This federal Project Grant award of $208,939 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) supports the efforts of Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Inc., a private non-profit organization in Washington, D.C., to address youth homelessness. The CoC Program is designed to promote community-wide strategies to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing trauma and promoting self-sufficiency.
Through this award, Sasha Bruce Youthwork will utilize the funding to provide a range of critical support services to at-risk youth and families, including emergency shelters, outreach programs, housing placement assistance, counseling, and education initiatives. The organization operates multiple facilities and programs to address the immediate needs of homeless youth while also promoting long-term self-sufficiency and family reunification. The specific sub-recipient activities under this award are unknown at the time of grant issuance.