Residential (group home, shelter, transitional foster care) services for unaccompanied alien children - hands of healing residential treatment center, INC

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Hands Of Healing Residential Treatment Center, Inc. a Cooperative Agreement for $9.9 million on April 1, 2026, under the Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs (CFDA 93.566).

Hands Of Healing operates a federally funded residential shelter program within the Office of Refugee Resettlement that provides temporary care and services for unaccompanied alien children arriving in the United States without parents or legal guardians. The organization delivers housing, medical care, education, and mental health support while identifying and vetting suitable sponsors through comprehensive background checks. The program emphasizes safely reuniting children with vetted sponsors in the least restrictive environment and maintaining ongoing case management and support services.

The period of performance runs from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2029, with place of performance in Texas. Hands Of Healing is a minority-owned, non-profit community development corporation headquartered in Baytown, Texas, and specializes in residential and transitional foster care services for unaccompanied children, primarily those who have entered the United States without accompanying guardians.

The underlying federal grant program provides funding for Cash and Medical Assistance and Refugee Support Services to support refugees, asylees, trafficking victims, and certain Special Immigrants during their initial months in the United States, as well as support services extending five years after arrival or eligibility.

Is a federally funded residential shelter program within the office of refugee resettlement (ORR) that provides temporary care and services for unaccompanied alien children arriving in the united states without parents or legal guardians. The program ensures children receive essential services including housing, medical care, education, and mental health support while identifying and vetting suitable sponsors through comprehensive background checks. The primary objective is to safely reunite children with vetted sponsors in the least restrictive environment while maintaining ongoing case management and support services.