HUD Awards $12.9 Million to Help Youth in Foster Care Find Affordable Housing

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced it recently awarded $12.9 million to 16 Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) in 9 states to provide housing assistance to young adults who are transitioning out of foster care and are experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. The funding was awarded through HUD’s Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) Initiative.

“Helping young adults to find a place to call home gives them the opportunity to focus on their goals and dreams without having to worry about where they are going to lay their head at night,” said Secretary Marcia L. Fudge. “We are excited to work with Public Housing Agencies to help them meet the housing needs of youth who have aged out of the foster care program so that they have access to safe, stable, and affordable homes.”

The FYI initiative aims to create a community response to youth experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness who have been involved with the child welfare system. FYI makes Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) assistance available to PHAs who have a partnership with public child welfare agencies (PCWA). Under the program PHAs can provide housing assistance to young adult in between the ages of 18 years and not more than 24 years old who left foster care or will leave foster care in the next 90 days and are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

Through the Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) initiative, HUD is investing in a community response to homelessness faced by child welfare involved youth.

The following recipients have been awarded funding:

Recipient City

State

Amount

FYI Vouchers

Los Angeles County Development Authority Alhambra

CA

$1,197,425

66

County of Sacramento Housing Authority Sacramento

CA

$1,188,671

73

Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara Lompoc

CA

$1,188,636

58

Housing Authority of The City Of San Jose San Jose

CA

$1,195,651

53

County of Sonoma Santa Rosa

CA

$441,242

20

West Palm Beach Housing Authority West Palm Beach

FL

$415,788

25

Chicago Housing Authority Chicago

IL

$1,064,718

75

Housing Authority Cook County Chicago

IL

$889,884

75

Housing Authority of the Village of Oak Park Oak Park

IL

$163,310

15

Housing Authority of Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City

MO

$672,572

59

Housing Authority of Portland Portland

OR

$997,110

75

Philadelphia Housing Authority Philadelphia

PA

$630,977

50

Weber Housing Authority Ogden

UT

$283,875

25

Charlottesville Redev & Housing Authority Charlottesville

VA

$216,555

25

Seattle Housing Authority Seattle

WA

$1,197,307

71

Housing Authority of King County Seattle

WA

$1,190,782

57

 TOTAL

$12,934,503

822

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