(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Fund” means the Ending Youth Homelessness Grant Fund. (c) “Program” means the Ending Youth Homelessness Grant Program. (d) (1) “Supportive services” means those interventions, services, and resources necessary to assist Program participants in accessing and maintaining housing and economic self–sufficiency. (2) “Supportive services” includes: (i) services for families to prevent […]
(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 […]
(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, […]
(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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
(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 Secretary shall adopt regulations necessary for the effective administration of this title.
This title may be cited as the Ending Youth Homelessness Act.
