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Board moves to maximize HUD foster‑youth vouchers; county to coordinate applications and wraparound services
Summary
After HUD removed a per‑agency cap, the board approved a motion to scale Foster Youth to Independence vouchers, directing DCFS, HSH and LACDA to coordinate referrals, case management and outreach so transition‑age youth can lease up and sustain housing.
The board voted Aug. 4 to expand use of Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) vouchers after the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development removed the prior agency cap. Supervisors said the change lets housing authorities request vouchers based on need rather than being capped at a small fixed allocation. "This is a significant and welcome change that will allow housing authorities to more easily draw down this critical rental subsidy for former foster youth and those exiting care," Supervisor Lindsay Horvath said when introducing the item.
County departments described a joint pipeline: DCFS will identify and prepare voucher applicants and coordinate screening; the Department of Homeless Services and Housing (HSH) will provide lease-up assistance and intensive case management funded by DCFS for voucher holders; and LACDA will convene and assist public housing authorities (PHAs) across the county to apply and to administer the vouchers. LACDA said it expects to apply for roughly 70–90 vouchers itself and will encourage other PHAs to apply and offered county assistance to smaller agencies that lack administrative capacity. The motion passed and departments will return with staffing and implementation recommendations.
