FY2025 maternity group home - the maternity group home (MGH) (YZ) program provides safe, stable, and appropriate shelter for pregnant and/or parenting youth ages 16 to under 22 and their dependent…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $700,000 to Waypoint on September 30, 2025, under the Transitional Living for Homeless Youth program (CFDA 93.550) to operate a Maternity Group Home serving pregnant and parenting youth ages 16 to under 22 and their dependent children in New Hampshire.

The award funds safe, stable shelter and comprehensive supportive services for up to 18 months, or up to 21 months under extenuating circumstances. Services include parenting skills, child development, family budgeting, and health and nutrition education, along with basic life skills training, educational and employment opportunities, and counseling to support transition to self-sufficiency and stable independent living. Service providers must meet facility safety standards for infants and children on the premises and accommodate the needs and safety of dependent children.

The period of performance runs through September 29, 2028. Waypoint, a Manchester, New Hampshire–based nonprofit, operates multiple runaway and homeless youth programs across New Hampshire funded through HHS Administration for Children and Families and HUD, including the Basic Center Program and Transitional Living Program, alongside permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing initiatives in partnership with state and local agencies.

FY2025 maternity group home - the maternity group home (MGH) (YZ) program provides safe, stable, and appropriate shelter for pregnant and/or parenting youth ages 16 to under 22 and their dependent child(REN) for 18 months and, and up to 21 months under extenuating circumstances. Service providers must accommodate the needs and safety of the dependent children to include facility safety standards for infants and children on the premises. MGH services include, but are not limited to, parenting skills, child development, family budgeting, and health and nutrition education. MGH provide comprehensive services (e.g., basic life skills, educational and job attainment opportunities, counseling) that supports the transition of homeless youth to self-sufficiency and stable, independent living.