Program areas at HYC
Homeless and Housing Support Services Program:HYCs Homeless and Housing Support Services programs deliver coordinated housing and service interventions for homeless individuals and families living on the street in Los Angeles County to achieve permanent housing stability. HYC offers unhoused individuals and families supportive services including case management, financial education, housing navigation, housing placement, time-limited move-in and rental assistance, transportation, and resource information. Additionally, HYC offers eviction prevention services on a limited basis. In FY 2022-23, HYC provided 613 program participants with Homeless and Housing Support services.
Family Services Program: HYCS Family Services programs provide essential assessment, counseling, education, individualized case management, and linkage to comprehensive community resources that aim to improve family functioning, strengthen the family system, reduce child abuse and neglect, increase child safety, prevent domestic/intimate partner/family violence, and build protective factors within families. Services provided include individual and group counseling, intensive home-based interventions, parent education, life skills classes, and on-site education and therapeutic day treatment. See Schedule O for more details.
Behavioral Health Services Program:HYC provides evidence-based, trauma-informed behavioral health services for individuals including children adolescents and adults, families, and groups at our five agency offices, on school campuses, at community locations, and in client homes. HYC's "Starting Point" substance use disorder outpatient treatment program provides substance use counseling to youth ages 12-17 and adults. Additionally, HYC partners with managed care plans to provide enhanced care management and community support services to high frequency users of managed care health and behavioral health care systems. In FY 2022-23, HYC provided 661 children, youth and adults with comprehensive behavioral health care early intervention and treatment services.