Arise youth center/east 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 Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota $203,730 on September 30, 2025, under the Basic Center Grant program (CFDA 93.623) to operate the ARISE Youth Center/East Basic Center Program.

The program provides emergency shelter, food, clothing, counseling, and health care referrals to youth under 18 years old who have run away from home without parental permission, been forced to leave home, or are otherwise homeless and at risk of involvement with law enforcement or the child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems. The Basic Center Program offers up to 21 days of temporary shelter and seeks to reunite youth with their families when safe to do so or to locate appropriate alternative placements.

The award runs through September 29, 2028, with place of performance in South Dakota. The funding represents the obligated amount for this three-year project period. Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota, a nonprofit based in Sioux Falls, administers the program as part of its broader portfolio of federal social services, which includes refugee resettlement and immigration services alongside runaway and homeless youth support.

Arise youth center/east 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.