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 $700,000 to Seasons Of Change Inc. on September 30, 2025, under the Basic Center Grant program (CFDA 93.623). The award funds emergency shelter, food, clothing, counseling, and health care referrals for youth under 18 who have run away, been forced to leave home, or are otherwise homeless and at risk of involvement with law enforcement or child welfare and juvenile justice systems. The recipient provides up to 21 days of shelter and works to reunite young people with their families or locate appropriate alternative placements. Seasons Of Change Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned nonprofit based in Arlington, Texas, operates community-based programs addressing the immediate and long-term needs of runaway and homeless youth. The performance period runs through September 29, 2028, with place of performance in Texas. The award represents a three-year project period structured as three consecutive 12-month budget periods, with non-competing continuations subject to satisfactory progress and compliance with award terms.

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.