Housing for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

Abstract

For many young people who age out of foster care, the transition to adulthood and economic self-sufficiency can be abrupt. At age 18 or 21, these young adults — who numbered fewer than 28,000 in 2010 — must find and secure suitable housing and, in most cases, do so with little or no support from either their family or the state. As a result, many youth who age out of foster care find themselves homeless or precariously housed.

Keywords: Affordable Housing, Assisted Housing - General, Public and Assisted Housing, Homelessness, Housing Choice Vouchers/Section 8 & Project-Based Section 8, Publications