Crittenton center - basic center program "the mobile mansion: outreach in motion" - the basic center program (BCP) (CY) provides temporary shelter and counseling services to youth who have left home…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded The Crittenton Center $700,000 on September 30, 2025, under the Basic Center Grant program (CFDA 93.623) for the "Mobile Mansion: Outreach in Motion" project.

The Crittenton Center delivers emergency shelter, food, clothing, counseling, and health care referrals to youth under age 18 who have run away, been forced to leave home, or are experiencing homelessness and at risk of entering law enforcement, child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems. The program provides up to 21 days of temporary shelter per youth and seeks to reunite young people with their families whenever safe to do so or to locate appropriate alternative placements. Services are provided in Iowa, with geographic focus on Sioux City and Woodbury County and extension into five surrounding rural counties.

The award runs through September 29, 2028. The assistance type is a project grant. The Basic Center Program's standard structure provides for 3-year project periods composed of three consecutive 12-month budget periods, with non-competing continuations issued annually based on fund availability, satisfactory progress, and compliance with award terms.

Crittenton center - basic center program "the mobile mansion: outreach in motion" - the basic center program (BCP) (CY) provides temporary shelter and counseling services to youth who have left home without permission of their parents or guardians, have been forced to leave home, or other homeless youth who might otherwise end up in the law enforcement or in the child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems. Bcps work to establish or strengthen community-based programs that meet the immediate needs of runaway and homeless youth and their families. Bcps provide youth under 18 years of age with emergency shelter, food, clothing, counseling and referrals for health care. Bcps can provide up to 21 days of shelter for youth and seek to reunite young people with their families, whenever possible, or to locate appropriate alternative placements.