Adams County’s newest affordable housing complex has 12 units set aside for youth exiting foster care
“In 2021, Colorado lawmakers passed House Bill 1094, The Foster Youth In Transition Act, which allowed young people in foster care to leave the system at 18 and reenter up until they turned 21.
‘I think of that as so closely linked to housing, because the primary need for young people is housing, and the primary worry is that they’ll be homeless,’ Melton, the state child welfare youth services manager, said.
Young people engaged with the extended foster care option through House Bill 1094 receive a stipend to help them find housing, in a college dorm or an apartment with roommates, whichever their choice. On a given day in Colorado, 63 young people receive services through the program, Melton said.”