California to Help Provide Housing for Homeless Youth Across 52 Counties

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom July 2 announced awards to 52 California counties to provide housing and supportive services to vulnerable young Californians transitioning into adulthood.

The three Transitional Age Youth or TAY programs administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development or HCD allocate funding to eligible county child welfare agencies to provide housing and services for young adults under 25, with priority given to those currently or formerly in the foster care or probation systems. Since its inception in 2020, TAY has provided housing and services to more than 5,700 young adults. The $56 million is expected to bring the total of Californians served by TAY to 8,075.

Based on county reporting data submitted to HCD, the youth served through TAY program funding have identified themselves as experiencing homelessness at program entry, currently in the state’s foster care or probation system, or identifying as LGBTQIA+. Services offered include housing support, wrap-around case management, financial literacy, education and employment assistance, and financial assistance. 

Additionally, in an ongoing effort to address homelessness experienced by families with young children, HCD announced the recipients of the second tranche of the Family Homelessness Challenge or FHC grant program. The program provides competitive grants and technical assistance to local jurisdictions with the goal of promoting rapid innovation, accelerating nascent programs, and expanding promising practices to create scalable solutions that can be shared across the state to address and ultimately end family homelessness.

As one of the communities, the City of Los Angeles has been awarded $3,850,000

Details: hcd.ca.gov.

• TAY programs
• FHC program