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CC:HA - CONSENT ITEM: Authorization to Submit a Grant Application to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development to Fund a Family Unification Program for Qualified Transitional-Aged Youth Under the Foster Youth to Independence Program.
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Meeting Date: April 08, 2024
Contact Person/Dept.: Tevis Barnes, Housing and Human Services Department
Phone Number: 310.253.5780
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: Advisory Committee on Housing and Homelessness (04/02/2024); Safe Place for Youth (03/18/2024); California Youth Connection (03/18/2024); County of Los Angeles Department of Family and Children Services (03/18/2024); Exodus Recovery Inc. (04/02/2024); and (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (04/03/2024).
Department Approval: Tevis Barnes, Housing and Human Services Director (03/25/2024)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council and Culver City Housing Authority (CCHA) Board, authorize the submittal of a grant application to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to fund a Family Unification Program known as the Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) that will provide rental assistance for Transitional-Aged Youth (TAY) facing homelessness or at-risk of becoming homeless and have been involved with the Foster Care System.
BACKGROUND
According to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), 92% of homeless youth in Los Angeles County had a fragile social network and more than half (57%) of youth in the Coordinated Entry System (CES) reported to have had some type of contact with the foster care system. Due to these facts, specialized programs have rapidly grown for the TAY population along with partnerships with the community college and university system, Probation Department, and the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS...
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