.        (2)    A transition or close-down plan shall accompany the notification of a proposed change or revocation of a designation.    (c)    A change in or revocation of a designation takes effect at the start of the State fiscal year.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  8-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 8 - Community Action Agencies|Section 8-105 - Community Action Board

    (a)    (1)    A community action agency shall administer its programs through a community action board.        (2)    A community action board consists of at least 15 members, of whom:            (i)    one–third are elected public officials currently holding office, or their designees;            (ii)    at least one–third are chosen by a democratic selection method designed to assure that they will represent low–income persons in the community; and            (iii)    the others are officials or members of business, industry, labor, religious, welfare, education, or other major groups and interests in the community.        (3)    A member chosen to represent a geographic area shall reside in the area.        (4)    A person selected under paragraph (2)(ii) or (iii) of this subsection may not serve for more than 5 years consecutively or for more than a total of 10 years.    (b)    If a community action agency is a governmental unit:        (1)    its community action board may serve as an advisory body; and        (2)    with the approval of the governing body, the governmental unit may delegate to the community action board any of its powers or responsibilities under this title.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  8-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 8 - Community Action Agencies|Section 8-106 - Powers of Community Action Agency

    (a)    (1)    A community action agency may accept and administer:            (i)    financial assistance received under this title;            (ii)    money and contributions from private or local public sources for community action programs;            (iii)    money from State or federal assistance programs under which a public or private nonprofit organization may act as a grantee, contractor, or sponsor of projects suitable for community action programs; and            (iv)    federal money from federal block grants previously designated as antipoverty money, subject to applicable federal law.        (2)    A community action agency may transfer money and delegate responsibility to a subsidiary board, council, or similar agency for projects designed to further community action program objectives.    (b)    Responsibility for making policy determinations, including the characters, funding, extent, and administration of and budgeting for programs or projects affecting a particular geographic area in a community may be delegated by a community action agency to a subsidiary board, council, or similar agency if the subsidiary body is broadly representative of the area.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  8-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 8 - Community Action Agencies|Section 8-107 - Duties of Community Action Agency

    (a)    A community action agency shall plan systematically for an effective community action program, and in doing so shall:        (1)    evaluate information on the causes and problems of poverty in the community;        (2)    assess the use and impact of current financial assistance; and        (3)    establish priorities among projects, activities, and target areas to achieve the best and most efficient use of resources.    (b)    A community action agency shall:        (1)    encourage subsidiary boards, councils, and agencies engaged in projects related to a community action program to plan for, secure, and administer available financial assistance on a cooperative basis; and        (2)    provide technical and organizational assistance to the subsidiary boards, councils, and agencies.    (c)    A community action agency shall actively supplement local efforts to combat poverty by:        (1)    focusing resources on the most needy;        (2)    providing employment opportunities for low–income persons;        (3)    closing service gaps; and        (4)    enabling low–income persons to participate in community action programs and projects.    (d)    A community action agency shall initiate and sponsor community projects to help meet the needs of low–income persons with particular emphasis on:        (1)    establishing a pool of resources to serve a variety of community action programs;        (2)    developing versatile approaches and services; and        (3)    implementing stopgap measures pending the expansion or modification of community action programs.    (e)    A community action agency shall:        (1)    establish procedures for community residents to:            (i)    influence the character of their community action programs; and            (ii)    participate regularly in implementing those programs; and        (2)    provide the necessary technical and advisory support to enable low–income persons and community groups to secure public and private financial assistance for themselves.    (f)    A community action agency shall join with and encourage business, labor, and other private or public officials and organizations to support community action programs that:        (1)    use private resources and capabilities for new employment opportunities;        (2)    stimulate investments that measurably reduce poverty in areas of concentrated poverty; and        (3)    provide residents in those areas with methods to work with private organizations, firms, and institutions to seek solutions to problems of common concern.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  8-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 8 - Community Action Agencies|Section 8-108 - Financial Assistance

    The Secretary may provide financial assistance to designated community action agencies in accordance with distribution standards set by regulation.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  8-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 8 - Community Action Agencies|Section 8-109 - Regulations

    (a)    The Secretary shall adopt regulations to carry out this title.    (b)    The regulations shall include provisions that:        (1)    ensure that each designated community action agency receives at least as much federal money as the community action agency received in federal fiscal year 1994, unless the federal funding is reduced; and        (2)    allocate remaining federal money to those community action agencies that received a lesser share of program federal money in federal fiscal year 1994 than they would have received based on the number of persons in the local jurisdiction with household income below the poverty line set by the federal Office of Management and Budget as a percentage of the number of persons in the State with household income below that line.    (c)    (1)    By regulation, the Secretary shall adopt standards for distributing financial assistance under § 8–108 of this title.        (2)    The distribution standards shall include the percentage of persons in poverty, based on the most current census population information.        (3)    The distribution standards may address specific problems in rural communities, minimum financing necessary to maintain program operations, and the potential for additional local and private financing.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  11-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 11 - Maryland State Appalachian Housing Fund|Section 11-101 - "Fund" Defined

    In this title, “Fund” means the Maryland State Appalachian Housing Fund.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  11-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 11 - Maryland State Appalachian Housing Fund|Section 11-102 - Established

    There is a Maryland State Appalachian Housing Fund.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  11-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 11 - Maryland State Appalachian Housing Fund|Section 11-103 - Purpose of Fund

    The Department shall use the Fund to fulfill its obligations under any contract or agreement with the Appalachian Regional Commission.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  11-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 11 - Maryland State Appalachian Housing Fund|Section 11-104 - Status

    The Fund is a continuing, nonlapsing special fund that is not subject to § 7-302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  11-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 11 - Maryland State Appalachian Housing Fund|Section 11-105 - Composition

    The Fund consists of:         (1)    receipts of the Department from the Appalachian Regional Commission;        (2)    investment earnings of the Fund; and        (3)    repayments of site development advances or loan principal or payments of loan interest made under this title.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  11-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 11 - Maryland State Appalachian Housing Fund|Section 11-106 - Investments

    The State Treasurer shall invest money in the Fund in the same way as other State money.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  11.5-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 11.5 - Ending Youth Homelessness Act|Section 11.5-102 - Ending Youth Homelessness Grant Program

    (a)    (1)    There is an Ending Youth Homelessness Grant Program.        (2)    The purpose of the Program is to:            (i)    prevent and end youth homelessness in the State; and            (ii)    address related disparities based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity.    (b)    (1)    The Department shall administer the Program.        (2)    The Department shall establish:            (i)    application procedures; and            (ii)    any other procedures or criteria necessary to carry out this title.    (c)    (1)    The Program shall be a competitive, performance–based grant program to provide funds to housing and supportive services for unaccompanied homeless youth and youth at risk of homelessness.        (2)    The Program may provide a grant only to services that are voluntary and individualized.        (3)    Recipients of grants from the Program may provide supportive services directly, or may provide services through sub–recipients or partners.        (4)    Recipients of grants from the Program shall conduct an annual assessment of Program participants and update and adjust the services offered accordingly.        (5)    Grants appropriated from the Program shall be allocated based on an assessment of the gaps in existing resources, with a primary focus on ensuring access to permanent affordable housing.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  11.5-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 11.5 - Ending Youth Homelessness Act|Section 11.5-103 - Ending Youth Homelessness Grant Fund

    (a)    There is an Ending Youth Homelessness Grant Fund.    (b)    The purpose of the Fund is to provide funds to the Program.    (c)    The Department shall administer the Fund.    (d)    (1)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (2)    The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.    (e)    The Fund consists of:        (1)    money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund; and        (2)    any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.    (f)    The Fund may be used only for grants made by the Department for the Program.    (g)    (1)    The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.        (2)    Any interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the General Fund of the State.    (h)    Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  11.5-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 11.5 - Ending Youth Homelessness Act|Section 11.5-104 - Grant Making Process

    (a)    The Department shall establish a grant making process that is inclusive of currently and formerly homeless youth from diverse geographic regions within the State.    (b)    The grant making process shall:        (1)    ensure that youth are involved in the planning and evaluation activities, including by providing opportunities for youth to participate in decision making;        (2)    adequately support youth participation in the grant making process; and        (3)    to the extent practicable, support youth participation in the grant making process through stipends and reasonable reimbursement for expenses.    (c)    The Department shall engage currently or formerly homeless youth and representatives of service provider or advocacy organizations that address youth homelessness in the development of requests or proposals or other grant application materials as may be required under this title.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  11.5-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 11.5 - Ending Youth Homelessness Act|Section 11.5-105 - Types of Programs for Eligible Participants

    Eligible recipients of grant funding are limited to the following types of programs:        (1)    street and community–based outreach and drop–in programs that:            (i)    locate, contact, and provide information, referrals, and supportive services;            (ii)    provide walk–in access to crisis intervention and ongoing supportive services that include one–to–one case management services on a self–referral basis; or            (iii)    help unaccompanied homeless youth and youth at risk of homelessness access and maintain safe, decent, and affordable housing;        (2)    emergency shelter programs that:            (i)    provide unaccompanied homeless youth and youth at risk of homelessness with referral and walk–in access to emergency short–term residential care; and            (ii)    provide unaccompanied homeless youth with:                1.    safe, dignified shelter where privacy and security concerns are addressed that includes beds, lockers or other storage options, and two meals each day;                2.    assistance with reunification with their family or legal guardian when required or appropriate; and                3.    assistance to access and maintain safe, decent, and affordable housing; and        (3)    housing programs, either time–limited or nontime–limited, that:            (i)    provide supportive services; and            (ii)    aid participants in obtaining permanent, safe, decent, and affordable housing.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  11.5-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 11.5 - Ending Youth Homelessness Act|Section 11.5-106 - Performance Standards and Data Collection

    (a)    (1)    The Department shall for all recipients of a grant:            (i)    establish performance standards;            (ii)    monitor performance; and            (iii)    require data collection and reporting.        (2)    The standards required by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall:            (i)    incorporate evidence–based practices and interventions;            (ii)    require grant recipients to demonstrate the capacity to competently serve groups overrepresented in the homeless youth population, including racial and ethnic minority youth and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth;            (iii)    evaluate youth participation and engagement, including the ability to integrate currently and formerly homeless youth into staffing and governance roles; and            (iv)    require participation in Youth REACH Maryland.    (b)    The Department shall monitor performance and collect data from grantees to ensure high–quality services and equitable outcomes.    (c)    The Department shall engage currently and formerly homeless youth and representatives of service provider or advocacy organizations that address youth homelessness in the development of performance standards and data collection tools under this section.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  11.5-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 11.5 - Ending Youth Homelessness Act|Section 11.5-107 - Youth Reach Maryland

    (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.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  11.5-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 11.5 - Ending Youth Homelessness Act|Section 11.5-108 - Report

    On or before December 1 each year, the Secretary shall report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on:        (1)    a list of the areas of the State with the greatest need for services and housing for unaccompanied homeless youth and youth at risk of homelessness, and the level and nature of the needs identified;        (2)    details about grants made, including distribution of funds throughout the State;        (3)    grantee outcome data, including outcomes by race, sexual orientation, gender identity, and other demographics;        (4)    follow–up information, if available, on the status of unaccompanied homeless youth and whether they have stable housing 3 months and 6 months after services are provided;        (5)    procedural or systemic barriers affecting unaccompanied homeless youth, youth at risk of homelessness, and grantee programs; and        (6)    any other outcomes for populations served by the Program to determine the effectiveness of the Program and the efficacy of funding.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  11.5-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 11.5 - Ending Youth Homelessness Act|Section 11.5-109 - Funding

    (a)    Funds appropriated or otherwise allocated for programs under this title may be expended for any lawful purpose authorized by this title, as well as:        (1)    outreach;        (2)    technical assistance;        (3)    capacity building for recipient and prospective recipient entities with the goal of building capacity to effectively meet the greatest need on a statewide basis; and        (4)    administrative costs to the Department.    (b)    In and after the third year of funding, each year the Department shall allocate at least 50% of the money appropriated to the Fund for housing programs as described in § 11.5–105(3) of this title.    (c)    The Department may partner or contract to provide programs or services authorized under subsection (a) of this section, including conducting training on racial equity, harm reduction, trauma–informed care, and needs of overrepresented or particularly vulnerable groups, including:        (1)    racial minority youth;        (2)    lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth;        (3)    minors;        (4)    victims of human trafficking and intimate partner violence;        (5)    youth with disabilities;        (6)    pregnant and parenting youth; and        (7)    immigrant youth.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  11.5-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 11.5 - Ending Youth Homelessness Act|Section 11.5-110 - Regulations

    The Secretary shall adopt regulations necessary for the effective administration of this title.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  11.5-111 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 11.5 - Ending Youth Homelessness Act|Section 11.5-111 - Short Title

    This title may be cited as the Ending Youth Homelessness Act.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  13-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 13 - City of Annapolis|Section 13-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Annapolis Authority” means the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis.    (c)    “Commissioner” means a Commissioner of the Annapolis Authority.