Open arms, INC. 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…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Open Arms, Inc. $1,029,520 on September 30, 2025, under the Basic Center Grant program (CFDA 93.623) to deliver emergency shelter, counseling, and crisis intervention services to runaway and homeless youth under age 18.

Open Arms, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Albany, Georgia, provides up to 21 days of emergency shelter, food, clothing, counseling, and health care referrals to youth who have left home without parental permission, been forced to leave home, or lack safe alternative living arrangements. The program seeks to reunite young people with their families where safe, or to locate appropriate alternative placements, with the goal of diverting youth from law enforcement or child welfare, mental health, and juvenile justice systems.

The award obligates $1,029,520 and extends through September 29, 2028. Performance occurs in Georgia. The Basic Center Grant program awards 3-year project periods composed of three 12-month budget periods; non-competing continuations are issued annually based on fund availability, satisfactory progress, compliance with award terms, and federal determination that continuation is in the government's interest.

Open arms, INC. 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.