Project Grant 90CX7536

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families awarded a $249,996 Project Grant to New Beginnings Inc., a non-profit organization in Lewiston, Maine, under the Transitional Living for Homeless Youth (CFDA 93.550) program. This 5-year grant, with an award date of September 30, 2024 and ultimate completion date of September 29, 2029, will fund New Beginnings' "New Beginnings Transitional Living Program Lewiston 2024" to provide safe, stable shelter and comprehensive services for runaway and homeless youth ages 16 to under 22. The program aims to help these young individuals transition to self-sufficiency and independent living through housing assistance, education and employment support, life skills training, counseling, and efforts to establish permanent social connections. As a sub-grantee for the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, New Beginnings also implements the Youth Homelessness Statewide Continuum of Care services in Region Two, which include street and community outreach, drop-in centers, transitional living, and supportive housing voucher programs.