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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding $142 million to build systems to end youth homelessness in 33 local communities, including 11 rural communities. HUD’s Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) will support a wide range of housing programs including rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, and host homes.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated nearly every crisis in our society, including the crisis of youth homelessness,” said Secretary Marcia L. Fudge. “Our society is judged by how we treat the most vulnerable among us. We have a responsibility in our nation to care for all our children and with this funding, HUD is taking steps to make sure that every child under our care has a safe place to call home.”

The Department continues to work closely with youth to develop and improve YHDP, relying upon the recommendations provided directly from young people who had experienced homelessness. Additionally, HUD partnered with youth with lived experience to assess the nearly 100 applications that were submitted for funding consideration. Their assessment helped HUD ensure that applicants understood the needs and preferences of the young people they will serve. The Department also worked closely with its federal partners to help develop the program and review applications, including the Departments of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness.

YHDP recipients will use this to address youth homelessness that is specifically tailored to their needs, including funding for housing units, wrap-around services and housing support. YHDP will also support youth-focused performance measurement and coordinated entry systems. Over the next several months, selected communities will work with their youth advisory boards, child welfare agencies, and other community partners to create a comprehensive community plan to end youth homelessness. The awarded communities will also participate in a program evaluation to inform the federal effort to prevent and end youth homelessness going forward and will serve as leaders in the nation on the work to end homelessness among young people.

HUD is awarding grants to the following communities where local applicants expressed their own vision for ending youth homelessness:

FY 2019 and 2020 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP)
Selected Sites

Community State Rural Total Award
Wisconsin Balance of State CoC WI Yes $6,883,610
Eastern Pennsylvania CoC PA Yes $7,122,756
South Dakota Statewide CoC SD Yes $2,794,581
Wheeling, Weirton Area CoC WV Yes $1,216,656
Virginia Balance of State CoC VA Yes $1,555,351
Chattanooga/Southeast Tennessee CoC TN Yes $2,118,184
Salinas/Monterey, San Benito Counties CoC CA Yes $5,283,160
Ithaca/Tompkins County CoC NY Yes $1,897,005
Eugene, Springfield/Lane County CoC OR No $3,317,936
Massachusetts Balance of State CoC MA No $5,551,595
Detroit CoC MI No $5,160,561
Spokane City & County CoC WA No $2,551,429
Lincoln CoC NE No $2,088,427
Memphis/Shelby County CoC TN No $3,444,180
Rhode Island Statewide CoC RI No $3,243,754
Oklahoma City CoC OK No $2,783,779
Los Angeles City & County CoC CA No $15,000,000
Poughkeepsie/Dutchess County CoC NY No $1,373,335
Manchester CoC NH No $1,203,458
Minneapolis/Hennepin County CoC MN No $3,464,687
Atlanta CoC GA No $2,253,686
New York City CoC NY No $15,000,000
Salem/Marion, Polk Counties CoC OR No $3,691,542
Dayton, Kettering/Montgomery County CoC OH No $1,765,797
Houston, Pasadena, Conroe/Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery Counties CoC TX No $10,077,535
Madison/Dane County CoC WI No $2,447,820
San Jose/Santa Clara City & County CoC CA No $10,185,636
Fort Worth, Arlington/Tarrant County CoC TX No $4,083,355
Oakland, Berkeley/Alameda County CoC CA No $6,573,979
New Hampshire Balance of State CoC NH Yes $2,209,513
North Dakota Statewide CoC ND Yes $1,975,377
Charlotte County CoC FL No $1,130,108
West Virginia Balance of State CoC WV Yes $2,564,172

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Source: https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_21_147

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