The ARK services for youth: the ARK shelter - a basic center program - the basic center program (BCP) (CY) provides temporary shelter and counseling services to youth who have left home without…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Catholic Family Services $400,000 on September 30, 2025, under the Basic Center Program (CFDA 93.623).

Catholic Family Services, operating as Catholic Charities Diocese of Kalamazoo, will deliver emergency shelter, food, clothing, counseling, and health care referrals to youth under 18 years old for up to 21 days through "The Ark Services for Youth: The Ark Shelter." The program serves runaway and homeless youth who have left home without parental permission, been forced to leave, or lack safe alternative living arrangements, with the goal of reunifying young people with their families when safe to do so or locating appropriate alternative placements.

Performance runs through September 29, 2028, in Michigan. The Basic Center Program provides outreach, crisis intervention, and aftercare services to youth who might otherwise encounter law enforcement or enter child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems. Awards under this program are generally structured as three-year project periods with three 12-month budget periods, with non-competing continuations issued annually based on satisfactory progress and compliance with award terms.

The ARK services for youth: the ARK shelter - a 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.