(1) The office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs, in coordination with the department of children, youth, and families, shall administer flexible funding, subject to the amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, to support persons under the age of 25 exiting publicly funded systems of care that need discrete support or funding to secure safe housing. The flexible funding provided under this section may be provided for immediate needs of the person. A person may receive support under this section more than once. Uses of the flexible funding provided under this section may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) Car repair or other transportation assistance;
(b) Rental application fees, a security deposit, or short-term rental assistance; or
(c) Other uses that will help support the person's housing stability, education, or employment, or meet immediate basic needs.
(2) The flexible funding provided under this section may be given to:
(a) Persons under the age of 25;
(b) Community-based providers, assisting persons under the age of 25 in planning for discharge and successfully discharging from a publicly funded system of care into safe and stable housing; and
(c) Individuals or entities, including landlords, providing safe housing or other housing-related support for persons under the age of 25.
(3) The office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs shall make training available to publicly funded systems of care and other professionals working with youth exiting publicly funded systems of care on how to access the flexible funds created under this section and best practices to divert youth from homelessness.
(4) For purposes of this section, "publicly funded system of care" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 43.330.720.