California AB249 establishes youth-specific processes and coordinated entry systems for homeless youth in the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and.

California AB249 mandates the Department of Housing and Community Development to require a continuum of care to annually certify that they create or maintain a documented, youth-specific process with their respective coordinated entry system. This process must specify how youth are matched to youth-specific resources and how they can access the coordinated entry system. The bill also requires the creation of a youth-specific assessment tool and a body composed of youth with lived experience of homelessness to provide input on policies and program design.

California AB249 establishes youth-specific processes and coordinated entry systems for homeless youth in the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and.

California AB249 mandates the Department of Housing and Community Development to require a continuum of care to annually certify that they create or maintain a documented, youth-specific process with their respective coordinated entry system. This process must specify how youth are matched to youth-specific resources and how they can access the coordinated entry system. The bill also requires the creation of a youth-specific assessment tool and a body composed of youth with lived experience of homelessness to provide input on policies and program design.