History of THP-Plus & THP-NMD
2001
AB 427 establishes THP-Plus.
2002
THP-Plus is de-linked from STEP.
2002
2003
3 counties implement THP-Plus.
2004
THP-Plus changes to an annual allocation.
2004
2005
Eligibility extends to age 24; 5 counties implement THP-Plus.
2006
60% county share of cost removed; 16 counties implement THP-Plus.
2006
2007
39 counties implement THP-Plus.
2008
THP-Plus Participant Tracking System is launched.
2008
2009
50 counties implement THP-Plus, the program serves over 2,000 youth for the first time & the THP-Plus state budget is reduced by $5 M for FY 2009-10.
2010
THP-Plus state budget reduced slightly to $35.4 M for FY 2010-11.
2010
2011
51 counties implement THP-Plus over FY 2010-11. The THP-Plus budget is realigned from the state to the counties under the Governor’s 2011 Realignment of Child Welfare Services.
2012
Extended foster care implementation begins, the THP+FC licensing & rate structure is established & THP-Plus is still serving over 2,000 youth annually.
2012
2013
THP+FC serves its first 305 youth over FY 2012-13, with 273 youth in the program as of 7/1/13. Some counties begin to make THP-Plus capacity reductions & the number of youth served drops to just above 2,000.
2014
THP+FC continues to grow with 1,031 youth in the program as of 7/1/14, while THP-Plus is on a decline. SB 1252 passes, allowing youth enrolled in school to participate in THP-Plus for 36 months and up to age 25 at counties’ option.
2014
2015
THP+FC serves over 2,400 youth over FY 2014-15, with 1,436 youth in the program as of 7/1/15. THP-Plus continues on a decline, serving 1,696 youth. The THP+FC Participant Tracking System is launched.
2016
19 counties implement the THP-Plus extension established by SB 1252. THP+FC serves over 3,000 youth over FY 2015-16, while the number of youth served by THP-Plus remains stagnant.
2016
2017
21 counties implement the THP-Plus extension, and 1,661 youth are placed in THP+FC as of 4/1/17.
2018
27 counties implement the THP-Plus extension, and the number of youth served by THP-Plus increases the first time since FY 2008-09, with 1,318 youth in THP-Plus as of 7/1/18. SB 612 (2017) changes the name of “THP+FC” to “THP-NMD,” and 1,916 youth are placed in THP-NMD as of 7/1/18.
2018
2019
2,023 youth are placed in THP-NMD as of July 1, 2019, and the FY 2018-19 THP-Plus housing capacity is 1,252 statewide. $8 million is made available in the 2019-20 state budget, intended to fund the THP-Plus program.