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White House says $25 million was secured in FY2026 budget for housing supports for youth leaving foster care

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President Trump's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget includes a $25 million allocation for housing supports targeted to youth transitioning out of foster care.

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First Lady Melania Trump will ring the New York Stock Exchange opening bell on January 28, 2026. The White House release highlights actions from her first year focused on children, including the TAKE IT DOWN Act to curb deepfakes, an Executive Order on foster-care supports, a Presidential AI Challenge and White House AI Task Force meeting, $25 million in proposed housing supports for youth leaving foster care, and international reunification and coalition efforts tied to the United Nations General Assembly.
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The President’s FY2026 budget request includes a $25 million line for HUD’s Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) housing assistance (e.g., HUD’s FY2026 Congressional Justification and OMB/analysis summaries list $25 million for FYI/SRAP). The White House and HUD press materials publicly credited the First Lady with securing that investment, but internal budget decisions are made by the Administration/OMB and Congress ultimately approves funding. Verdict: Close — the $25 million allocation in the FY2026 budget for housing supports for youth aging out of foster care is documented, and the White House’s claim that the First Lady “secured” it is the Administration’s attribution rather than an independently verifiable causal fact.

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  1. Scheduled follow-up · Oct 01, 2026
  2. Completion due · Oct 01, 2026
  3. Update · Jan 23, 2026, 11:38 PMClose
    The President’s FY2026 budget request includes a $25 million line for HUD’s Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) housing assistance (e.g., HUD’s FY2026 Congressional Justification and OMB/analysis summaries list $25 million for FYI/SRAP). The White House and HUD press materials publicly credited the First Lady with securing that investment, but internal budget decisions are made by the Administration/OMB and Congress ultimately approves funding. Verdict: Close — the $25 million allocation in the FY2026 budget for housing supports for youth aging out of foster care is documented, and the White House’s claim that the First Lady “secured” it is the Administration’s attribution rather than an independently verifiable causal fact.
  4. Original article · Jan 23, 2026
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