TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PLACEMENT PROGRAM (THPP): The THPP is a program designed to prepare foster youth for successful emancipation and independent living in the community. Remi Vista’s Transitional Housing Placement (THP) is an exciting program for youth, who are about to become emancipated / independent. The THP program operates in accordance with A.B. 1198 (1993) and is meeting all requirements of Section 16522.1 of A.B. 1198 (Chapter 799/Statutes of 1994). The program is available to 16-18-year-old youth in out-of-home placement through the Juvenile Court (Probation or Social Services), who are participants in the Independent Living Skills program.

ORGANIZATION: Foster youth, ages 16 to 18, are placed in a home or apartment, where they live without direct adult supervision. The youth participate in a program designed to prepare them for self-sufficiency, including employment skills, money management, home organization, etc. Adult staff are available to the participants at all times for any urgent needs. Specialty mental health services are also available for these youth, who often benefit most from Rehabilitation (skill building) services.

PHILOSOPHY: Recognizing the risks inherent in a program with such minimal supervision, Remi Vista believes that there is an acceptable level of risk given the reality that most foster youth will have to live with very minimal support once they turn 18. It is incumbent upon us to provide a program that allows the young adult in foster care to confront the realities of independent life, and to help them become prepared to face those challenges.

APPLICATION AND ACCEPTANCE PROCESS THPP: Youth submitting applications for admittance will require the approval of their County Probation Officer or Social Worker and the Juvenile Court Judge prior to entering the program.

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