Basic center program-emergency shelter care for runaway and homeless youth. - the basic center program (BCP) (CY) provides temporary shelter and counseling services to youth who have left home without…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $645,860 to Saginaw County Youth Protection Council on September 30, 2025 under the Basic Center Grant program (CFDA 93.623) to provide emergency shelter, crisis intervention, and counseling services to runaway and homeless youth under age 18 in Michigan. The award supports delivery of up to 21 days of emergency shelter, food, clothing, and health care referrals, along with family reunification services and alternative placement location when safe family reunion is not possible. The period of performance runs through September 29, 2028. Saginaw County Youth Protection Council, a Michigan-based nonprofit, serves as the prime recipient and operates emergency shelter and crisis intervention services in Saginaw County as its primary federal youth homelessness program.

Basic center program-emergency shelter care for runaway and homeless youth. - 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.