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<br /> Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 18-3 <br />18-I.B. PARTNERING AGENCIES [Notice PIH 2023-04; FYI Updates and Partnering <br />Opportunities Webinar] <br />Public Child Welfare Agency (PCWA) <br />The PHA must enter into a partnership agreement with a PCWA in the PHA’s jurisdiction in the <br />form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or letter of intent. The minimum contents of <br />the partnership agreement are outlined in Notice PIH 2023-04. The PCWA is responsible for <br />identifying and referring eligible youth to the PHA and providing or securing a commitment for <br />the provision of supportive services once youth are admitted to the program. <br />SAHA Policy <br />SAHA will implement a Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) program in partnership <br />with County of Orange Social Services Agency. <br />The PCWA is responsible for: <br /> Identifying FYI-eligible youth; <br /> Developing a system of prioritization based on the level of need of the youth and the <br />appropriateness of intervention; <br /> Providing a written certification to the PHA that the youth is eligible; and <br /> The PCWA must provide or secure a commitment for the provision of supportive services <br />that are required to be offered. <br />Continuum of Care (CoC) and Other Partners <br />HUD strongly encourages PHAs to add other partners into the partnership agreement with the <br />PCWA such as state, local, philanthropic, faith-based organizations, and the CoC, or a CoC <br />recipient it designates. The CoC plays a role in identifying eligible youth in the community at <br />risk of or experiencing homelessness that are no longer part of the child welfare system. <br />Through the CoC’s coordinated entry process, referrals of eligible youth to the PCWA are made <br />based on prioritization of need and appropriateness of the intervention. Further, CoC recipients <br />may provide supportive services using CoC program funds to youth who qualify for CoC <br />program assistance. Youth who are part of the PCWA’s active caseload do not have to be added <br />to the CoC’s coordinated entry process. <br />SAHA Policy <br />In addition to the County of Orange Social Service Agency, SAHA will implement the <br />FYI program in partnership with the Orangewood Foundation and Orange County United <br />Way. <br />EXHIBIT 1