Federal program awards Valley Youth House $750,000

Valley Youth House recently announced the award of $750,000 over a three-year period to fund the Transitional Living Program that provides housing and supportive services to people age 16-21 experiencing homelessness in the Lehigh Valley. The federal Department of Health and Human Services Family and Youth Services Bureau awards the funding to support organizations and communities that are committed to ending youth homelessness.

The Transitional Living Program is one component of a continuum of Valley Youth House homeless services in the Lehigh Valley that includes street outreach, emergency shelter, support for youth exiting the foster care system to prevent homelessness, supervised independent living for youth in care and housing for young people experiencing literal homelessness. The agency helps more than 2,800 young people with emergency services and housing annually.