Youth and family services basic center program grant - the basic center program (BCP) (CY) provides temporary shelter and counseling services to youth who have left home without permission of their…

Youth and Family Services of North Central Oklahoma Inc. received a $350,000 Project Grant from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Basic Center Program (CFDA 93.623) effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2028. The grant funds emergency shelter and crisis intervention services for runaway and homeless youth under age 18 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Basic Center Program provides up to 21 days of temporary shelter along with comprehensive support services including food, clothing, emergency counseling, case management, and referrals for health care. The program emphasizes family reunification whenever safe to do so and seeks to prevent at-risk youth from entering law enforcement, child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems.

In addition to the Basic Center Program award, Youth and Family Services of North Central Oklahoma Inc. received a concurrent $350,000 grant under the Transitional Living Program (CFDA 93.550) for the same funding period, bringing total federal support to $700,000. The organization also participates as a sub-grantee under the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, receiving substance abuse outpatient treatment funding to expand services for youth within its served populations. These coordinated awards enable the organization to provide both immediate emergency stabilization and longer-term transitional support services designed to facilitate family reunification and pathways toward self-sufficiency for vulnerable youth populations.

Youth and family services basic center program grant - 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.