Empowering transition will be the only transitional living program for runaway and homeless youth (RHY) in greene, christian, and webster counties in missouri. - the transitional living program…

KVC Behavioral Healthcare Missouri, Inc., operating 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 Program (CFDA 93.550). The award, obligated on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2028, funds the "Empowering Transition" program, which serves as the sole transitional living program for runaway and homeless youth in Greene, Christian, and Webster counties in Missouri.

The program provides safe, stable shelter and comprehensive supportive services to runaway and homeless youth ages 16 to under 22 for up to 18 months, extendable to 21 months under exceptional circumstances. Core services include basic life skills training, educational and employment opportunity development, individual and family counseling, and case management designed to support youth transition to self-sufficiency and stable, independent living. The program targets four primary outcome areas: social and emotional well-being, permanent connections, education or employment attainment, and safe and stable housing.

Empowering transition will be the only transitional living program for runaway and homeless youth (RHY) in greene, christian, and webster counties in missouri. - the transitional living program (TLP) (CX) provides safe, stable, and appropriate shelter for runaway and homeless youth ages 16 to under 22 for up to 18 months and, under extenuating circumstances, can be extended to 21 months. Tlps provide comprehensive services (e.g., basic life skills, educational and job attainment opportunities, counseling) that supports the transition of homeless youth to self-sufficiency and stable, independent living.