Friends Of Yates Inc.

Friends Of Yates Inc., a Kansas City, Kansas–based tax-exempt nonprofit, operates as a federal grant recipient delivering comprehensive housing and supportive services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness and domestic violence. The organization functions primarily as a sub-recipient (69% of awards) on federal domestic-assistance grants, with a smaller direct-recipient prime footprint (31% of awards) anchored in HUD's Continuum of Care program.

Friends of Yates' customer base concentrates across six federal agencies funding homelessness and domestic-violence services. The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development leads with seven awards; the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families follows with six awards; the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women accounts for five awards; and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service and the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime round out the active set. These five agencies account for 83% of recent awards. The organization received a $310,395 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) Project Grant award effective January 1, 2026, from HUD, with ultimate completion on December 31, 2026. Friends of Yates has held CoC awards in each fiscal year from 2023 through 2026, spanning permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, crisis intervention, case management, and homeless management information systems operations in collaboration with state and local partners including the Kansas Department for Children and Families and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County.

In its sub-recipient role, Friends of Yates delivers domestic-violence shelter, crisis intervention, and supportive services under sub-awards from the Executive Office of the State of Kansas (spanning multiple awards in 2022–2026); receives federal funding for domestic-violence and sexual-assault services, including culturally specific advocacy for African American survivors, through the Kansas Department for Children and Families; and provides Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program activities including emergency shelter, homeless prevention, and street outreach under awards flowing from state or local pass-through entities. Recent sub-awards include shelter and supportive services to domestic-violence survivors (multiple awards from the Executive Office of the State of Kansas in 2024–2026), services to TANF and food-assistance recipients experiencing domestic violence and sexual assault (Kansas Department for Children and Families, October 2025 and earlier), and ESG-funded emergency shelter and rapid re-housing assistance (August 2025).

Activity has accelerated from one award in 2022 to nine in 2024, though 2025–2026 show moderation at seven and three awards respectively in the source window. Only one award faces ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $4 million, reflecting the sub-award-heavy structure and domestic-assistance grant scale typical of nonprofit homelessness and domestic-violence service delivery.