Hilton Foundation Awards $875,000 to Address Homelessness in Los Angeles and Fund Research to Improve Lives of Foster Care Youth

University of Pennsylvania Professor of Social Policy Dennis Culhane is an internationally-recognized researcher whose studies in homelessness have had wide policy impact at both local and federal levels. Partnering with the County of Los Angeles, Dr. Culhane will investigate how youth who have exited foster care have fared as adults. Such outcomes as employment earnings, public assistance, homelessness, public health services, justice system involvement, and dependent care of their own children will be explored. The conclusions will prove invaluable in determining the efficacy and cost effectiveness of current programs and what interventions might be provided to help youth successfully transition out of the foster care system.