§ 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.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 83B, § 12-101(b)(2), (c); 2005, ch. 26, § 2.