(2012) Housing Assistance for Youth Who Have Aged out of Foster Care: The Role of the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program

Each year the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program provides $140 million for independent living services to assist youth as they age out of foster care and enter adulthood. This report describes how states are using these funds to provide housing assistance and explores how the assistance provided through this program fits in with other sources of housing assistance available.