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…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $699,982 to Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa on September 30, 2025, under the Basic Center Program (CFDA 93.623) to provide emergency shelter, counseling, food, clothing, and health care referrals for runaway and homeless youth under 18 years old. The award supports up to 21 days of temporary shelter and crisis intervention services, with efforts to reunite youth with their families when safe or to locate appropriate alternative placements. Performance runs through September 29, 2028, in California. The Basic Center Program funds community-based outreach and aftercare services for youth who have run away or left home without parental permission, been forced to leave home, cannot safely reside with family or guardians, or who might otherwise enter law enforcement, child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems.

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.