ST. Louis steppingstone transitional living program serves runaway & homeless youth by providing safe housing, education & employment support, permanent connections, and social & emotional well-being.…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $344,865 to Evangelical Children's Home, doing business as Every Child's Hope, on September 30, 2025, under the Transitional Living for Homeless Youth program (CFDA 93.550).

Every Child's Hope operates the St. Louis Steppingstone Transitional Living Program, which provides safe, stable housing to runaway and homeless youth ages 16 to under 22 for up to 18 months, extendable to 21 months under extenuating circumstances. The program delivers comprehensive services including basic life skills training, educational and employment support, job attainment opportunities, counseling, and social and emotional well-being support to facilitate youth transition to self-sufficiency and stable, independent living.

The award runs through September 29, 2028, and is performed in Missouri. Every Child's Hope, a tax-exempt nonprofit headquartered in St. Louis, has operated transitional living programs under this CFDA since at least September 2021 and also operates a second transitional living program in Kansas City under the same federal grant program.

ST. Louis steppingstone transitional living program serves runaway & homeless youth by providing safe housing, education & employment support, permanent connections, and social & emotional well-being. - 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.