Los Angeles County is home to more than 25,000 foster youth who are ‘aged out’ when they turn 21.
Flanked by Attorney Princess Ramey, of the Children’s Law Center, Mayor Karen Bass and Conway Collis, pres. and CEO of the Mayor’s Fund, Mercedes Jackson, 25, a L.A. chapter member of the National Foster Youth Institute, speaks about her time being homeless after being aged out of foster care, as Mayor Karen Bass announces with the Mayor’s Fund expanding services to foster care youth who face homelessness at The RightWay Foundation in Los Angeles on Monday, July 8, 2024.
“I’ve learned how to advocate and I’ve learned how the system works,” Yanes-Arnold said. “I’ve been taught how to turn my pain into power and I’m really blessed.” Offered through the RightWay Foundation and Children’s Law Center, and funded by The Mayor’s Fund for L.A., the expanded foster youth services include greater mental health, workforce training and financial literacy resources, along with six full-time staff positions, who will help foster youth find housing and food assistance.
“This expansion will include the young people aging out of the foster care system, because we know that housing is number one,” Bass said at the July 8 announcement, “but young people, like anyone else who is at risk of falling into homelessness, need services. So the services here will be tailored to meet the specific needs of young people.”
“We need to make sure our youths start to heal,” said Franco Vega, the CEO of the RightWay Foundation. “We’re super excited about this particular partnership with the Mayor’s Fund, to provide these resources.”City of Los Angeles sees small drop in homeless population in 2024 count
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