The transition from foster care to adulthood still happens for thousands of young people each year. It’s not easy anywhere, but perhaps nowhere tougher financially than places like New York City where the market rent is astronomically high and there is almost no vacancy. Daniel Heimpel, managing director of Good River partners, and Tony Turner. director of the Fair Futures Youth Advisory Board, join to discuss a new venture they are involved in to try and leverage different kinds of philanthropic support, and new approaches to affordable housing, to ensure that youth who exit foster care dont do so into treacherous living conditions and predicaments. Thanks to Lyssn for sponsoring this week's episode!Reading RoomYouth Launch Bold Strategy to End NYC's Foster Care to Homelessness Pipelinehttps://shorturl.at/usoOJFoster Youth Deserve Better Than Unsafe, Scary Housinghttps://imprintnews.org/youth-voice/foster-youth-deserve-better-than-unsafe-scary-housing/255986Foster Youth Often Struggle to Find Stable Housing. One New York City Nonprofit is Helping Meet the Need.https://imprintnews.org/top-stories/foster-youth-housing-new-york-city-nonprofit/251802

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