Warren county children's shelter is a basic center project for warren county and surrounding counties. - the basic center program (BCP) (CY) provides temporary shelter and counseling services to youth…

The Administration for Children, Youth and Families awarded Mississippi Children's Home Society a $245,000 Project Grant on September 30, 2025, under the Basic Center Program (CFDA 93.623) to operate the Warren County Children's Shelter through September 29, 2028. The grant funds emergency shelter and crisis intervention services for runaway, homeless, and at-risk youth under 18 years of age in Warren County and surrounding counties in Mississippi.

Under this award, the organization provides comprehensive support services including temporary emergency shelter (up to 21 days), meals, clothing, individual and family counseling, case management, and referrals for health care services. The program emphasizes family reunification whenever safe to do so, or locating appropriate alternative placements for youth. These services are designed to prevent vulnerable youth from entering the law enforcement, child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems by addressing their immediate needs and stabilizing their living situations through community-based intervention and support.

Warren county children's shelter is a basic center project for warren county and surrounding counties. - 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.