Dreamtree emergency youth shelter - 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,…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Dream Tree Project $700,000 on September 30, 2025, under the Basic Center Program (CFDA 93.623) to operate an emergency youth shelter providing temporary shelter and counseling services to youth under 18 who have run away, been forced from home, or are otherwise homeless.

Dream Tree Project, a nonprofit based in Taos, New Mexico, will deliver emergency shelter, food, clothing, counseling, and health care referrals to eligible youth over a three-year period through September 29, 2028. The program provides up to 21 days of shelter per youth and prioritizes family reunification or identification of appropriate alternative placements to prevent youth from entering law enforcement, child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems. Services are delivered in New Mexico.

The Basic Center Program supports community-based organizations that establish or strengthen programs addressing the immediate needs of runaway and homeless youth and their families through outreach, crisis intervention, and aftercare. Awards are structured as three-year project periods with three 12-month budget periods; continuation funding in subsequent years is based on fund availability, satisfactory progress, and compliance with award terms.

Dreamtree emergency youth shelter - 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.