Project Grant 90CY7733

Open Arms, Inc. received a $257,380 Project Grant award 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 organization delivers emergency shelter and crisis intervention services to youth under 18 years of age who have run away from home, been forced to leave home, or lack safe housing alternatives. Core services include up to 21 days of temporary emergency shelter, food, clothing, individual and family counseling, and referrals for health care. The program works to reunify youth with their families whenever safe or to identify appropriate alternative placements, thereby preventing vulnerable youth from entering law enforcement, child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems.

The Basic Center Program represents part of Open Arms, Inc.'s comprehensive service portfolio for at-risk and homeless youth in Georgia. The organization simultaneously operates complementary programs including a Maternity Group Home program, Transitional Living Program, and Continuum of Care Program through related federal grants. This integrated approach enables Open Arms, Inc. to address both immediate emergency needs and longer-term supportive housing and life skills services for vulnerable youth populations across multiple age groups and circumstances.