California Housing Department Awards $7.9 Million to Counties to Help Young Adults Find Safe, Stable Homes
The California Department of Housing and Community Development, in partnership with the California Department of Social Services, County Welfare Directors Association of California, and the California Department of Finance, awarded a total of $7.9 million to counties throughout the state from the Transitional Housing Program.
Funded by the Budget Act of 2019, the Transitional Housing Program provides funding to county child welfare agencies across California to help young adults (ages 18 through 25) secure and maintain stable housing, with priority given to those in the foster care and probation systems. Some of the funds will be used for outreach, so agencies can find and serve those within each community who have the most-complex needs.
The Transitional Housing Program will help young adults who are experiencing or at-risk of homelessness overcome some of the barriers they face in finding and maintaining safe homes. “These young adults are California’s future,” said HCD Director Gustavo Velasquez. “Without support, the odds are stacked against them. By connecting them to stable homes, they gain access to opportunity and a chance to thrive, and when our young people thrive, we all win.”
For more information, visit the Transitional Housing Program webpage or email THP@hcd.ca.gov.
Transitional Housing Program Funding
Awards $7.9 Million Awarded – June 2, 2020
| Applicant | County | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda County Social Services Agency | Alameda | $498,400 |
| Amador County Department of Social Services | Amador | $5,600 |
| Butte County | Butte | $41,600 |
| Calaveras County | Calaveras | $10,400 |
| County of Colusa | Colusa | $800 |
| Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services Department | Contra Costa | $113,600 |
| Del Norte County Department of Health and Human Services | Del Norte | $1,600 |
| County of El Dorado | El Dorado | $32,000 |
| County of Fresno Department of Social Services | Fresno | $116,000 |
| Glenn County Health and Human Services Agency | Glenn | $4,800 |
| Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services | Humboldt | $32,800 |
| Imperial County Department of Social Services | Imperial | $41,600 |
| Kern County Department of Human Services | Kern | $163,200 |
| Kings County Human Services Agency | Kings | $40,000 |
| Lassen County | Lassen | $6,400 |
| Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services | Los Angeles | $2,699,200 |
| Madera County Department of Social Services | Madera | $16,000 |
| County of Marin | Marin | $39,200 |
| County of Mariposa | Mariposa | $4,800 |
| Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency | Mendocino | $24,000 |
| Merced County Human Services Agency | Merced | $54,400 |
| Modoc County Department of Social Services | Modoc | $800 |
| County of Monterey | Monterey | $145,600 |
| County of Napa | Napa | $26,400 |
| County of Nevada | Nevada | $8,000 |
| County of Orange Social Services Agency | Orange | $208,000 |
| Placer County | Placer | $47,200 |
| Riverside County | Riverside | $257,600 |
| Sacramento County Department of Child, Family and Adult Services | Sacramento | $298,400 |
| San Benito County Health and Human Services Agency | San Benito | $20,000 |
| San Bernardino County Children and Family Services | San Bernardino | $297,600 |
| County of San Diego Child Welfare Services | San Diego | $480,000 |
| City and County of San Francisco Human Services Agency | San Francisco | $459,200 |
| County of San Joaquin | San Joaquin | $145,600 |
| County of San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | $98,400 |
| County of San Mateo | San Mateo | $51,200 |
| Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services | Santa Barbara | $75,200 |
| County of Santa Clara | Santa Clara | $705,600 |
| County of Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | $146,400 |
| County of Shasta Health and Human Services Children's Services | Shasta | $35,200 |
| Siskiyou County Health and Human Services Agency, Social Services Division | Siskiyou | $7,200 |
| Solano County Health and Social Services Department | Solano | $92,000 |
| Sonoma County Human Services Department | Sonoma | $168,800 |
| Stanislaus County Community Services Agency | Stanislaus | $73,600 |
| County of Tulare | Tulare | $44,000 |
| County of Tuolumne | Tuolumne | $6,400 |
| Ventura County | Ventura | $64,000 |
| County of Yolo | Yolo | $37,600 |
| County of Yuba Health and Human Services | Yuba | $13,600 |
| Total | $7,960,000 |
*Excludes Alpine and Sierra counties because their calculation did not demonstrate a need for young adults aged 18-25.