PA: Allegheny County gave $3.7 million in pandemic aid to foster youth, who tend to lack safety nets
WESA – February 17, 2022
Allegheny County distributed close to $3.7 million in pandemic aid to foster youth and young adults who have aged out of foster care, as part of a $400 million federal effort to help this group of vulnerable young people during the pandemic. “Of all the people struggling in the pandemic, this is one of the groups who was hardest hit both economically and socially,” said Courtney Lewis, transition age youth system coordinator at Allegheny County DHS. Young adults were eligible for aid if they were between the ages of 18 and 26 and had a foster care placement at age 14 or older.
https://www.wesa.fm/politics-government/2022-02-17/allegheny-county-gave-3-7-million-in-pandemic-aid-to-foster-youth-who-tend-to-lack-safety-nets