Basic center programs - 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…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Channel Islands Young Men's Christian Association (doing business as Ymca Youth & Family Services) $699,926 on September 30, 2025, under the Basic Center Grant program (CFDA 93.623). The recipient will provide emergency shelter, food, clothing, and counseling services to runaway and homeless youth under 18 years of age for up to 21 days, along with health care referrals and family reunification efforts. Performance extends from September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2028, in California. Channel Islands YMCA is a Carpinteria-based tax-exempt nonprofit that has received federal awards since 2006 and operates multiple youth homelessness programs including the Basic Center Program, Transitional Living Program, and Street Outreach Program, serving approximately 180 homeless youth annually. The award constitutes a three-year project period with annual 12-month budget periods, subject to satisfactory progress and continued compliance with award terms.

Basic center programs - 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.