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 Payne County Youth Services, Inc. on September 30, 2025, under the Basic Center Program (CFDA 93.623).

The award funds provision of emergency shelter, food, clothing, counseling services, and health care referrals to youth under 18 years old who have run away, been forced to leave home, or are otherwise homeless. The program provides up to 21 days of emergency shelter and works to reunite youth with their families whenever possible or to locate appropriate alternative placements. The award covers a three-year period of performance ending September 29, 2028, with operations based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Payne County Youth Services, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that has received cumulative federal grant funding exceeding $1.2 million through HHS Administration for Children and Families for youth services programs. The organization previously operated a runaway and homeless youth program serving Payne, Pawnee, and Noble Counties under a prior Basic Center Program award that concluded September 29, 2025.

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.