Mindful of exorbitant housing costs and the ongoing struggles of former foster youth, California lawmakers hope to upgrade a decades-old program designed to prepare young people raised in government custody for independence.
Proposed reforms to the state’s independent living programs would allow thousands of young adults exiting foster care to continue receiving services an additional two years, through age 23. If approved by the Legislature and the governor, California would follow dozens of other states that have already expanded eligibility.
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