John Burton Advocates for Youth

In California, a new round of state payments could pass over some with the highest needs — including young adults transitioning out of foster care.

Foster youth have a one-time-only opportunity this year to cash in on a tax benefit of up to $1,500, and can also reap any unclaimed stimulus benefits if they file.

Many Texans who were in foster care can access the state's tuition waiver program, but nearly half of the eligible college students don't use it.

Starting in January, pregnant foster youth in California will get an income boost from the state to help them prepare for their new babies.

Pandemic assistance has been made available to California's current and former foster youth, but fraud and lack of access can prevent them from ever benefitting from the financial help.

In addition to growing struggles with homelessness, foster youth are concerned about the debt they'll be left with post-pandemic.

Amid recent news that 1 in 4 California foster youth face homelessness after aging out of foster care, a bill moving through the state Legislature aims to invest $100 million in increasing the housing stock for this particularly vulnerable population.

Homelessness is a huge black eye on the face of California, and youth homelessness is an oft-overlooked aspect of the scourge, according to a new report from John Burton Advocates for Youth.

California will provide additional cash benefits to low-income residents battered by the pandemic — including working poor families, children and parents on welfare and undocumented immigrants who are elderly, blind or disabled.