Safe children coalition youth shelter basic center program - the basic center program (BCP) (CY) provides temporary shelter and counseling services to youth who have left home without permission of…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Safe Children Coalition, Inc., doing business as YMCA, $1.05 million on September 30, 2025, under the Basic Center Grant program (CFDA 93.623) to operate a youth shelter providing temporary emergency services to runaway and homeless youth under age 18.

Safe Children Coalition delivers emergency shelter for up to 21 days, food, clothing, crisis counseling, health care referrals, and family reunification or alternative placement services to youth who have left home without parental permission, been forced to leave home, or have no safe living alternative. The program provides outreach and crisis intervention designed to prevent youth from entering law enforcement, child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems.

The award spans the period September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2028, with performance in Florida. Safe Children Coalition, a tax-exempt nonprofit headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, has operated runaway and homeless youth programs since at least 2008. The Basic Center Grant funds are obligated at $1.05 million. Awards under this program are generally structured as three-year project periods with three 12-month budget periods; non-competing continuations are issued annually based on satisfactory progress, compliance with award terms, and fund availability.

Safe children coalition youth shelter basic center program - 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.