Fact Sheet: Transitional Housing Program-Plus (THP-Plus)

Transitional Housing Program-Plus (THP-Plus) is a transitional housing program designed to provide housing and supportive transitional services to former foster youth who are 18 to 25 years of age, including youth who were placed in foster care by juvenile probation. The dual components of THP-Plus include (1) the housing subsidy and services facilitated by the county and (2) youth’s possession of the housing unit “that was secured by, but may not be owned by, the THP-Plus housing agency.” The purpose of THP-Plus is to assist youth as they move from dependency to self-sufficiency.