Diamond youth shelter 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 Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACF) awarded Larkin Street Youth Services a $350,000 Project Grant under the Basic Center Program (CFDA 93.623) effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2028, to operate the Diamond Youth Shelter. The grant funds emergency shelter, crisis intervention, and family reunification services for homeless and runaway youth under 18 years of age. The shelter provides up to 21 days of temporary accommodation along with counseling, case management, food, clothing, and referrals for health care services. The program prioritizes reuniting youth with their families when safe to do so or identifying appropriate alternative placements, while serving as a prevention mechanism to divert vulnerable youth from involvement with law enforcement or the child welfare, mental health, and juvenile justice systems.

As a San Francisco-based nonprofit specializing in services to homeless and at-risk youth aged 12-24, Larkin Street Youth Services operates multiple federally-funded homeless assistance programs across HUD Continuum of Care housing initiatives and HHS-funded emergency shelter and transitional living programs. This three-year Basic Center Program award represents one component of the organization's comprehensive service portfolio, which collectively addresses the immediate and longer-term housing and support needs of runaway and homeless youth in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Diamond youth shelter 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.