City Council

(1) 26-1151 HOMELESSNESS AND HEALTH COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a strategy to address Transitional Aged Youth (TAY) homelessness. Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Raman, et al. - Hernandez): DIRECT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with the support of the Bureau of Homelessness Oversight at the Los Angeles Housing Department, to report to Council within 90 days on a strategy to urgently address TAY homelessness, using evidence-driven strategies. Development of this strategy should include: a. Consultation with TAY providers operating in the City, including but not limited to: The Village Family Services, Aviva Family Services, Safe Place for Youth, Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership, My Friend’s Place, etc. to inform the City’s strategy. b. Outreach to and engagement with philanthropic organizations, including LA4LA, to partner on this effort. c. Identified funding, including but not limited to HHAP TAY set- aside, including a plan to ensure the City is meeting its expenditure deadlines under HHAP awards. d. Immediate usage of HHAP TAY set-aside dollars for purposes aligning with this strategy. e. Collaborate with the regional housing authorities to maximize the use of federally funded vouchers, such as the Foster Youth to Independence vouchers to permanently house TAY living within the City. f. Transition/exit planning for TAY potentially displaced by the next federal Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care (CoC) funding round, as over 800 TAY households are currently housed using federal CoC dollars. g. Proposed project milestones and timeline for strategy implementation. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.