The Bringing Families Home (BFH) program has been allocated $81 million through June 30, 2028. BFH provides housing-related financial assistance and supportive services to families who are receiving child welfare services, including tribal child welfare services, and are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
The dollar-for-dollar match requirement for Home Safe grantees has been removed.
Counties operating a BFH program will be required to implement a local complaint resolution process. If program participants are not satisfied with the result of the local complaint resolution process, they will have the right to a California Department of Social Services (CDSS) administrative hearing. Counties will be required to provide certain types of housing-related assistance pending the outcome of the hearing. Assistance paid while the hearing is pending may be subject to overpayment.
Counties will be required to issue individualized, written housing plans outlining the housing related assistance to be provided to Home Safe recipients.
CDSS is expected to issue instructions about complaint resolution and housing plans in March, 2027. Counties will be required to implement complaint resolution and housing plans within six months after CDSS issues its guidance. (ACWDL, November 3, 2025.)