2013 Maryland Code
HUMAN SERVICES
§ 6-417 - Definitions
§6-417.
(a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) “Advisory Board” means the Governor’s Advisory Board on Homelessness.
(c) “Homeless individual” means an individual who:
(1) is in need of housing or emergency shelter and proper nutrition;
(2) cannot be placed immediately in another available housing, nutrition, and service program; and
(3) is a resident of the State when the individual makes an application for housing.
(d) “Housing crisis” means a situation involving a family or individual who is:
(1) threatened with the immediate loss of housing or other shelter;
(2) without resources to avoid an impending eviction; or
(3) otherwise at risk of becoming homeless.
(e) “Program” means the Shelter, Nutrition, and Service Program for Homeless Individuals and Families.
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