38 Public Housing Agencies in 19 states will use funding to keep foster youth housed.
Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $3.4 million to 38 Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) for 257 vouchers and administrative fees to provide housing assistance to young adults who left foster care or 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.
“HUD is committed to helping young adults focus on their goals and dreams and there is no better way to do that than by ensuring that youth transitioning from foster care have a place to call home,” said Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman. “Teaming up with housing authorities across the country helps us to meet the needs of youth who have aged out of foster care and get them into safe, sustainable and affordable housing so that they can thrive.”
The FYI initiative aims to prevent youth who have been involved in the child welfare system from ever experiencing homelessness. 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 FYI program represents the combined effort of federal, state, and local agencies to build communities of support for young people transitioning from foster care to adulthood,” said Rich Monocchio, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public and Indian Housing. “These awards demonstrate our collective commitment to ensuring that young people have the opportunity to build a future free from housing insecurity.”
The following recipients have been awarded funding:
| Recipient | City | State | Units | FYI Voucher Award | FYI Special Fees | Total Award |
| HA Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa | AL | 1 | $ 7,562 | $750 | $8,312 |
| City of Glendale Housing Authority | Glendale | AZ | 10 | $134,710 | $7,500 | $142,210 |
| Housing Authority of The County of Santa Cruz | Capitola | CA | 2 | $52,447 | $1,500 | $53,947 |
| County of Butte Hsg Auth | Chico | CA | 10 | $92,761 | $7,500 | $100,261 |
| Culver City Housing Authority | Culver City | CA | 10 | $171,102 | $7,500 | $178,602 |
| Housing Authority of The County of Alameda | Hayward | CA | 1 | $22,449 | $750 | $23,199 |
| Housing Authority of The City of Pomona | Pomona | CA | 10 | $180,677 | $7,500 | $188,177 |
| City of Roseville | Roseville | CA | 20 | $255,859 | $15,000 | $270,859 |
| Housing Authority of The City of Santa Ana | Santa Ana | CA | 25 | $432,336 | $18,750 | $451,086 |
| Housing Authority of The City of Norwalk | Norwalk | CT | 3 | $56,240 | $2,250 | $58,490 |
| Housing Authority of Bartow | Bartow | FL | 25 | $189,309 | $18,750 | $208,059 |
| Lake Wales Housing Authority | Lake Wales | FL | 25 | $244,185 | $18,750 | $262,935 |
| Tampa Housing Authority | Tampa | FL | 8 | $100,712 | $6,000 | $106,712 |
| Palm Beach County Housing Authority | West Palm Beach | FL | 3 | $44,757 | $2,250 | $47,007 |
| Housing Authority of The City of Muncie | Muncie | IN | 1 | $6,900 | $750 | $7,650 |
| Noblesville Housing Authority | Noblesville | IN | 3 | $22,773 | $2,250 | $25,023 |
| Noblesville Housing Authority | Noblesville | IN | 2 | $20,723 | $1,500 | $22,223 |
| Housing Authority of South Bend | South Bend | IN | 6 | $51,977 | $4,500 | $56,477 |
| Johnson County Housing Authority | Lenexa | KS | 1 | $ 9,114 | $750 | $9,864 |
| Pittsburg Housing Authority | Pittsburg | KS | 1 | $5,679 | $750 | $6,429 |
| Wichita Housing Authority | Wichita | KS | 20 | $136,303 | $15,000 | $151,303 |
| Boston Housing Authority | Boston | MA | 13 | $291,269 | $9,750 | $301,019 |
| Mansfield Housing Authority | Mansfield | MA | 2 | $30,655 | $1,500 | $32,155 |
| Stockbridge Housing Authority | Stockbridge | MA | 3 | $21,712 | $2,250 | $23,962 |
| Rockville Housing Enterprises | Rockville | MD | 3 | $52,334 | $2,250 | $54,584 |
| PHA in and for The City of Minneapolis | Minneapolis | MN | 8 | $93,809 | $6,000 | $99,809 |
| Ripley County Public Housing Agency | Poplar Bluff | MO | 1 | $3,562 | $750 | $4,312 |
| Tennessee Valley Regional Housing Authority | Corinth | MS | 1 | $7,151 | $750 | $7,901 |
| Kearney Housing Agency | Kearney | NE | 1 | $4,934 | $750 | $5,684 |
| Douglas County Housing Authority | Omaha | NE | 2 | $15,226 | $1,500 | $16,726 |
| Concord Housing Authority | Concord | NH | 1 | $8,977 | $750 | $9,727 |
| Portsmouth Housing Authority | Portsmouth | NH | 6 | $67,607 | $4,500 | $72,107 |
| Portsmouth Housing Authority | Portsmouth | NH | 1 | $14,482 | $750 | $15,232 |
| Housing Authority of Washington County | Hillsboro | OR | 13 | $170,126 | $9,750 | $179,876 |
| Sioux Falls Housing and Redevelopment Commission | Sioux Falls | SD | 1 | $6,854 | $750 | $7,604 |
| Bexar County Housing Authority | San Antonio | TX | 3 | $30,549 | 2,250 | $32,799 |
| Loudoun County DHCD | Leesburg | VA | 9 | $165,516 | $6,750 | $172,266 |
| Wisconsin Rapids Housing Authority | Wisconsin Rapids | WI | 2 | $7,958 | $1,500 | $9,458 |
| TOTAL | 257 | $3,231,296 | $192,750 | $3,424,046 |