The state has provided San Bernardino County with $5.8 million for 22 housing units for homeless youth, officials announced Thursday.
Family Assistance Program, a nonprofit that provides housing and supportive services in the High Desert region, will run the facility
“This critical funding will enable us to increase access to safe housing and supportive services for young adults who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness,” Carrie Harmon, director of the San Bernardino County Community Development and Housing Department, said in a statement. “I’m deeply grateful to the Family Assistance Program for their partnership and tireless efforts to fund this important project.”
The state funding will support the expansion of the Transition-Age Youth, or TAY Tiny Home Village in Victorville at 15075 Seventh St. The campus currently has 14 tiny homes for local youth ages 18-24, bathroom and shower facilities, a commercial kitchen, computer lab and recreation room, according to the village’s website. The drop-in facility that also has a community center is in Victorville’s Old Town neighborhood.
The expansion project calls for the campus to offer on-site supportive services, including case management, assistance navigating the health care system, substance use counseling, mental health services, family reunification and workforce development resources.
“As youth homelessness continues to be a critical issue in our region, we’re glad to receive this funding to expand the TAY Tiny Home Village and enhance the services we provide to young adults,” Darryl Evey, CEO of Family Assistance Program, said in a statement. “I appreciate the county’s continued support of our efforts and would like to thank the state for providing these vital funds.”
Officials said Family Assistance Program has been a longtime county partner, with a lot of experience as a homeless service provider administering domestic violence shelters, transitional housing facilities, homeless youth outreach efforts, reentry services for people with criminal histories and initiatives to counter human trafficking throughout the county.
The campus expansion will help meet the needs identified in the county’s report on the 2025 Point-in-Time Count, which found more than 300 sheltered and unsheltered young people age 18-24, officials reported, adding that. residents of the tiny home facility include youth who have previously been in foster care or involved with the probation system.
The TAY Tiny Home Village expansion has also received funding from the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation and Southwest Gas Corp.
More information on the TAY village is at familyassist.org/programs/youth-centers/tiny-home-village.
