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Housing for Youth Transitioning From Foster Care
Resources and information about housing for youth who are transitioning out of the foster care system, including State and local examples.
National Center for Housing and Child Welfare
National Center for Housing and Child Welfare (2010)
Discusses how NCHCW bridges the gap between affordable housing and child welfare to improve the lives of America's most economically disadvantaged youth and families. The center also works to ensure that each young person who faces adulthood without the support of a permanent family has a plan for stable housing and services to support their transition to adulthood.
Connected by 25: Financing Housing Supports for Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care (PDF - 662 KB)
Finance Project, Youth Transition Funders Group, & Foster Care Work Group (2009)
Aims to help policymakers, child welfare administrators, program developers, and community leaders address the housing needs of youth aging out of foster care. The booklet presents five financing strategies, key funding sources, and considerations for implementation, and describes programs that have implemented these financing strategies successfully.
CWLA Standards of Excellence for Transition, Independent Living, and Self-Sufficiency Services
Child Welfare League of America (2005)
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Addresses assessment and service delivery, program administration, the continuum of services and role of case management, and variety of living arrangements. Emphasis is placed on the domains of life skill development, identity formation, community relationships, health and mental health, education, employment, and housing.
Funding Sources to Address the Housing Needs of Youth Aging Out of Foster Care (PDF - 97 KB)
National Center for Housing and Child Welfare (2009)
Provides program managers with a compilation of funding sources that address housing needs for youth aging out of foster care.
It's My Life: Housing: A Guide for Transition Services From Casey Family Programs
Casey Family Programs (2005)
Information for child welfare professionals and others who work with youth transitioning to adulthood and independent living, including several recommendations and corresponding strategies to help young people obtain and keep safe, affordable housing. (PDF - 904 KB)
Opportunities in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act [ARRA] for Supports and Services for Youth Transitioning from Foster Care (PDF - 130 KB)
Finance Project (2009)
Highlights opportunities within the ARRA to invest in supports and services for older youth transitioning from foster care. Opportunities include funding sources for child welfare and Medicaid, education, housing, and more. An appendix includes a chart that details State funding amounts for the ARRA allocations with the potential for supporting transitioning youth.
The Transition to Adulthood: How States Can Support Older Youth in Foster Care (PDF - 2539 KB)
NGA Center for Best Practices (2010)
Highlights effective State strategies and promising approaches aimed at improving outcomes for foster youth in education, employment, housing, health care, and relationships.
Transition to Safe, Stable and Affordable Housing (PDF - 73 KB)
American Public Human Services Association, National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators (2010)
Describes housing challenges faced by youth leaving foster care and efforts to ensure that their housing needs are addressed through Federal and State programs. The factsheet includes examples of State programs that provide housing assistance to former foster youth.
Youth Aging Out Survey. Issue: Housing
National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators (2009)
Presents results of a survey about State and local strategies and practices for youth residing in and aging out of the public child welfare system. The website includes housing options States provide for youth aging out of the system.
State and local examples
Outcomes for Former Foster Youth in California's THP-Plus Program: Are Youth in THP-Plus Faring Better? (PDF - 868 KB)
John Burton Foundation for Children Without Homes (2008)
Includes findings from a cross-sectional survey of youth in California's Transitional Housing Placement Program (THP-Plus). The program aims to prevent negative outcomes by providing supportive housing to emancipated foster youth ages 18 to 24.
A Plan to End Young Adult Homelessness in King County (PDF – 343 KB)
Committee to End Homelessness in King County, Seattle-King County Coalition for the Homeless, & Building Changes (2008)
Offers a plan that identifies the distinct needs of homeless young adults, strategies for improving the existing system of housing and services, and priorities for funding in King County, WA.
Promising Partnerships Between Public Child Welfare Agencies and Homeless Youth Service Providers (PDF - 664 KB)
John Burton Foundation & Homeless Youth Capacity Building Project (2010)
Highlights partnerships and providers that are assisting youth as they age out of foster care in California. The paper presents findings and resources from a national study on cross-system collaboration and findings from a policy brief on partnerships between public child welfare agencies and homeless youth-serving organizations. It includes case studies of partnerships in selected California counties.