Federal Project Grant Award Summary

Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota received a $350,000 project grant from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Transitional Living for Homeless Youth program (CFDA 93.550), awarded on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2028. The LSS Rochester Youth Services Transitional Living Program will provide safe and stable housing, street-based outreach, and comprehensive support services to youth ages 16-21 in the Rochester, Minnesota region. The program will serve runaway and homeless youth for up to 18 months of residential placement, with potential extensions to 21 months under extenuating circumstances.

The award funds a comprehensive service delivery model encompassing safe shelter, basic life skills training, educational and employment support, counseling, and case management designed to facilitate youth transition to self-sufficiency and stable, independent living. The program will measure success across four core outcome areas: safe and stable housing, education or employment, permanent connections, and social and emotional well-being. As a three-year project grant within a competitive funding cycle that awarded over 70 similar grants nationwide, this award supports evidence-based, trauma-informed services delivered through victim-centered approaches to one of the nation's most vulnerable youth populations.