• S1 E2: More housing resources go to young Washingtonians leaving state custody. Is it enough?

  • Aug 19 2022
  • Length: 29 mins
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S1 E2: More housing resources go to young Washingtonians leaving state custody. Is it enough?

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  • Young people eventually released from Washington state’s foster care, juvenile or mental and behavioral health systems often do so without having reliable, steady housing already in place. For instance, the latest estimate is that 17% of young people leaving foster care were homeless at some point within a year of that exit. 

    With a new law in 2018 and the passage of complementary legislation earlier this year, state lawmakers have ramped up a multibillion-dollar effort to keep those teens and young adults from falling into homelessness. 

    For this episode of the Youth Today podcast, producer Rachel Stevens talked to the lead sponsor of that legislation about what she hopes it will achieve. She also spoke with two young women who were homeless after being released from state care to get their take on whether the new initiatives are sufficient.

    This podcast is part of an ongoing series on homelessness in Washington state, done in collaboration with Crosscut. It is made possible in part by support from the Raikes Foundation. Youth Today and Crosscut maintain editorial control.
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