Published On: March 23, 2023
Categories AB 12, AB 12 Probation, Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Foster care, Independent Living/Transition, Juvenile Justice
Homelessness both during extended foster care and after leaving extended foster care are critical issues facing transition-aged youth (TAY), and despite broad protections and housing/placement entitlements for youth, many youth are involuntarily exited from transitional housing before reaching the maximum age or duration for participation in these programs. This supplement to the Youth Law Center Presentation: Housing & Homelessness Prevention for Transition Aged Foster and Former Foster Youth provides a broad overview of various housing preservation strategies for youth in the Transitional Housing Placement Program for Nonminor Dependents (THP-NMD) and the Transitional Housing Placement Program Plus (THP-Plus).
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