SURVEY FINDINGS
Housing Preferences of Young Adults Exiting Foster Care
A Guide to Expanding Housing Resources in Los Angeles
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In partnership with Good River Partners, the UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families held an event on May 28, 2025, on Housing Preferences of Young Adults Exiting Foster Care at the UCLA James West Alumni Center.
BACKGROUND
During the second half of 2024, Good River Partners set out to understand and document the unique housing needs and desires of transition-aged foster youth preparing to or recently exited foster care in Los Angeles.
In partnership with Good River Partners, a public benefit firm focused on ending the foster care to homelessness pipeline by financing foster youth housing at scale, the UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families held an event on Housing Preferences of Young Adults Exiting Foster Care at the UCLA James West Alumni Center. With generous support from UniHealth, more than 200 transition-aged foster youth were paid and surveyed about their experiences and preferences in both housing and services.
purpose
The Housing Preferences Survey was designed with the intention of elevating and integrating youth voice and experience into future investments for transition-age youth housing across the county.
The survey aimed to understand the living arrangement preferences among transition-age youth preparing for independent living, the experiences that youth face while participating in transitional housing support services, and to align future investments in housing and practice with youth need and desire.
RESOURCES
Learn about the study, survey participants, findings, and more.
This survey was supported by UniHealth Foundation and Wells Fargo.
