Northern New Mexico Transitional Living Program – Project Grant Summary

Youth Shelters and Family Services, Inc. received a $350,000 Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Transitional Living for Homeless Youth program (CFDA 93.550), awarded on September 30, 2025, with completion targeted for September 29, 2028. The Northern New Mexico Transitional Living Program provides safe, stable shelter for runaway and homeless youth ages 16 to under 22 for up to 18 months, extendable to 21 months under exceptional circumstances. In addition to residential services, the program delivers comprehensive wraparound support including basic life skills training, educational and employment attainment opportunities, case management, and counseling services designed to facilitate youth transition to self-sufficiency and stable, independent living.

The program measures success across four core outcome areas: safe and stable housing, education or employment, permanent connections, and social and emotional well-being. As an established nonprofit organization based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Youth Shelters and Family Services, Inc. operates this transitional living facility as part of a broader portfolio of federal-funded youth and family services, including additional HHS-funded programs such as the Santa Fe Youth Emergency Shelter (Basic Center Program) and Street Outreach Program, complemented by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care funding supporting permanent housing, rapid rehousing, and case management services throughout Northern New Mexico.