Elevate Youth Services Inc.

Elevate Youth Services Inc., doing business as Washington County Youth Service Bureau, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization registered since August 2004 and based in Barre, Vermont. The organization serves as a prime recipient of federal grant awards focused on addressing youth homelessness and providing emergency services to runaway and vulnerable youth populations in the central Vermont region. Through its federal grant portfolio, Elevate Youth Services Inc. has demonstrated expertise in delivering community-based programs that support at-risk and homeless youth by providing emergency shelter, counseling, food, clothing, health care referrals, and transitional housing services designed to prevent youth from entering law enforcement, child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems.

Elevate Youth Services Inc. has received multiple federal grant awards totaling over $2 million from two primary federal agencies: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF). Under HUD's Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), the organization has been awarded numerous project grants spanning multiple fiscal years (2021 through 2025), with recent significant awards of $764,051 and $138,378 to support permanent housing, transitional housing, supportive services, and Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) for youth under age 24 experiencing homelessness. From ACYF, Elevate Youth Services Inc. received a $350,000 Basic Center Program grant (CFDA 93.623) effective through September 2028 to provide emergency shelter and counseling to runaway and homeless youth under 18 years old, and previously received a Transitional Living Program award (2022-2025). Additionally, the organization has served as a sub-recipient of federal funding from the Vermont Agency of Human Services, receiving multiple sub-awards for family engagement services, substance use treatment services, the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program, and the Vermont Youth Development Corps. The organization also received a sub-award from Boys & Girls Clubs of America for mentoring services, demonstrating its collaborative approach to serving vulnerable youth populations through comprehensive, interconnected social services.