Program Delivery Option: Other

Youth and young adults aged 14-23 who are aging out of foster care and are at an increased risk of homelessness

Youth at least 18 years old and not more than 24 years old who left foster care at age 16 or older or will leave foster care within 90 days, in accordance with a transition plan described in section 475(5)(H) of the Social Security Act; and are homeless or at risk of homelessness

Families for whom the lack of adequate housing is a primary factor in either the imminent placement of the family’s child or children in out-of-home care or  the delay in the discharge of the child or children to the family from out-of-home care and Youth 18 to 24 years of age (who have not reached their 25th birthday) who left foster care – or will within 180 days – and are homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless.

Families with children prenatal to age 19 who have already experienced or are at higher risk for child maltreatment and other families with children prenatal to age 19

Prospective and current parents who are, or will be, raising older children from foster care (ages 10 or older) who have moderate to severe emotional and behavioral challenges that require intensive coordinated services to prevent restrictive or congregate placements

Informal and formal kinship families, relatives, and nonrelatives raising children who are not being raised by parents

Communities across 5 regions that cover 14 geographic areas in Los Angeles County where low birth rate, low performing schools and poverty are among risk factors for young children, along with geographic, racial, and ethnic diversity. The communities also possessed community infrastructure, community leadership, and commitment to partnership with First 5 LA.

Any at-risk or young adult mother (under age 25 years) who is pregnant (ideally 28 weeks gestation or sooner) and/or has a child younger than 3 years old and lives in a Native American community; however, can be used with any pregnant woman and/or woman with a child younger than 3 years old, regardless of ethnicity/race

Mental health clinicians and child welfare professionals working with adopted children and youth, birth families, and families formed through adoption

Recently hired public child welfare workers across Maryland's 24 jurisdictions