Reach Resource Services

Reach Resource Services, doing business as Runaway Emergency Action Center Hotline (Reach), is a tax-exempt nonprofit operating emergency shelter, transitional housing, street outreach, and crisis intervention services for runaway, homeless, and street youth under age 22 in Flint, Michigan, funded as a grant recipient through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The organization acts primarily as a sub-recipient (62% of awards by count) on federal grants flowing through state and regional intermediaries, with a smaller footprint as a direct grant recipient (38% of awards).

Reach's federal funding portfolio centers on two programs. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the Department of Health and Human Services, funds Reach's street outreach services under the Street Outreach Program serving youth at risk of sexual abuse, prostitution, and human trafficking, with a current award running through September 29, 2027. ACF also funds a Transitional Living Program providing 24-hour congregate living shelter and scattered-site graduated housing for youth ages 16 to 22, with services lasting up to 18 months. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development funds Reach as a direct recipient under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), a competitive grant supporting emergency shelter operations, transitional housing, case management, supportive services, and homeless management information systems. Reach's most recent direct CoC award is a $133,060 Project Grant for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. As a sub-recipient, Reach receives funding flows from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Metro Community Development Inc., which pass through Continuum of Care, street outreach, and transitional living funding.

Activity has concentrated in the past three years, with 13 awards in 2023, 19 in 2024, and four in 2025. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Across 53 total awards in the source portfolio, Reach has obligated $11.6 million and engaged five distinct customer agencies. The top funding agency by award count is the Administration for Children and Families (17 awards), followed by HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (11 awards). Reach implements services through partnerships with Metro Community Development Inc., the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, and Genesee County, leveraging these sub-award relationships to deliver crisis intervention, outpatient counseling, street-based gateway supports, and emergency shelter operations targeting youth experiencing or at risk of homelessness and trafficking.