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COUNTY TO DEVELOP CENTRALIZED RESOURCE 
HUB FOR TRANSITIONAL AGE FOSTER YOUTH

LOS ANGELES COUNTY – The Board of 
Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by 
Supervisor Kathryn Barger to create an online 
Centralized Transitional Age Youth (TAY) 
Hub to provide vital access to programs and 
services to youth, caregivers, social workers and 
advocates.

 The proposed online Centralized TAY Hub 
will improve the county’s ability to serve TAY as 
they age out of the foster care system by helping 
them connect to education, career and housing 
resources.

 “The county has created countless programs 
over the years to provide valuable job training, 
access to transportation, educational stability 
and other services to foster youth. Yet, we 
continue to have a number of Transitional Age 
Youth exit out of the child welfare system facing 
poor outcomes and at risk of becoming another 
devastating statistic of homelessness, substance 
abuse addiction and mental health issues,” 
Supervisor Kathryn Barger said. “We need to 
develop a coordinated system so youth know 
what is available to them and are connected 
to the right services at the right time to enrich 
their lives.”

 The 4-0 vote gave the Chief Executive Office 
the directive to explore means to develop 
and launch the Hub, coordinate with the 
Office of Child Protection and other relevant 
departments and agencies, and develop 
Management Appraisal Performance Program 
goals to ensure streamlined and effective service 
delivery.

 Department of Children and Family Services 
Director Bobby Cagle cited that there are about 
10,000 TAY in Los Angeles County who would 
benefit from this program.

 “We have to do what we can to provide them 
with the tools and resources they need so they 
can achieve their dreams and live the lives 
they hope to lead when they reach adulthood,” 
Cagle said. “As with any vulnerable population, 
we have learned that individual departments 
cannot effectively serve a child in isolation. 
We know that enhanced coordination, along 
with the better integration of resources, will 
improve services for our foster youth and help 
them achieve self-sufficiency.”


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