Residential (group home, shelter, transitional foster care) services for unaccompanied alien children - compass connections is a federally funded residential shelter program within the office of…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Compass Connections a $103.868 million cooperative agreement on April 1, 2026, to provide residential shelter and transitional foster care services for unaccompanied alien children under CFDA 93.566 (Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs).

Compass Connections operates staff-secure residential facilities and emergency shelter capacity in Texas and California to house unaccompanied children arriving without parents or legal guardians. Services include housing, medical care, education, mental health support, comprehensive sponsor background checks, and case management delivered through a trauma-informed approach. The organization identifies and vets suitable sponsors and safely reunites children with vetted sponsors while maintaining ongoing support services.

The award funds performance through March 31, 2029, with place of performance in Texas. Compass Connections operates staff-secure facilities in San Antonio, Texas (36 beds) and Fairfield, California (18 beds), and emergency shelter capacity at Cameron County, Texas locations (416 beds and 144 beds). The cooperative agreement is one of five new awards to Compass Connections dated April 1, 2026, collectively totaling $181.66 million for residential services through March 31, 2029. Compass Connections has received $5.06 billion in combined obligated funding across 18 cooperative agreements with the Office of Refugee Resettlement since January 2023.

Residential (group home, shelter, transitional foster care) services for unaccompanied alien children - compass connections 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.