Basic center program - providing emergency shelter and services to runaway, homeless youth ages 6-18. - the basic center program (BCP) (CY) provides temporary shelter and counseling services to…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. $1.05 million on September 30, 2025, under the Basic Center Grant program (CFDA 93.623) to provide emergency shelter and services to runaway and homeless youth ages 6–18 in North Carolina.

Coastal Horizons Center delivers up to 21 days of emergency shelter, food, clothing, counseling, and health care referrals to youth who have left home without parental permission, been forced to leave home, cannot safely live with a parent or guardian, or lack alternative safe living arrangements. The program includes outreach and crisis intervention, with services designed to reunite youth with their families when safe or to locate appropriate alternative placements.

The award covers the period from September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2028, with place of performance in North Carolina. This represents a standard three-year Basic Center Program award structured with three 12-month budget periods. Coastal Horizons Center, a Wilmington-based nonprofit with tax-exempt status, has operated federal grant programs since 2005 and delivers behavioral health and social services across southeastern North Carolina through partnerships with law enforcement, county systems, schools, and healthcare providers.

Basic center program - providing emergency shelter and services to runaway, homeless youth ages 6-18. - 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.