Residential (long term 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 a $9.475 million cooperative agreement to Hands of Healing Residential Treatment Center, Inc. on May 1, 2026, under the Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs (CFDA 93.566).

Hands of Healing operates a residential long-term foster care program for unaccompanied alien children arriving in the United States without parents or legal guardians. The program delivers housing, medical care, education, and mental health support services. The recipient identifies and vets suitable sponsors through comprehensive background checks and reunites children with vetted sponsors in the least restrictive environment while maintaining ongoing case management and support services throughout the placement process.

The cooperative agreement runs through April 30, 2029, with place of performance in Texas. Hands of Healing is a minority-owned, non-profit community development corporation headquartered in Baytown, Texas, that specializes in residential and transitional foster care services for unaccompanied children, particularly immigrant youth. The organization has received over $98 million in federal grants since July 2022 for residential services for unaccompanied children under this and related cooperative agreements with the Office of Refugee Resettlement.

Is a federally funded residential ltfc 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.