Basic center program 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…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Huckleberry House $700,000 on September 30, 2025, under the Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth (CFDA 93.623), a project grant extending through September 29, 2028.

Huckleberry House will provide emergency shelter, food, clothing, and counseling services to runaway and homeless youth under 18 years of age in Ohio. The program offers up to 21 days of shelter per youth and includes health care referrals, with a focus on family reunification where safe or, alternatively, locating appropriate alternative placements. The organization operates a community-based program serving youth who have left home without parental permission, been forced from home, or lack safe living arrangements—populations at risk of involvement in law enforcement, child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems.

Awards under the Basic Center Program are made for 3-year project periods with three 12-month budget periods, with non-competing continuations issued annually based on satisfactory progress and compliance with award terms.

Basic center program 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.