With the COVID-19 pandemic looming over the nation, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee issued a proclamation today to protect young adults in foster care, implementing the federal prohibition on letting youth in extended foster care services from “aging-out” of foster care at during the pandemic.
https://www.governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/proclamations/proc_21-02.pdf
https://www.yaktrinews.com/inslee-proclamation-prevents-young-adults-from-aging-out-of-foster-care/
For youth who did age out of care in 2020, the state provided rent assistance to about 185 youth through December 2020: https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/news/extended-foster-care-rent-assistance-update