State Senator Patricia Bates, who’s a member of the Senate Housing Committee, officially announced that the California Department of Housing and Community Development awarded funding to San Diego County to put towards housing young adults who are at-risk of becoming homeless.
San Diego received $480,000 from the Transitional Housing Program, part of the 2019-2020 state budget. This vital program funds child welfare service agencies, which help young adults ages 18-25 to find and maintain housing, especially those in foster care or under probation.
“I thank the California Department of Housing and Community Development for awarding vital funding to Orange and San Diego counties to help house at-risk youth,” said Senator Bates.
I thank @California_HCD for awarding vital funding to @OCGovCA & @SanDiegoCounty to help house at-risk youth.
This funding will help give more young adults the opportunity to become self-sufficient & pursue their dreams: https://t.co/asAl5zzdXr. pic.twitter.com/ArsApO54WP
— Senator Pat Bates (@SenatorPatBates) June 9, 2020
The initiative is especially useful as a way to prevent vulnerable young adults from falling into homelessness and crime, and to give them footing to make their way in the world.
“This funding will help give more young adults the opportunity to become self-sufficient and pursue their dreams,” Bates added. “I will continue to advocate that every community receives its fair share of resources from state programs.”
