DHS and VIHA Implement V.I.’s First Housing Assistance Program for Youth

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DHS and VIHA Implement V.I.’s First Housing Assistance Program for Youth

The Department of Human Services has partnered with the VI Housing Authority to implement the territory’s first housing assistance program for youth who have left (aged out of) the foster care system and are at risk of becoming homeless.

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