Transitional Living Program
Our Transitional Living Program (TLP) for Older Homeless Youth supports projects that provide long-term residential services to homeless youth. Young people must be between the ages of 16 and 22 to enter the program.
Living accommodations may include:
- Host-family homes
- Group homes or maternity group homes
- Supervised apartments owned by the program or rented in the community
TLPs offer or refer for the following services:
- Safe, stable living accommodations
- Basic life skills building, including consumer education, budgeting, housekeeping, food preparation and parenting skills
- Educational opportunities, such as GED preparation, post-secondary training and vocational education
- Job attainment services, such as career counseling and job placement
- Mental health care, including individual and group counseling
- Physical health care, such as physicals, health assessments and emergency treatment
For more information, please see the Transitional Living Program Fact Sheet and the TLP Home Page.