In recent years, California has made new investments in housing for youth leaving the foster care system, acknowledging the increased risk of homelessness and disproportionate impact of the state’s housing crisis on this population. As a result of these investments, California’s capacity to serve former foster youth through supportive transitional housing and federal housing vouchers has increased by more than 50% since 2021, reaching more than 3,500 youth at a moment in time.

This webinar will mark the release of a report by JBAY discussing this increase in capacity, related findings and recommendations. Information for the report was drawn from publicly available data, a statewide survey of county child welfare agencies, and interviews of county representatives and service providers.