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HUD No. 24-194
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July 26, 2024

HUD Awards $3.4 Million to Public Housing Authorities to Prevent Homelessness Among Vulnerable Youth Exiting Foster Care

38 Public Housing Agencies in 19 states will use funding to keep foster youth housed.


WASHINGTON - 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

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