The Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Transitional Living for Homeless Youth program (CFDA 93.550) to the non-profit organization United Action for Youth (UAY). The grant, with a period of performance from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will enable UAY to provide safe, stable shelter and comprehensive support services to runaway and homeless youth aged 16 to under 22 in Iowa. Services will include transitional housing, education and employment assistance, life skills training, and efforts to establish permanent social connections to help these vulnerable youth achieve self-sufficiency and independent living. As a subrecipient, UAY also delivers dating violence, domestic abuse, stalking, sexual assault, and child abuse prevention and victim services to youth in the region through additional grant funding.
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