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…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $700,000 to Cocoon House on September 30, 2025, under the Basic Center Grant program (CFDA 93.623). The award funds the delivery of emergency shelter, food, clothing, counseling, and health care referrals to runaway and homeless youth under age 18, with shelter provision limited to up to 21 days per youth. Cocoon House, a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Snohomish County, Washington, serves as the recipient and delivers these services with a focus on reuniting youth with their families whenever safe to do so or locating appropriate alternative placements. The award covers a three-year period of performance ending September 29, 2028, with place of performance in Washington. This Basic Center Program grant is one of two active prime awards Cocoon House holds through the Administration on Children, Youth and Families as of September 2025, each valued at $350,000 and operating through September 2028.

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.