Federal Grant Award Summary

KVC Behavioral Healthcare Missouri, Inc., doing business as The Niles Home For Children, received a $350,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Transitional Living for Homeless Youth program (CFDA 93.550). The award, effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2028, funds the "Empowering Transition" Transitional Living Program (TLP), which operates as the sole residential facility serving runaway and homeless youth in Greene, Christian, and Webster counties, Missouri.

The TLP provides safe and stable shelter to youth ages 16 to under 22 for up to 18 months, with extensions to 21 months available under extenuating circumstances. Services encompass comprehensive support designed to facilitate youth transition to self-sufficiency and stable independent living, including basic life skills training, educational and job attainment opportunities, case management, and counseling. The program measures success across four core outcome areas: safe and stable housing, education or employment, permanent connections, and social and emotional well-being, aligning with the federal program's objective of supporting vulnerable youth in achieving sustainable independence.