Should the Senate let states use foster care transition funds for supportive housing services?
Foster Youth Housing Opportunity Act (S. 4854)
States could use Chafee foster care program funds for housing support, like financial counseling, for youth up to age 26 who have been in foster care and receive Section 8 Family Unification Program help.
- Covers youth seeking to obtain or retain housing who receive assistance under HUD's Section 8 Family Unification Program
- HHS and HUD must jointly issue guidance to child welfare agencies and public housing authorities
- HHS must report on foster youth receiving federal housing assistance, including their access to stable housing and homelessness rates