Runaway and Homeless Youth Program (RHYP): Fiscal Year (FY) 1994 Final Program Priorities, Availability of Financial Assistance for Fiscal Year 1994, and Request for Applications
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Runaway and Homeless Youth Program; FY 1994 Final Program Priorities,
Availability of Financial Assistance for FY 1994, and Request for
Applications; Notice
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[Program Announcement No. ACF/ACYF/RHYP 94-1]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Program (RHYP): Fiscal Year (FY) 1994
Final Program Priorities, Availability of Financial Assistance for
Fiscal Year 1994, and Request for Applications
AGENCY: Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), Administration on
Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of Fiscal Year 1994 Final Runaway and Homeless Youth
(RHY) Program Priorities, announcement of availability of financial
assistance, and request for applications for the following programs and
activities: Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth (BCP),
Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Program for Runaway and Homeless
Youth (DAPP), Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth (TLP), and
Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA) Grants.
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SUMMARY: The Family and Youth Services Bureau of the Administration on
Children, Youth and Families is publishing final program priorities and
announcing the availability of funds for the following:
1. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth (BCP): The
purpose of the BCP is to provide financial assistance to establish or
strengthen locally-controlled centers that address the immediate needs
(e.g., outreach, temporary shelter, food, clothing, counseling, and
aftercare services) of runaway and homeless youth and their families.
2. Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Program for Runaway and
Homeless Youth (DAPP): The purpose of the DAPP is to improve and expand
drug abuse prevention, education and information services to runaway
and homeless youth and their families.
3. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth (TLP): The
purpose of the TLP is to support projects in local communities that
provide long term shelter, skill training and support services to
homeless youth; to assist homeless youth in making smooth transitions
to self-sufficiency; and to prevent long-term dependency on social
services.
4. Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA) Grants: The purpose of
this T&TA is to improve the programmatic and administrative capacities
of public and private agencies serving runaway and homeless youth.
This single announcement for all runaway and homeless youth
programs has been developed in order to save both the field and the
Federal government significant resources. Also, the single announcement
provides the field with the application due dates for all the programs,
providing interested agencies the means to forecast the workload and
resources needed to apply for these grants.
This announcement contains all the necessary information and
application materials to apply for funds under these grant programs.
The estimated funds available by fiscal year and the approximate number
of new grants to be awarded under this program announcement are as
follows:
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Funds New
Program Fiscal year available grants
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BCP..................... FY 1994................ $14,000,000 145
DAPP.................... FY 1994................ 2,000,000 20
T&TA.................... FY 1994................ 1,500,000 10
TLP..................... FY 1995................ 5,000,000 25
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New BCP, DAPP, and T&TA grants will be awarded out of FY 1994
funds. New TLP grants will be awarded out of FY 1995 funds, subject to
the appropriation of funds by the Congress.
In addition to new grants, the Family and Youth Services Bureau of
the Administration on Children, Youth and Families anticipates
providing FY 1994 continuation funds to current grantees, including
Demonstration Projects (DEMOS), as follows:
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Number of
Program Funds continuation
available grants
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BCP......................................... $23,231,452 205
DAPP........................................ 9,780,702 105
TLP......................................... 5,095,648 41
DEMOS....................................... 1,288,000 8
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Grantees eligible for these continuation grants will receive a
letter to that effect from the appropriate Regional grants management
office and should not submit their continuation applications in
response to this announcement. Only applications for new grants are
solicited through this announcement.
DATES: The deadlines or closing dates for receipt of applications for
new grants under this announcement are as follows:
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Programs Closing dates
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BCP................................ June 15, 1994.
TLP................................ June 28, 1994.
DAPP............................... July 12, 1994.
T&TA............................... July 12, 1994.
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ADDRESSES: Application receipt point: Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration for Children and Families, Division of
Discretionary Grants, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Aerospace Building,
6th Floor, Washington, DC 20447. Attn: Maiso Bryant, ACF-94-ACYF/RHYP.
Envelopes containing applications must clearly indicate the
specific program that the application is addressing: Basic Center
Program (BCP), Drug Abuse Prevention Program (DAPP), Transitional
Living Program (TLP), or Training and Technical Assistance Grants
(T&TA).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Administration on Children, Youth and
Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau, PO Box 1182, Washington, DC
20013; Telephone: 1-800-351-2293.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This program announcement consists of six
parts. Part I provides general information for potential applicants who
wish to apply to operate programs serving runaway and homeless youth.
Part II contains the evaluation criteria against which all applications
will be competitively reviewed, evaluated and rated. Part III contains
specific information necessary to apply for funds under each of the
three service programs and the Training and Technical Assistance
grants. Part IV describes the application process. Part V provides
instructions on the assembly and submission of applications. Part VI
contains appendices to be consulted in preparation of applications. All
forms needed to prepare applications for any of the programs are found
in Part VI, Appendix I, of this announcement.
The following outline is provided to assist in the review of this
Federal Register announcement:
Part I: General Information
A. Background on Runaway and Homeless Youth
B. Legislative Authority
C. Program Purpose, Goals, and Objectives of the Federal Runaway
and Homeless Youth Grant Programs
1. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
2. Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Program for Runaway and
Homeless Youth
3. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth
4. Training and Technical Assistance Grants
D. Definitions
E. Final Priorities
1. Public Comments in Response to the Proposed Priorities
2. Final Program Priorities for Fiscal Year 1994
a. Direct Service Grants for Runaway and Homeless Youth
(1) Basic Center Program Grants
(2) Transitional Living Program Grants
b. National Communications System
c. Program Support
(1) Training and Technical Assistance Grants
(2) National Clearinghouse on Runaway and Homeless Youth
(3) Management Information System (MIS)
(4) Monitoring Support for FYSB Programs
d. Research and Demonstration Initiatives
e. Evaluation Studies
(1) Evaluation of the Transitional Living Program for Homeless
Youth
(2) Development of Evaluation Manuals for Use in ACYF Programs
F. Eligible Applicants
G. Availability of Funds
l. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
2. Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Program for Runaway and
Homeless Youth
3. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth
4. Training and Technical Assistance Grants
H. Duration of Projects
I. Maximum Federal Share and Grantee Share of the Project
Part II: Evaluation Criteria
Part III: Priority Areas
A. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
B. Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Program for Runaway and
Homeless Youth
C. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth
D. Training and Technical Assistance Grants
Part IV: Application Process
A. Assistance to Prospective Grantees
B. Application Requirements
C. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980
D. Notification Under Executive Order 12372
E. Availability of Forms and Other Materials
F. Application Consideration
Part V: Application Assembly and Submission
Part VI: Appendices
A. Basic Center Program Performance Standards
B. National Runaway Switchboard
C. National Clearinghouse on Runaway and Homeless Youth
D. Runaway and Homeless Youth Continuation Grantees
l. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
2. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth
3. Drug Abuse Prevention Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
E. Basic Center Program Allocations by State
F. Administration for Children and Families Regional Office
Youth Contacts
G. Training and Technical Assistance Providers
H. State Single Points of Contact
I. Forms and Instructions
Part I. General Information
A. Background on Runaway and Homeless Youth
The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), within the
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), administers
programs that support services to an adolescent population of
approximately 1.3 million runaway and homeless youth. Many of these
youth have left home to escape abusive situations, or because their
parents could not provide them with the basic needs of food, shelter
and a safe supportive environment. Many live on the streets.
While living on the streets or away from home without parental
supervision, these youth are highly vulnerable. They may become victims
of street violence, or may be exploited by dealers of illegal drugs.
Usually lacking marketable skills, they may be drawn into shoplifting,
prostitution, and dealing drugs in order to earn money for food,
clothing, and other daily expenses. Without a fixed address or regular
place to sleep, they often drop out of school, forfeiting their
opportunities to learn and to become independent, self-sufficient,
contributing members of society. As street people, they may try to
survive with little or no contact with medical professionals, the
result being that their health problems may go untreated and may
worsen. Without the support of family, schools, and other community
institutions, they may not acquire the personal values and work skills
that will enable them to enter or advance in the world of work at other
than the most minimal levels. Finally, as street people, they may
create substantial law enforcement problems, endangering both
themselves and the communities in which they are located. All these
problems, real and potential, call for a nationwide, community-based
program to address the needs of runaway and homeless youth.
B. Legislative Authority
Grants for the Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
are authorized by Part A of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHY
Act), 42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq. The RHY Act was enacted as Title III of
the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (Pub. L.
93-415), and amended by the Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1977 (Pub.
L. 95-115), the Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1980 (Pub. L.96-509),
the Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1984 (Pub. L. 98-473), the Anti-Drug
Abuse Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-690), and the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act Amendments of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-586).
Grants for the Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth are
authorized under Part B of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act. Part B
was established in 1988 as part of Public Law 100-690.
Grants for the Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Program for
Runaway and Homeless Youth are authorized under section 3511 of Public
Law 100-690, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Anti-Drug Abuse Act),
which established the Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Program for
Runaway and Homeless Youth, as amended by Public Law 102-132.
Grants for Training and Technical Assistance are authorized under
section 342 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, as amended, and
section 3511 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, as amended.
C. Purpose, Goals and Objectives of the Federal Runaway and Homeless
Youth Grant Programs
1. Basic Center Programs for Runaway and Homeless Youth
The overall purpose of the BCP is to provide financial assistance
to establish or strengthen community-based centers that address the
immediate needs (e.g., outreach, temporary shelter, food, clothing,
counseling, and aftercare services) of runaway and homeless youth and
their families. Services supported by this program are to be outside
the law enforcement, the child welfare, the mental health, and the
juvenile justice systems. The program goals and objectives of Part A of
the RHY Act are to:
a. Alleviate problems of runaway and homeless youth,
b. Reunite youth with their families and encourage the resolution
of intrafamily problems through counseling and other services,
c. Strengthen family relationships and encourage stable living
conditions for youth, and
d. Help youth decide upon constructive courses of action.
2. Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Program for Runaway and Homeless
Youth
The overall purpose of the DAPP is to help communities address the
problem of drug abuse among runaway and homeless youth through the
prevention, early intervention, and reduction of drug dependency. The
specific goals and objectives of the program, as set forth in section
3511 of the Act, are to:
a. Provide individual, family, and group counseling to runaway
youth and their families and to homeless youth for the purpose of
preventing or reducing the illicit use of drugs by such youth;
b. Develop and support peer counseling programs related to the
illicit use of drugs by runaway and homeless youth;
c. Develop and support community education activities related to
the illicit use of drugs by runaway and homeless youth, including
outreach to individual youth;
d. Provide runaway and homeless youth in rural areas with
assistance (including the development of community support groups)
related to the illicit use of drugs;
e. Provide information and training regarding issues related to the
illicit use of drugs by runaway and homeless youth to individuals
providing services to these youth;
f. Support research on illicit drug use by runaway and homeless
youth, the effects on such youth of drug abuse by family members, and
any correlation between such use and attempts at suicide; and
g. Improve the availability and coordination of local services
related to drug abuse for runaway and homeless youth.
3. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth
The overall purpose of the TLP is to support programs which assist
older homeless youth in making a successful transition to self-
sufficient living and to prevent long-term dependency on social
services. The specific goals and objectives of the program, as set
forth in Part B of the Act, are to:
a. Provide stable, safe living accommodations while a homeless
youth is a program participant;
b. Provide the services necessary to assist homeless youth in
developing both the skills and personal characteristics needed to
enable them to live independently;
c. Provide education, information and counseling aimed at
preventing, treating and reducing substance abuse among homeless youth;
d. Provide homeless youth with appropriate referrals and access to
medical and mental health treatment; and
e. Provide the services and referrals necessary to assist youth in
preparing for and obtaining employment.
The Administration on Children, Youth and Families will award
grants for these programs to support direct services to runaway and
homeless youth. Specifics regarding each of these grant programs are
found in Part III, Sections A-C, of this announcement.
4. Training and Technical Assistance Grants
The overall purpose of the T&TA grants is to improve the
programmatic and administrative capacities of public and private
agencies to serve runaway and homeless youth. Specifics regarding these
grants are found in Part III, Section D, of this announcement.
D. Definitions
1. The term homeless youth is defined differently for different
programs.
Under Part A of the RHY Act, which authorizes the BCP, the term
homeless youth means a person under 18 years of age who is in need of
services and without a place of shelter where he or she receives
supervision and care. This definition applies to all Basic Center
projects and can be found in 45 CFR 1351.1(f).
Under Part B of the RHY Act, which authorizes the TLP, homeless
youth means an individual who is not less than 16 years of age and not
more than 21 years of age; for whom it is not possible to live in a
safe environment with a relative; and who has no other safe alternative
living arrangement. This definition applies to all TLP projects and can
be found in section 321(b)(1) of the RHY Act.
2. The term public agency means any State, unit of local
government, combination of such States or units, or any agency,
department, or instrumentality of any of the foregoing. This definition
applies to all runaway and homeless youth programs and can be found in
section 3601(8) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act, incorporating by reference
section 103(11) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
of 1974, as amended.
3. The term runaway youth means a person under 18 years of age who
absents himself or herself from home or place of legal residence
without the permission of parents or legal guardian. This definition
applies to all Basic Center programs and can be found in 45 CFR
1351.1(k).
4. The term shelter includes host homes, group homes and supervised
apartments. This definition applies to all TLP programs and is
referenced in section 322(1) of the RHY Act. As currently understood in
the field:
Host homes are facilities providing shelter, usually in the home of
a family, under contract to accept runaway and/or homeless youth
assigned by the TLP service provider, and are licensed according to
State or local laws.
Group home are single-site residential facilities designed to house
TLP clients who may be new to the program and/or require a higher level
of supervision. These dwellings operate in accordance with State or
local housing codes and licensure.
Supervised apartments are single-unit dwellings or multiple-unit
apartment houses operated under the auspices of the TLP service
provider for the purpose of housing program participants.
5. The term State means any State of the United States, the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin
Islands, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and
the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Palau). This definition
applies to all runaway and homeless youth programs and can be found in
section 3601(10) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act, incorporating by reference
section 103(7) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
of 1974, as amended.
6. The term temporary shelter means the provision of short-term
(maximum of 15 days) room and board and core crisis intervention
services on a 24 hour basis. This definition applies to all Basic
Center Program grantees and can be found in 45 CFR 1351.1(o).
7. The term transitional living youth project means a project that
provides shelter and services designed to promote transition to self-
sufficient living and to prevent long-term dependency on social
services. This definition applies to all TLP program grantees and is
found in section 321(b)(2) of the RHY Act.
E. Final Priorities
Section 364 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHY Act)
requires the Department to publish annually for public comment a
proposed plan specifying priorities the Department will follow in
awarding grants and contracts under the RHY Act. The proposed plan for
FY 1994 was published in the Federal Register on January 28, 1994 and
requested comments and recommendations from the field.
1. Public Comments in Response to the Proposed Priorities
The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) received 13 written
responses from a number of sources, including Runaway and Homeless
Youth Program grantees in seven different States. The responses were
generally supportive and the following summarizes the major issues
raised:
a. A number of respondents suggested that applicants with
demonstrated experience in providing quality direct services to runaway
and homeless youth be awarded extra points in the evaluation and
ranking of their grant applications. The Administration for Children,
Youth and Families agrees with this suggestion. Accordingly, applicants
documenting such experience may receive up to five (5) extra points
beginning with the current (FY 1994) reviews.
b. A number of respondents supported the proposal to increase the
project periods of the new Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA)
awards from three to five years. The five-year project period will be
adopted.
c. A number of respondents suggested that the proposed focus of
T&TA activities on findings resulting from the monitoring of runaway
and homeless youth grantees might be too narrow. They suggested that
T&TA activities should also address the perceived needs of local
grantees, such as services to special populations and adherence to
local and State licensing requirements. The Administration on Children,
Youth and Families recognizes that T&TA providers may take into account
such justified training needs, so long as a major emphasis is placed on
assisting grantees in program improvement efforts, especially those
efforts related to the findings from program monitoring activities.
d. A number of respondents expressed concern that budget
limitations on travel for Federal staff might lead to peer reviewers
making site visits unaccompanied by Federal staff, and that negative
evaluations by the peers might undercut Federal support for the
affected grantees. The Administration on Children, Youth and Families
recognizes that peer reviewers can assess program operations from a
professional point of view, identifying areas of strength and areas for
improvement, but that only Federal staff can be responsible for
identifying and evaluating compliance issues that may affect funding.
e. Several respondents expressed concern about the potential for
consolidation of the three current, categorical programs for runaway
and homeless youth (BCP, DAPP, and TLP) into a single program. Specific
concerns included the negative effects of limited funding, the possible
neglect of RHY services in rural areas, and the difficulties of a
single grantee being required to address the entire range of youth
problems. The Administration on Children, Youth and Families is aware
of these and a number of other concerns and issues regarding
consolidation, and any effort to consolidate these programs would
include consultation with the field regarding implementation.
f. A number of respondents requested that they be sent information
about applying for runaway and homeless youth grants. All respondents
will be entered into the mailing list to receive announcements of grant
solicitations.
To the extent feasible, ACYF addressed these and all other public
comments in preparing the final priorities. The final program
priorities below reflect the changes made in the proposed priorities in
light of the comments received.
2. Final Program Priorities for Fiscal Year 1994
a. Direct Service Grants for Runaway and Homeless Youth.
(1) Basic Center Program Grants.
Part A, section 311 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, as
amended, authorizes grants to public and private entities, (State,
Territorial, county, and local governments; agencies and subagencies of
these governments; private for-profit and private non-profit
organizations; American Indian Tribes) and to combinations of such
entities, to establish and operate Basic Centers for Runaway and
Homeless Youth.
Approximately 350 new and continuation Basic Center Program grants
will be funded in FY 1994 to support organizations which provide
emergency services to runaway and homeless youth that include temporary
shelter, food, clothing, counseling, aftercare, and related services
which are provided outside the law enforcement, child welfare, mental
health and juvenile justice systems.
Part III, section A of this publication announces the availability
of funds for these grants, and includes the minimum requirements that
applicants must address in their applications for Basic Center Program
funds.
In FY 1994, approximately two-thirds of the current Basic Center
grantees (those whose grant periods expire in FY 1995 or FY 1996) will
be awarded noncompetitive continuation funds. The remaining grantees
(those whose grant periods expire in FY 1994) will have the opportunity
to compete for new grant awards by submitting new competitive
applications. All other eligible youth-serving agencies not holding
current awards may also apply for these new competitive funds.
(2) Transitional Living Program Grants.
Part B, section 321 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, as
amended, authorizes grants to establish and operate transitional living
projects for homeless youth. This program is structured to help older,
homeless youth achieve self-sufficiency and avoid long-term dependency
on social services. Transitional living projects provide shelter,
skills training, and support services to homeless youth ages 16 through
21 for a continuous period not exceeding 18 months.
A competition for new-start TLP awards was held in the summer of
1993 (in the last quarter of FY 1993) and successful applicants were
awarded a total of $5,966,650 in FY 1994 funds, beginning on October 1,
1993 (the first quarter of FY 1994). The remaining FY 1994 program
funds will be awarded in the form of continuations to ongoing grants.
This announcement solicits applications for new Transitional Living
Program grant awards to be supported with FY 1995 funds, subject to the
appropriation of these funds by Congress. Project periods for these new
awards will begin when FY 1995 funds are appropriated and made
available to ACYF, but in no case will they begin prior to October 1,
1994. By soliciting applications and making funding decisions during
1994, we will enable current grantees not eligible for FY 1994
continuation funds to compete for new grants to be funded early in FY
1995 and to continue their existing projects with a minimal disruption
of services, if successful in the competition.
Part III, section C of this publication announces the anticipated
availability of funds for these FY 1995 grants, and includes the
minimum requirements that applicants must address in their grant
proposals.
b. National Communications System.
Part C, section 331 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, as
amended, mandates support for a national communications system to
assist runaway and homeless youth in communicating with their families
and with service providers.
In FY 1991, a three-year grant was awarded to the National Runaway
Switchboard, Inc., in Chicago, Illinois, to operate the system. This
grant expired in FY 1994.
An announcement soliciting grant applications to operate the system
for five years was published in the Federal Register on December 27,
1993.
c. Program Support.
(1) Training and Technical Assistance Grants.
Part D, section 342 of the RHY Act authorizes the Department to
make grants to statewide and regional nonprofit organizations to
provide training and technical assistance (T&TA) to organizations that
are eligible to receive service grants under the Act. Organizations
eligible to receive this T&TA include the Basic Centers authorized
under Part A of the Act and the Transitional Living grantees authorized
under Part B. In addition, section 3511 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of
1988, which authorized the Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Program
for Runaway and Homeless Youth (DAPP), authorizes support for T&TA to
runaway and homeless youth service providers. The purpose of this T&TA
is to strengthen the programs and to enhance the knowledge and skills
of youth service workers.
In FY 1991, the Family and Youth Services Bureau awarded ten
Cooperative Agreements, one in each of the ten Federal Regions, to
provide T&TA to agencies funded under the three Federal programs for
runaway and homeless youth (the Basic Center Program, the Transitional
Living Program, and the Drug Abuse Prevention Program). Each
Cooperative Agreement was unique, being based on the characteristics
and different T&TA needs in the respective Regions. Each of the
Cooperative Agreements has a three-year project period that will expire
in FY 1994.
This announcement solicits applications for new five-year
Cooperative Agreements to be supported with FY 1994 funds. Specific
application information and evaluation criteria are addressed in Part
III, Section D.
(2) National Clearinghouse on Runaway and Homeless Youth.
In June 1992, a five-year contract was awarded to establish and
operate the National Clearinghouse on Runaway and Homeless Youth to
serve as a central information point for professionals and agencies
involved in the development and implementation of services to runaway
and homeless youth.
The Clearinghouse is in full operation and is currently collecting
materials and responding to requests for information. Non-competitive
continuation funding will be awarded to sustain the Clearinghouse in FY
1994.
(3) Management Information System (MIS).
In FY 1992, a three-year contract was awarded to implement the
Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information System (MIS) across
three FYSB programs: The Runaway and Homeless Youth Basic Center
Program, the Transitional Living Program, and the Drug Abuse Prevention
Program. The MIS, now a mandatory data collection system, is designed
to be used as a management tool for individual programs. In addition,
FYSB uses the data generated by the system to produce reports, to
conduct analyses regarding the programs, and to provide information for
required reports to Congress on efforts to serve runaway and homeless
youth.
Non-competitive continuation funding will be awarded to sustain the
MIS in FY 1994.
(4) Monitoring Support for FYSB Programs.
In FY 1993, FYSB developed a comprehensive monitoring instrument
and set of site visit protocols, including a peer-monitoring component,
for the Runaway and Homeless Youth Basic Center Program, the
Transitional Living Program, and the Drug Abuse Prevention Program.
Additionally in FY 1993, a contract to provide logistical support for
the peer monitoring system was awarded.
The new peer monitoring system will improve Federal oversight of
the RHY programs and will identify program innovations along with
program strengths and weaknesses. The findings will be used to direct
the provision of technical assistance and to inform policy development.
Continuation funding for the logistical contractor will be provided
in FY 1994.
d. Research and Demonstration Initiatives.
Section 343 of the Act authorizes the Department to make grants to
States, localities, and private entities to carry out research,
demonstration, and service projects designed to increase knowledge
concerning and to improve services for runaway and homeless youth.
These activities are important in order to identify emerging issues and
to develop and test models which address such issues.
In FY 1993, first-year funding was awarded to eight grantees to
develop models of services to youth in rural areas. These grants are
expected to produce written descriptions of the proposed service
models, to identify issues related to model implementation, and to
generate information on youth and program outcomes. The models will
also incorporate formal collaboration with other major youth-serving
agencies in the rural areas.
Continuation funding of these eight grants will be provided in FY
1994.
e. Evaluation Study.
Continuation funding will be awarded to an ongoing evaluation study
entitled ``Development of Manuals for ACYF to Use in Evaluating
Demonstration Projects'' (FY 1993-present). This project is developing
general and specific manuals to assist ACYF grantees in the design and
implementation of their internal program evaluations. One of the
specific manuals will be designed for FYSB grantees.
F. Eligible Applicants
The legislation authorizing the runaway and homeless youth programs
addressed in this Federal Register announcement identifies ``eligible
applicants'' differently. Accordingly, the definition appropriate to
each individual program is found in Part III of this announcement as a
part of each priority area description.
Organizations that have current Basic Center and/or Drug Abuse
Prevention Program grants with project periods ending in FY 1994 and
all remaining eligible applicants may apply for new grants for either
or both of these two programs. Basic Center and DAPP grantees with one
or two years remaining on their current awards and the expectation of
continuation funding in FY 1994 may not apply for new grants under that
particular grant program.
Organizations that have current Transitional Living Program grants
with project periods ending in FY 1994 and all remaining eligible
applicants may apply for new Transitional Living Program grants.
Transitional Living Program grantees with one or two years remaining on
their current awards and the expectation of continuation funding in FY
1994 may not apply for new grants under that particular grant program.
Statewide and Regional nonprofit organizations, and/or combinations
of such organizations, with demonstrated experience in providing
services to runaway and homeless youth service providers are eligible
to apply for T&TA grants.
Applicants may refer to Part VI, Appendix D for a listing of
current grantees that are ineligible to apply for one or more of these
grant programs.
Non-profit applicants which have not previously received financial
support from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families must
submit proof of their non-profit status with their grant application.
This can be done either by making reference to the applicant's listing
in the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) most recent list of tax-exempt
organizations or by submitting a copy of its letter from the IRS (IRS
Code, sections 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(6)). Non-profit applicants cannot
be funded without acceptable proof of this status. Failure to provide
proof of nonprofit status will result in rejection of the application.
Such applications will receive no further consideration from ACF. For-
profit entities may participate as grantees under Priority Area A,
Runaway and Homeless Youth Basic Center Programs, but may participate
only as sub-grantees for any other priority areas in this announcement.
G. Availability of Funds
The Administration on Children, Youth and Families expects to award
approximately 600 new and continuation grants to serve runaway and
homeless youth in FY 1994. Dollar amounts to be awarded by fiscal year
and program are as follows:
1. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
The Administration on Children, Youth and Families expects to award
$32,499,000 in Basic Center Program grants in FY 1994. Of this total,
$18,377,159 will be awarded in the form of non-competitive
continuations to current grantees, and the remaining $14,121,841 will
be available for competitive, new-start awards. In accordance with the
RHY Act, the funds will be divided among the States in proportion to
their respective populations under the age of 18. We recognize that the
RHY Act also conditionally requires that the amounts allotted to each
State (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) be at least
$100,000, and the amounts allotted to the Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Palau), and
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands be at least $45,000
each. However, to apply these minimum allocations in FY 1994 would
result in 23 of the remaining States receiving less than they received
in FY 1992. Under these conditions, section 311(b)(3) of the Act
becomes operable, which directs that the ongoing State minimum of
$75,000 and the ongoing Territorial minimum of $30,000 continue as the
basic award levels in FY 1994. The amount of funds available for both
continuations and new starts in each of the States and Territories is
listed in the Table of Allocations by State (Part VI, Appendix E) which
reflects the FY 1994 allocations for each State. In this Table, the
amounts shown in the column labeled New Starts are the amounts
available for competition in the respective States.
Current Basic Center Program grantees having one or two years
remaining in their project periods will receive instructions from their
respective ACF Regional Offices on the procedures for applying for
these continuation grants and should not respond to this announcement.
These grantees are listed in Part VI, Appendix D.1, have project
expiration dates in FY 1995 and 1996, and are not eligible to apply for
new Basic Center grants.
Current Basic Center Program grantees with project periods ending
by September 30, 1994, and all other eligible applicants not currently
receiving Basic Center funds may apply for the new competitive grants
under this announcement.
The number of new awards made within each State will depend upon
the funds available (i.e., the State's total allotment less the amount
required for non-competing continuations), as well as on the number of
acceptable applications. Therefore, where the amount required for non-
competing continuations in any State equals the State's total
allotment, no new awards will be made.
All applicants under this announcement will compete with other
applicants in the State in which their services would be provided. In
the event that an insufficient number of acceptable applications is
approved for funding from any State or jurisdiction, the Commissioner,
ACYF, will reallocate the unused funds.
2. Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Program for Runaway and Homeless
Youth
In FY 1994, the Administration on Children, Youth and Families
expects to award $2,000,000 in new competitive Drug Abuse Prevention
Program grants and $9,780,702 in non-competing continuation DAPP
awards.
3. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth
The Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded
$6,117,067 for 33 new Transitional Living Program grants in the first
quarter of FY 1994 (October-December 1993). An additional $5,095,648
will be awarded in FY 1994 for TLP continuation grants.
No additional new TLP awards will be made in FY 1994. However,
applications for new awards will be solicited in FY 1994 for funds to
be provided in FY 1995 (beginning on October 1, 1994), subject to
appropriation of funds by the Congress. It is anticipated that
approximately $5,000,000 will be available for these new grants.
4. Training and Technical Assistance Grants
In FY 1994, the Administration on Children, Youth and Families
estimates the award of $1,500,000 in new cooperative agreements for the
provision of training and technical assistance to RHY grantees.
H. Duration of Projects
This announcement solicits applications for projects of up to three
years duration (36-month project periods), with the exception of the
T&TA cooperative agreements which will be awarded for five-year project
periods. Initial grant awards, made on a competitive basis, will be for
one-year (12-month) budget periods. Applications for continuation
grants beyond the one-year budget periods, but within the 36-month
project periods, will be entertained in subsequent years on a non-
competitive basis, subject to the availability of funds, satisfactory
progress of the grantees, and determination that continued funding
would be in the best interest of the government.
I. Maximum Federal Share and Grantee Share of the Project
The maximum amount of Federal funds for which an applicant can
apply is specified in each program description found in Part III of
this announcement.
The legislation authorizing runaway and homeless youth programs
requires that grantees provide a non-Federal match for Federal funds.
In some cases, this non-Federal share is a percent of the total cost of
the project and, in some cases, it is a percent of the Federal share.
Specific non-Federal share requirements for each Priority Area are
found in Part III of this announcement.
The non-Federal share may be met by cash or in-kind contributions.
Federal funds provided to States and services or other resources
purchased with Federal funds may not be used to match project grants.
Applicants which do not provide the required percentage of non-Federal
share will not be funded. For-profit applicants for Basic Center
Program grants are reminded that no grant funds may be paid as profit
to any recipient of a grant or sub-grant (45 CFR 74.705).
Part II. Evaluation Criteria
The five criteria that follow will be used to review and evaluate
each application under each of the three RHY programs and the training
and technical assistance grants, and should be used in developing the
program narrative. The point values following each criterion heading
indicate the numerical weight each criterion will be accorded in the
review process. Note that the highest possible value an application can
receive is 105 points. See Criterion 4 for specific information.
Criterion 1. bjectives and Need for Assistance (15 Points)
Pinpoint any relevant physical, economic, social, financial,
institutional, or other problems requiring a solution. Demonstrate the
need for the assistance and state the goals or service objectives of
the project. Supporting documentation or other testimonies from
concerned interests other than the applicant may be used. Give a
precise location of the project site(s) and area(s) to be served by the
proposed project. Maps or other graphic aids may be attached. (The
applicant should refer to Part I, Section C, of this announcement for a
description of each program's purpose.)
Criterion 2. Results or Benefits Expected (20 Points)
Identify the results and benefits to be derived from the project.
State the numbers of runaway and homeless youth and their families to
be served, and describe the types and quantities of services to be
provided. Identify the kinds of data to be collected and maintained,
and discuss the criteria to be used to evaluate the results and success
of the project.
Criterion 3. Approach (35 Points)
Outline a plan of action pertaining to the scope of the project and
detail how the proposed work will be accomplished. Describe any unusual
features of the project, such as extraordinary social and community
involvements, and how the project will be maintained after termination
of Federal support. Explain the methodology that will be used to
determine if the needs identified and discussed are being met and if
the results and benefits identified are being achieved.
Criterion 4. Staff Background and Organizational Experience (20-25
Points)
List each organization, cooperator, consultant, or other key
individuals who will work on the project along with a short description
of the nature of their effort or contribution. Summarize the background
and experience of the project director and key project staff and the
history of the organization. Demonstrate the ability to effectively
manage the project and to coordinate activities with other agencies.
Legislation authorizing each of the Federal Runaway and Homeless Youth
Programs requires that priority for funding be given to agencies with
experience in providing direct services to runaway and homeless youth.
In line with this requirement, applicants having three (3) or more
years of continuous effort serving runaway and homeless youth in one or
more areas set forth in section 312 of the Act are eligible to receive
an additional five (5) points in this criterion. Applicants are
encouraged to discuss staff and organizational experience in working
with this population and may include information regarding their past
performance under RHYP grants. (Applicants may refer to the staff
resumes and to the Organizational Capability Statement included in the
submission.)
Criterion 5. Budget Appropriateness (10 Points)
Demonstrate that the project's costs (overall costs, average cost
per youth served, costs for different services) are reasonable in view
of the anticipated results and benefits. (Applicants may refer (1) to
the budget information presented in Standard Forms 424 and 424A and in
the associated budget justification, and (2) to the results or benefits
expected as identified under Criterion 2.)
The Program Narrative information provided by the applicant in
response to the priority area description identified in Part III of
this announcement should be organized and presented according to these
five evaluation criteria.
Part III. Priority Areas
A. Runaway and Homeless Youth Basic Center Program
Eligible applicants: Any State, unit of local government,
combination of units of local government, public or private agency,
organization, institution, or other non-profit entity is eligible to
apply for these funds. Federally recognized Indian Tribes are eligible
to apply for Basic Center grants. Non-Federally recognized Indian
Tribes and urban Indian organizations are also eligible to apply for
grants as private, non-profit agencies.
Grantees (including subgrantees) with current Basic Center grants
who are eligible to apply for continuation funding in FY 1994 may not
apply for a new Basic Center grant under this announcement. Applicants
may refer to Part VI, Appendix D.1 for a listing of current grantees
which are ineligible for grants under this priority area.
As required by runaway and homeless youth legislation, priority for
funding will be given to agencies with demonstrated experience
establishing and operating centers that provide direct services to
runaway and homeless youth in a manner that is outside the law
enforcement system, the child welfare system, the mental health system
and the juvenile justice system. Demonstrated experience providing
direct services means three (3) or more years of continuous effort
serving runaway and homeless youth in one or more areas set forth in
section 312 of the Act. Applications claiming credit for this
preference must include a statement of no more than one page
documenting the relevant experience.
Program purpose, goals, and objectives: The Administration on
Children Youth and Families will award approximately 150 new service
grants to establish or strengthen existing or proposed runaway and
homeless youth Basic Centers. These programs must be locally controlled
efforts that provide temporary shelter, counseling and other services
to juveniles who have left home without permission of their parents or
guardians or to other homeless juveniles.
Applications are solicited under this priority area to carry out
direct service projects designed to carry out the program purpose,
goals and objectives set forth in the legislation and as specified in
Part I, section C.1 of this announcement. These goals and objectives
are:
1. To alleviate the problems of runaway and homeless youth,
2. To reunite youth with their families and to encourage the
resolution of intrafamily problems through counseling and other
services,
3. To strengthen family relationships and to encourage stable
relationships for youth, and
4. To help youth decide upon constructive courses of action.
Background: The Runaway Youth and Homeless Youth Act was enacted in
response to widespread concern regarding the alarming number of youth
who were leaving home without parental permission, crossing State
lines, and who, while away from home, were exposed to exploitation and
other dangers of street life.
Each Basic Center funded under the authorizing legislation is
required to provide outreach to runaway and homeless youth; temporary
shelter for up to fifteen days; food; clothing; individual, group, and
family counseling; and related services. Many Basic Centers provide
their services in residential settings with a capacity for no more than
20 youth. Some centers also provide some or all of their shelter
services through host homes (usually private homes under contract to
the centers), with counseling and referrals being provided from a
central location.
Currently, approximately 60,000 youth annually receive shelter for
an average of 12 nights and other ongoing services through ACYF-funded
Basic Centers. The primary presenting problems of these youth include
conflict with parents or other adults, including physical and sexual
abuse (63 percent); other family crises such as divorce, death, or
sudden loss of income (9 percent); and personal problems such as drug
use, or problems with peers, school attendance and truancy, bad grades,
inability to get along with teachers, and learning disabilities (28
percent).
Low self-esteem is a major problem among this population. Half (49
percent) have a poor self image; somewhat less than half (43 percent)
are depressed; and 12 percent are possibly suicidal.
After receiving ongoing services from shelter programs, 50 percent
of the youth return to their families. One-third (33 percent) are
provided alternative, but safe, long-term living arrangements. Five
percent return to the streets, and 12 percent leave the centers with no
known destination.
Minimum requirements for project design: As part of addressing the
evaluation criteria outlined in Part II of this announcement, each
applicant must address the following items in the program narrative
section of the proposal.
Objectives and Need for Assistance
1. Applicant must specify the goals and objectives of the project
and how implementation will fulfill the purposes of the legislation
identified in Part I, section C.1. of this announcement.
2. Applicant must describe the conditions of youth and families in
the area to be served, with an emphasis on the incidence and
characteristics of runaway and homeless youth and their families. The
discussion must consider matters of family functioning, along with the
health, education, employment, and social conditions of the youth,
including at-risk conditions or behaviors such as drug use, school
failure, and delinquency.
3. Applicant must discuss the existing support systems for at-risk
youth and families in the area, with specific references to law
enforcement, health and mental health care, social services, school
systems, and child welfare. In addition, other agencies providing
shelter and services to runaway and homeless youth in the area must be
identified.
4. Within the context of the existing support systems, applicant
must demonstrate the need for the center and indicate the objectives
that the program would work toward fulfilling.
5. Applicant must describe the area to be served by the proposed
center, and must demonstrate that the center is or will be located in
an area which is frequented by and/or easily accessible by runaway and
homeless youth.
Results and Benefits Expected
1. Applicant must specify the numbers of runaway and homeless youth
and their families to be served, the number of beds available for
runaway and homeless youth and the types and quantities of services to
be provided.
2. Applicant must describe the anticipated changes in attitudes,
values and behavior, and improvements in individual and family
functioning that will occur as a consequence of the services provided
by the center.
3. Applicant must discuss the expected impact of the project on the
availability of services to runaway and homeless youth in the local
community and indicate how the project will enhance the organization's
capacity to provide services that address the needs of runaway and
homeless youth in the community.
Approach
1. Applicant must describe how runaway and homeless youth and their
families will be reached, and how services will be provided in
compliance with the Program Performance Standards listed in Part VI,
Appendix A.
2. Applicant must describe the center's philosophy regarding the
provision of services to runaway and homeless youth and the involvement
of the youth's parents or legal guardians in these services.
3. Applicant must include detailed plans for implementing direct
services based upon identified goals and objectives. Applicant must
identify the strategies that will be employed and the activities that
will be implemented, including innovative approaches to securing
appropriate center services for the runaway and homeless youth to be
served, for involving family members as an integral part of the
services provided, for periodic review and assessment of individual
cases, and for encouraging awareness of and sensitivity to the diverse
needs of runaway and homeless youth who represent particular ethnic and
racial backgrounds, sexual orientations, or are street youth.
4. Applicant must describe the center's plans for conducting an
outreach program that, where applicable, will attract members of ethnic
and racial minorities and/or persons with limited ability to speak
English.
5. Applicant must describe the center's plans and procedures for
intake and assessment of the youth upon arrival at the center.
6. Applicant must describe the center's plans for contacting the
parents or other relatives of the youth they serve, for ensuring the
safe return of the youth to their parents, relatives or legal guardians
if it is in their best interests, for contacting local governments
pursuant to formal or informal arrangements established with such
officials, and for providing alternative living arrangements when it is
not safe or appropriate for the youth to return home.
7. Applicant must describe the type of shelter that will be
available, the shelter capacity of the center and the system of staff
supervision to be implemented in the shelter.
8. Applicant must describe the center's plans for ensuring proper
coordination with law enforcement personnel, health and mental health
care personnel, social service personnel, and welfare personnel.
9. Applicant must describe the center's plans for ensuring
coordination with the schools to which runaway and homeless youth will
return, and for assisting the youth to stay current with the curricula
of these schools.
10. Applicant must describe the center's procedures for dealing
with youth who have run from foster care placements.
11. Applicant must describe procedures for dealing with youth who
have run from correctional institutions, and must show that procedures
are in accordance with Federal, State and local laws.
12. Applicant must describe the center's plans and procedures for
providing aftercare services and for ensuring, whenever possible, that
aftercare services will also be provided to those youth who are
returned beyond the State in which the center is located.
13. Applicant must agree to gather and submit program and client
data required by FYSB's Management Information System (MIS). While the
computer software and training for the implementation of the MIS will
be provided by FYSB to grantees, applicant should include a request for
funds in its budget for any computer equipment needed for
implementation of the MIS.
14. Applicant must agree to cooperate with any research or
evaluation efforts sponsored by the Administration for Children and
Families.
15. Applicant must describe how the activities implemented under
this project will be continued by the agency once Federal funding for
the project has ended. The applicant must describe specific plans for
accomplishing program phase-out for the last two quarters of the 36-
month project period in the event the applicant does not receive a new
award.
Staff Background and Organizational Experience
1. As priority for funding will be given to agencies and
organizations that have documented experience in establishing and
operating centers that provide direct services to runaway and homeless
youth, applicant must include a brief description of the organization
and its experience in providing services to this client population.
2. Applicant must include a description of current and proposed
staff skills and knowledge regarding runaway and homeless youth and
indicate how staff will be utilized in achieving the goals and
objectives of the program. Information on proposed staff training and
brief resumes or job descriptions may be included.
3. Applicant must describe procedures for maintaining
confidentiality of records on the youth and families served. Procedures
must insure that no information on the youth and families is disclosed
without the consent of the individual youth, parent or legal guardian.
Disclosures without consent can be made to another agency compiling
statistical records if individual identities are not provided or to a
government agency involved in the disposition of criminal charges
against an individual runaway or homeless youth.
4. Applicant must describe how the project has established or will
establish formal service linkages with other social service, law
enforcement, educational, housing, vocational, welfare, legal service,
drug treatment and health care agencies in order to ensure appropriate
referrals for the project clients when needed.
5. Applicant must describe how community and other support will be
secured to continue the project at the conclusion of the Federal grant
period.
Budget Appropriateness
1. Applicant must discuss and justify the costs of the proposed
project in terms of numbers of youth and families to be served, types
and quantities of services to be provided, and the anticipated outcomes
for the youth and families.
2. The applicant must describe the fiscal control and accounting
procedures that will be used to ensure prudent use, proper
disbursement, and accurate accounting of funds received under this
program announcement.
Duration of project: This announcement solicits applications for
Basic Center projects of up to three years duration (36-month project
periods). Initial grant awards, made on a competitive basis, will be
for one-year (12-month) budget periods. Applications for continuation
grants beyond the one-year budget periods, but within the 36-month
project periods, will be entertained in subsequent years on a non-
competitive basis, subject to the availability of funds, satisfactory
progress of the grantee, and determination that continued funding would
be in the best interest of the government.
Federal share of project costs: Priority will be given to
applicants which apply for less than $200,000 per year. The maximum
Federal share for a 3-year project period is $600,000.
Applicant share of project costs: The Runaway and Homeless Youth
Act requires a non-Federal matching requirement of ten percent of the
total Federal funds awarded. For example, a project requesting $300,000
in Federal funds over a three-year project period (based on an award of
$100,000 per twelve-month budget period) must include a match of at
least $30,000 (10 % of the Federal share).
B. Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Program for Runaway and Homeless
Youth (DAPP)
Eligible applicants: Any State, unit of local government (or
combination of units of local government), public or non-profit private
agency, organization, institution, or other non-profit entity is
eligible to apply for these funds. Federally recognized Indian Tribes
are eligible to apply for DAPP grants. Non-Federally recognized Indian
Tribes and urban Indian organizations are also eligible to apply for
grants as private, non-profit agencies.
Grantees (including subgrantees) with current DAPP grants with 12
or more months remaining in their project periods may not apply for new
DAPP grants under this announcement. Applicants may refer to Part VI,
Appendix D.3 for a listing of current grantees which are ineligible to
apply for grants under this priority area. No more than one grant per
legal entity (organization) will be awarded under this priority area.
Organizations submitting more than one application for DAPP funds must
understand that only one application will be considered for funding.
Legislation authorizing each of the Federal Runaway and Homeless
Youth Programs requires that priority for funding be given to agencies
with experience in providing direct services to runaway and homeless
youth. In line with this requirement, applicants which have three (3)
or more years of continuous effort serving runaway and homeless youth
in one or more areas set forth in section 312 of the Act are eligible
to receive an additional five (5) points in this criterion.
Applications claiming credit for this preference must include a
statement of no more than one page documenting the relevant experience.
Empirical or applied research experience is not considered direct
service.
Program purpose, goals and objectives: The Administration on
Children, Youth and Families will award approximately 20 new grants to
support services within a community to maintain, improve and/or expand
drug abuse prevention, early intervention, and reduction of drug
dependency services to runaway and homeless youth and their families.
Applications are solicited under this priority area to carry out direct
service projects designed to address the issue of drug abuse among
runaway and homeless youth in the applicant's community as required by
the goals and objectives set forth in the legislation and specified in
Part I, section C.2 of this announcement.
Activities that may be maintained, improved and/or expanded through
a DAPP grant include but are not necessarily limited to:
1. Improving networking and service coordination to increase the
availability of services to runaway and homeless youth;
2. Expanding outreach activities, particularly street-based
outreach programs;
3. Providing individual, family, group, and/or peer prevention and
intervention counseling related to alcohol and other drug use;
4. Strengthening intake and assessment procedures for substance
abuse at runaway and homeless youth shelters;
5. Coordinating services with drug treatment facilities and making
referrals to treatment that are geared to the runaway and homeless
youth population;
6. Providing aftercare and follow-up services to runaway and
homeless youth with substance abuse problems who have received shelter
and/or non-residential services;
7. Increasing staff knowledge and skills related to working with
runaway and homeless youth with substance abuse problems by improving
or accessing training opportunities;
8. Improving programming to address the unique cultural needs and
concerns of minority runaway and homeless youth;
9. Involving and educating parents, siblings and peers of runaway
and homeless youth receiving drug abuse prevention services;
10. Developing and implementing programs designed to reduce drug
involvement among the target population by improving coping skills and
reducing stress factors arising from such problems as homelessness,
family dysfunction, and peer pressure; and
11. Establishing linkages with community mental health programs
that will provide comprehensive substance abuse counseling and/or
treatment to runaway and homeless youth.
Efforts that will not be funded under this priority area include
research and demonstration projects on illicit drug use by runaway and
homeless youth, and the direct provision of drug treatment services
such as those services provided in a medical setting or by medical
personnel.
This priority area is specifically targeted to runaway and homeless
youth. Potential applicants interested in providing drug abuse
prevention services to high-risk youth other than those who are
runaways or homeless are encouraged to contact the Center for Substance
Abuse Prevention (CSAP). For information on CSAP grant programs and
other drug abuse prevention resources, applicants should contact the
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, P.O. Box 2345,
Rockville, Maryland 20847-2345; telephone: 1-800-729-6686.
Background: The abuse of drugs has had an increasingly severe
impact on runaway and homeless youth. Reports from shelters which serve
this client population indicate a growing drug abuse problem. In 1988,
15.4 percent of the youth entering shelters indicated a personal drug
abuse problem. In addition, 16.6 percent of the youth entering shelters
reported that their reason for running away was parental drug and/or
alcohol abuse.
A 1990 survey, conducted by the National Network of Runaway and
Youth Services, of 185 community-based agencies that serve runaway and
homeless youth found substance abuse to be the leading health problem
among the youth served. Several other studies reveal that the incidence
of substance abuse among runaway and homeless youth in large urban
areas is significantly greater than the rate of abuse among other
adolescents. The prevalence of the problem is underscored by the fact
that not only are youth-serving agencies in major urban areas reporting
an increase in drug use among their client population, but that
providers in small towns and rural communities also are finding that
more than half of their clients are reporting drug abuse as a primary
problem.
While several studies provide some evidence of alcohol and drug
abuse decline in the general youth population, recent locally based
studies indicate that this is not the trend among the runaway and
homeless youth population. There is a marked increase in the use of
alcohol and other dangerous and addictive drugs such as cocaine and its
derivative, crack. Alcohol use among the younger adolescent population
is also on the increase.
This population's circumstances require more detailed and focused
approaches to prevention and drug reduction services than those
provided by traditional approaches. Many runaway and homeless youth
have already experimented with, or become frequent users of, one or
more drugs and need effective programs which help them understand drug
use problems and teach them the decision-making skills they need to
maintain a drug-free lifestyle.
The Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Program (DAPP) provides
Federal assistance to comprehensively address the problem of drug
involvement among runaway and homeless youth. Since the program's
inception in 1989, ACYF has awarded approximately $82 million in
discretionary grants to approximately 450 agencies and organizations
located throughout the United States, including Puerto Rico and the
Virgin Islands. These awards were made to support a wide variety of
locally determined project designs which address the problem of drug
involvement among runaway and homeless youth.
While varying degrees of success have been reported by DAPP
grantees, many of the most promising programs have implemented one or
more of the following components:
1. Candid discussions between youth and street-wise peer counselors
and/or recovering youth substance abusers who can discuss addiction and
recovery from their personal experience;
2. Sessions in which youth obtain accurate facts on any and all
aspects of substance abuse and treatment;
3. Presentation of decision-making and self-assertiveness skills
and techniques that assist youth in making independent choices and
avoiding drug-involved friends and environments;
4. Counseling and/or other strategies for helping youth to
understand both the underlying causes of drug use and the effect of
drugs on them, their families, their peers and their communities;
5. Educational information that portrays the consequences of
overdosing, the effects of drug withdrawal, and the increased chances
of contracting the HIV virus and AIDS; and
6. The provision of specific and realistic information on various
treatment options that are available, assistance in enrolling in such
programs, and appropriate follow-up by the service provider.
Minimum Requirements for project design: As a part of addressing
the evaluation criteria outlined in Part II of this announcement,
applicants must address the following items in the program narrative
sections of their applications.
Objectives and Need for Assistance
1. Applicant must specify the goals and objectives of the program
and how implementation will fulfill the requirements of the legislation
identified in Part I, Section C.2, of this announcement.
2. Applicant must discuss the rate of illicit drug use by
juveniles, specifically addressing the issue and incidence related to
runaway and homeless youth in the community(ies) to be served and the
availability (or lack) of services for runaway and homeless youth in
those communities.
3. Applicant must identify the extent to which the proposed
projects or activities will provide services in geographic areas where
similar services are unavailable or in short supply.
4. Applicant must demonstrate an understanding of the issues
related to alcohol and other drug abuse among runaway and homeless
youth and the provision of services to that population.
Results and Benefits Expected
1. Applicant must identify the number of runaway and homeless youth
and their families to be served, the types and quantities of services
to be provided and how units of service will be defined and measured.
2. Applicant must discuss how the project will enhance or increase
the capacity of the applicant to provide services to address the
illicit use of alcohol and other drugs by runaway and homeless youth.
3. Applicant must describe the extent to which the project will
maintain, increase or improve the community's level of services and/or
the coordination of services for runaway and homeless youth.
4. Applicant must discuss the expected impact of the project on the
availability of services to homeless youth in the local community and
indicate how the project will enhance the organization's capacity to
provide services to address youth homelessness in the community.
Approach
1. Applicant must describe how the program will maintain, improve,
and/or expand direct alcohol and other drug abuse prevention,
intervention and reduction services in their community.
2. Applicant must include detailed plans for implementing direct
services based upon identified goals and objectives. Applicant must
identify the strategies that will be employed and the activities that
will be implemented. These should include innovative approaches to
securing appropriate drug treatment services for the runaway and
homeless youth to be served, for involving family members as an
integral part of services provided, and for encouraging awareness of
and sensitivity to the diverse needs of runaway and homeless youth who
represent particular ethnic and racial backgrounds, sexual
orientations, or who are street youth.
3. Applicant must identify, when appropriate, the short-term
prevention and intervention strategies to be used with runaway and
homeless youth in temporary emergency shelters and explain the follow-
up efforts to be implemented with the youth once they leave the
shelters.
4. Applicant must discuss how the proposed project will be
integrated with other services to runaway and homeless youth that are
provided by the applicant or that are available in the community. In
addition, applicant is encouraged to show evidence of collaboration
with other agencies in the development of a comprehensive approach to
service delivery for runaway and homeless youth. Applicant must
identify the organizations with which they will work and describe the
contributions of these organizations to the project. A letter of
commitment that indicates the level of responsibility and involvement
must be included for each participating agency.
5. Applicant must identify and explain how the program will provide
alcohol and other drug abuse prevention services to address the
particular needs of runaway and homeless youth who are members of
ethnic and racial minority groups, persons with limited ability to
speak English and/or who are street youth.
6. Applicant must discuss the extent, if any, to which the project
will incorporate new or innovative techniques.
7. Applicant must discuss plans for evaluating the project,
including assessing the outcomes and accomplishments of the program and
the service delivery models being implemented.
8. Applicant must describe how the activities implemented under
this project will be continued by the agency once Federal funding for
the project has ended. The applicant must describe specific plans for
accomplishing program phase-out for the last two quarters of program
project period in the event the applicant does not receive a new award.
9. Applicant must agree to gather and submit program and client
data required by FYSB's Management Information System (MIS). While the
computer software and training for the implementation of the MIS will
be provided by FYSB to grantees, applicant should include a request for
funds in its budget for any computer equipment needed for
implementation of the MIS.
10. Applicant must agree to cooperate with any research or
evaluation efforts sponsored by the Administration for Children and
Families.
Staff Background and Organizational Experience
1. As priority for funding will be given to agencies and
organizations that have documented experience in providing direct
services to runaway and homeless youth, applicant must include a brief
description of the organization and its experience in providing
services to this client population.
2. Applicant must include a brief description of current and
proposed staff skills and knowledge regarding runaway and homeless
youth and indicate how staff will be utilized in achieving the goals
and objectives of the program. Information on proposed staff training
and brief resumes or job descriptions may be included.
3. Applicant must describe procedures for maintaining
confidentiality of records on the youth and families served. Procedures
must insure that no information on the youth and families is disclosed
without the consent of the individual youth, parent or legal guardian.
Disclosures without consent can be made to another agency compiling
statistical records if individual identities are not provided or to a
government agency involved in the disposition of criminal charges
against an individual runaway or homeless youth.
Budget Appropriateness
1. Applicant must discuss and justify the costs of the proposed
project in terms of numbers of youth and families to be served, types
and quantities of services to be provided, and the anticipated outcomes
for the youth and families.
2. The applicant must describe the fiscal control and accounting
procedures that will be used to ensure prudent use, proper
disbursement, and accurate accounting of funds received under this
program announcement.
Duration of project: This announcement solicits applications for
Drug Abuse Prevention Projects of up to three years duration (36-month
project periods). Initial grant awards, made on a competitive basis,
will be for one-year (12-month) budget periods. Applications for
continuation grants beyond the one-year budget period, but within the
36 month project period, will be entertained in subsequent years on a
non-competitive basis, subject to the availability of funds,
satisfactory progress of the grantee and determination that continued
funding would be in the best interest of the government.
Federal share of project costs: Up to $100,000 per year, which
equals a maximum Federal share of $300,000 for a 3-year project period.
Applicant share of project costs: Grantees must provide at least 25
percent of the total approved cost of the project. The total approved
cost of the project is the sum of the Federal share and the non-Federal
share. For example, a project requesting $300,000 in Federal funds over
a three-year project period (based on an award of $100,000 per twelve-
month budget period) must include a match of at least $100,000 (25% of
the total approved cost of the project).
C. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth (TLP)
Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants for a TLP grant under this
announcement include States, units of local government (or a
combination of units of local government), public or non-profit,
private agency organizations, institutions or other non-profit
entities. Federally recognized Indian Tribes are eligible to apply for
TLP grants. Non-Federally recognized Indian Tribes and urban Indian
organizations are also eligible to apply for grants as private, non-
profit agencies.
Grantees (including subgrantees) with current project periods
extending into FY 1995 may not apply for new TLP grants under this
announcement. Applicants may refer to Part VI, Appendix D.2, for a
listing of current grantees which are ineligible for grants under this
priority area.
As required by runaway and homeless youth legislation, priority for
funding will be given to agencies with demonstrated experience in
providing direct services to runaway and homeless youth. In line with
this requirement, applicants which have three (3) or more years of
continuous effort serving runaway and homeless youth in one or more
areas set forth in Section 312 of the Act are eligible to receive an
additional five (5) points in this criterion.
Program purpose, goals and objectives: The Administration on
Children, Youth and Families will award approximately 25 new service
grants to provide shelter, skill training and support services to
assist homeless youth in making a smooth transition to self-sufficiency
and to prevent long-term dependency on social services. Applications
are solicited under this priority area to carry out direct service
projects designed to carry out the program purpose, goals and
objectives set forth in the legislation and as specified in Part I,
section C.3 of this announcement.
Funds available under Part B of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
are to be used to enhance the capacities of youth-serving agencies in
local communities to effectively address the service needs of homeless
older adolescents and young adults. Activities that may be maintained,
improved and/or expanded through a TLP grant must include, but are not
necessarily limited to:
1. Providing stable, safe living accommodations while a homeless
youth is a program participant;
2. Providing the services necessary to assist homeless youth in
developing both the skills and personal characteristics needed to
enable them to live independently;
3. Providing education, information and counseling aimed at
preventing, treating and reducing substance abuse among homeless youth;
4. Providing homeless youth with appropriate referrals and access
to medical and mental health treatment; and
5. Providing the services and referrals necessary to assist youth
in preparing for and obtaining employment.
Background: It is estimated that about one-fourth of the youth
served by all runaway and homeless youth programs are homeless. This
means that many of the youth served cannot return home or to another
safe living arrangement with a relative. Other homeless youth have aged
out of the child welfare system and are no longer eligible for foster
care.
These young people are often homeless through no fault of their
own. The families they can no longer live with are often physically and
sexually abusive and involved in drug and alcohol abuse. They cannot
provide the youth with their basic human needs such as shelter, food,
clothing, let alone the supportive and safe environment needed for
development of healthy self-images and the skills and personal
characteristics which would enable them to mature into self-sufficient
adults.
Homeless youth, lacking a stable family environment and without
social and economic supports, are at high risk of being involved in
dangerous lifestyles and problematic or delinquent behaviors. More than
two-thirds of homeless youth served by ACYF-funded programs report
using drugs or alcohol and many participate in survival sex and
prostitution to meet their basic needs.
Homeless youth need a support system that will assist them in
making the transition to adulthood and independent living. While all
adolescents are faced with adjustment issues as they approach
adulthood, homeless youth experience more severe problems and are at
greater risk.
Homeless youth have been a population eligible to receive services
under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act since 1978, but the service
goals for homeless youth are different from those of runaways. For
example, family reunification, though desirable, is typically not
feasible for homeless youth. In many instances, programs serving the
homeless populations are able to provide only limited assistance to
homeless youth, whose needs are more complex and longer-term than those
of runaway youth.
The Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth specifically
targets services to homeless youth and affords youth service agencies
an opportunity to serve homeless youth in a manner which is
comprehensive and geared towards ensuring a successful transition to
self-sufficiency. The TLP also improves the availability of
comprehensive, integrated services for homeless youth, which reduces
the risks of exploitation and danger to which these youth are exposed
while living on the streets without positive economic or social
supports.
Minimum requirements for project design: As a part of addressing
the evaluation criteria outlined in Part II of this announcement, each
applicant must address the following items in the program narrative
section of their application.
Objectives and Need for Assistance
1. Applicant must specify the goals and objectives of the program
and how the implementation of the objectives will fulfill the
requirements of the legislation identified in Part I, Section C.3, of
this announcement.
2. Applicant must discuss the issue of youth homelessness in the
community to be served, the present availability of services for
homeless youth and provide documentation of the incidence of homeless
youth.
3. Applicant must describe the system that will be used to ensure
that individual clients will meet the eligibility criteria of need for
service as established by the Act. This may include a discussion of the
intake and assessment activities which will be conducted with a client
prior to acceptance into the TLP project. The applicant is encouraged
to include samples of any forms to be used to determine eligibility and
appropriate services.
Results and Benefits Expected
1. Applicant must describe how homeless youth will be reached and
identify the number who will be served annually on both a residential
and non-residential basis.
2. Applicant must provide information on the expected results and
benefits of the program in terms of the number of youth who will
successfully complete the program as well as potential problems or
barriers to program implementation that might be possible reason(s) for
non-success. Applicant must also discuss the organization's policy on
termination from and reentry into the program.
3. Applicant must discuss the expected impact of the project on the
availability of services to homeless youth in the local community and
indicate how the project will enhance the organization's capacity to
provide services to address youth homelessness in the community.
Approach
1. Applicant must discuss how they will implement the statutory
requirements of the Act. Specifically, the applicant must describe
plans for the provision of shelter and services and for program
administration.
a. Shelter
(1) Applicant must assure that shelter is provided through one or a
combination of the following:
(a) A group home facility;
(b) Family host homes; or
(c) Supervised apartments.
Applicant must indicate if the shelter will be provided directly or
indirectly. When shelter will be provided indirectly, applicant must
submit copies of formal written agreements with service providers
regarding the terms under which shelter is provided.
(2) Applicant must assure that the facility used for housing,
whether a shelter, host family home and/or supervised apartment, shall
accommodate no more than 20 youth at any given time; shall have a
sufficient number of staff to ensure on-site supervision at each
shelter option that is not a family home including periodic,
unannounced visits from project staff; and is in compliance with State
and local licensing requirements.
(3) Applicant must assure, if applicable, that the applicant meets
the requirements of the RHY Act for the lease of surplus Federal
facilities for use as transitional living shelter facilities. Each
surplus Federal facility used for this purpose must be made available
for a period not less than two years, and no rent or fee shall be
charged to the applicant in connection with use of such a facility. Any
structural modifications or additions to surplus Federal facilities
become the property of the government of the United States. All such
modifications or additions may be made only after receiving prior
written consent from the appropriate Department of Health and Human
Services official.
b. Services
(1) Applicant must include a description of the core services to be
provided. The description must include the purpose and concept of the
service, its role in both the overall program design and the individual
client TLP plan. The services to be provided must include, but are not
necessarily limited to, the following:
(a) Basic life skills information and counseling, including
budgeting, money management, use of credit, housekeeping, menu planning
and food preparation, consumer education, leisure-time activities,
transportation, and obtaining vital documents (Social Security card,
birth certificate).
(b) Interpersonal skill building, such as developing positive
relationships with peers and adults, effective communication, decision
making, and stress management.
(c) Educational advancement, such as GED preparation and
attainment, post-secondary training (college, technical school,
military, etc.), and vocational education.
(d) Job preparation and attainment, such as career counseling, job
preparation training, dress and grooming, job placement and job
maintenance.
(e) Mental health care, such as counseling (individual and group),
drug abuse education, prevention and referral services, and mental
health counseling.
(f) Physical health care, such as routine physicals, health
assessments, family planning/parenting skills, and emergency treatment.
(g) The substantive participation of youth in the assessment and
implementation of their needs, including the development and
implementation of the individual transitional living plan and in
decisions about the services to be received.
The applicant must specifically describe programmatic efforts
planned and/or implemented to encourage awareness of and sensitivity to
the particular needs of runaway and homeless youth who are members of
ethnic and racial minority groups and/or who are street youth.
c. Administration
(1) Applicant must describe the procedures to be employed in the
development, implementation and monitoring of an individualized,
written transitional living plan for each program client which
addresses the provision of services, and is appropriate to the
individual needs of the client.
(2) Applicant must assure that the clients will substantively
participate in the assessment of their needs and in decisions about the
services to be received.
(3) Applicant must assure that the outreach programs to be
established are designed to attract individuals who are eligible to
participate in the project.
(4) Applicant must provide an assurance that housing and services
will be available to a client for a continuous period not to exceed 540
days (18 months).
(5) Applicant must describe the methods to be employed in
collecting statistical records and evaluative data and for submitting
annual reports on such information to the Department of Health and
Human Services.
(6) Applicant must describe how the applicant will ensure the
confidentiality of client records.
(7) Applicant must describe how the activities implemented under
this project will be continued by the agency once Federal funding for
the project has ended. The applicant must describe specific plans for
accomplishing program phase-out for the last two quarters of program
project period in the event that the applicant would not receive a new
award.
(8) Applicant must agree to gather and submit program and client
data required by ACYF's Management Information System (MIS). While the
computer software and training for the implementation of the MIS will
be provided by FYSB to grantees, applicant should include a request for
funds in its budget for any computer equipment needed for
implementation of the MIS.
(9) Applicant must agree to cooperate with any research or
evaluation efforts sponsored by the Administration for Children and
Families.
Staff Background and Organizational Experience
1. As priority for funding will be given to agencies and
organizations that have documented experience in providing direct
services to homeless youth, applicant must include a brief description
of the organization and its experience in providing services to this
specific client population.
2. Applicant must include a description of current and proposed
staff skills and knowledge regarding homeless youth and indicate how
staff will be utilized in achieving the goals and objectives of the
program. Information on proposed staff training and brief resumes or
job descriptions may be included.
3. Applicant must describe how the project has established or will
establish formal service linkages with other social service, law
enforcement, educational, housing, vocational, welfare, legal service,
drug treatment and health care agencies in order to ensure appropriate
referrals for the project clients where and when needed.
4. Applicant must describe procedures for maintaining
confidentiality of records on the youth and families served. Procedures
must insure that no information on the youth and families is disclosed
without the consent of the individual youth, parent or legal guardian.
Disclosures without consent can be made to another agency compiling
statistical records if individual identities are not provided or to a
government agency involved in the disposition of criminal charges
against an individual runaway or homeless youth.
Budget Appropriateness
1. Applicant must discuss and justify the costs of the proposed
project in terms of numbers of youth to be served, the types and
quantities of services to be provided, and the anticipated outcomes for
the youth.
2. Applicant must describe the fiscal control and accounting
procedures that will be used to ensure prudent use, proper
disbursement, and accurate accounting of funds received under this
program announcement.
3. Applicant must describe how cost-effective use of TLP funds will
be ensured by taking maximum advantage of existing resources within the
State which would help in the operation or coordination of a TLP,
including those resources which are supported by Federal Independent
Living Initiatives funds. Also, applicant must describe efforts to be
undertaken over the length of the project which may increase non-
Federal resources available to support the TLP.
Duration of project: Because successful applicants will receive
grants with funds appropriated by Congress for FY 1995, project periods
for these new awards will begin when FY 1995 funds are appropriated and
made available to ACYF, but in no case will they begin prior to October
1, 1994.
This announcement solicits TLP applications for projects of up to
three years duration (36-month project periods). Initial grant awards,
made on a competitive basis, will be for a one-year (12-month) budget
period. Applications for continuation grants beyond the one-year budget
period, but within the 36-month project period, will be entertained in
subsequent years on a non-competitive basis, subject to the
availability of funds, satisfactory progress of the grantee and
determination that continued funding would be in the best interest of
the government.
Federal share of project costs: Up to $200,000 per year, which
equals a maximum of $600,000 for a 3-year project period.
Applicant share of the project: The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
requires a non-Federal matching requirement of ten percent of the total
Federal funds. For example, a project requesting $600,000 in Federal
funds over a three-year project period (based on an award of $200,000
per twelve-month budget period) must include a match of at least
$60,000 (10% of the Federal share).
D. Training and Technical Assistance Grants (T&TA)
Eligible applicants: Statewide and regional nonprofit
organizations, and combinations of such organizations, with
demonstrated experience in providing services to runaway and homeless
youth service providers.
Program purpose, goals and objectives: The Administration on
Children, Youth and Families expects to fund up to ten cooperative
agreements to improve the programmatic and administrative capacities of
public and private agencies to provide services to runaway and homeless
youth by the provision of technical assistance and short-term training.
Applications to provide such assistance may cover one or more Federal
Regions or may be restricted to a smaller geographic area (e.g., one or
more States).
Background information: Over the years, many State and local
agencies and programs have been established to provide needed short-
and long-term services to runaway and homeless youth. These agencies
are both public and private, profit-making and nonprofit. Some focus on
a single concern, such as drug abuse or dropout prevention, while
others are multi- or even all-purpose agencies, with specific
components that deal with the physical health, mental health, family
reunification and functioning, employment, education and transitional
living of these young people.
Notwithstanding the significant numbers of effective agencies and
competent professional staff dedicated to assisting runaway and
homeless youth across the country, services in some areas are
inadequate or non-existent. In other cases, existing programs lack
staff members with the full range of skills required to carry out the
responsibilities with which the individual programs are charged. Also,
many of the developed and tested curricula and models are little known
or understood, even among the programs and staff where they could be of
greatest use. Further, as new issues and problems emerge (for example,
the glamorization of the youth drug culture by the news and
entertainment media, and the placement of troublesome youth in private
mental institutions to remove them from the streets), even experienced
staff need to enhance their existing skills and to develop new ones.
To address these issues, the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act,
section 342, and the Drug Abuse Prevention Program for Runaway and
Homeless Youth, section 3511 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, both
administered by the Family and Youth Services Bureau, authorize support
to nonprofit organizations for the purpose of providing training and
technical assistance (T&TA) to runaway and homeless youth service
providers.
To effectively provide such assistance, extensive interaction with
grantees, integration and sharing of knowledge, coordination with
components supporting the runaway and homeless youth system, and a
cooperative relationship among training and technical assistance
providers is needed.
Projects in this priority area are intended to result in a process
which encompasses the following types of activities:
1. The provision of assistance to grantees for the purpose of
assessment of grantee and staff training needs and the development,
management and implementation of training plans that ensure staff have
the skills to carry out their responsibilities. Training and technical
assistance designed and/or provided to grantees for this purpose must
be accessible and individualized, must provide concrete information and
skill building and must include follow-up efforts.
2. The provision of quality staff training which focuses on skill
development that (a) provides opportunities for hands-on participation,
direct observation, practice and expert feedback; (b) analyzes,
integrates and transmits knowledge obtained from research findings,
curricula, and models of greatest interest to grantees; and (c)
recognizes new and emerging youth issues and provides intensive skills
training in these areas.
3. The collaborative exchange of monitoring and MIS information
with runaway and homeless youth programs for the purpose of planning
training and technical assistance for the geographic area being served,
and for the purpose of providing follow-up training and technical
assistance responsive to the findings resulting from monitoring
individual grantees;
4. The promotion of a cooperative relationship among training and
technical assistance providers for the exchange of information
regarding identified training needs, emerging youth issues, research
findings, curricula and models.
The award of these cooperative agreements will include a
delineation of the responsibilities of the successful applicants and
the Administration on Children, Youth and Families. The
responsibilities contained in each cooperative agreement may be geared
toward the unique needs of the RHY programs in the geographic areas to
be served. At a minimum, responsibilities of the successful applicants
will include development and implementation of a workplan, provision of
training and technical assistance to grantees and coordination with
other grantee support efforts and T&TA providers. Responsibilities of
ACYF will include, at a minimum, review and approval of workplans,
coordination and sharing of monitoring data, as appropriate, and
sponsorship of a national meeting of T&TA providers.
Minimum requirements for project design: As a part of addressing
the generic evaluation criteria in Part II of this Announcement, each
applicant must address the following items in the program narrative
section of their proposal.
Objectives and Need for Assistance
1. Identify the exact geographic area(s) to be served in terms of
its distinctive features.
2. Discuss youth homelessness in the geographic area(s) to be
served. Provide documentation of the incidence of homeless youth.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the incidence and conditions of
runaway and homeless youth in the geographic area(s) to be served; and
current issues, special problems and needs associated with runaway and
homeless youth such as substance abuse, learning disabilities, lack of
independent living skills.
4. Discuss services in the geographic area(s) for runaway and
homeless youth (Basic Centers, Transitional Living Programs, Drug Abuse
Prevention Programs, Demonstration grants).
5. Indicate an understanding of the capacities and management
systems necessary to establish and operate runaway and homeless youth
agencies. Discuss the knowledge, skills, abilities and experience
required by individual youth service professionals at both the
administrative and direct service levels.
6. Discuss and justify the need for training and technical
assistance in the geographic area to be served.
7. Discuss barriers to services in the geographic area and greatest
training and technical assistance needs of runaway and homeless youth
service providers.
8. Demonstrate an understanding of relevant research and
development findings and products, and knowledge of available
curricula, models and experts.
Results and Benefits Expected
1. Discuss the goals and objectives of the proposed training and
technical assistance effort and how it builds and improves upon past
efforts.
2. Project the number of agencies and individuals that would
receive training and technical assistance services.
3. Describe how the training and technical assistance effort will
increase the capacity of RHY grantees to deliver effective and quality
services to runaway and homeless youth.
4. Describe how training and technical assistance will build on
current program strengths and assist grantees in program improvement.
Approach
1. Describe the approach, philosophy, strategies, methodologies and
models that would be used to assess and address the unique training and
technical assistance needs of runaway and homeless youth service
providers in the geographic area(s) to be served. Describe the proposed
effort and activities in detail.
2. Describe interaction with grantees to support assessment of
training needs, development of training plans and design of training
and technical assistance strategies.
3. Discuss the approach that will be used to provide quality staff
training which focuses on skill development that provides opportunities
for hands-on participation, direct observation, practice and expert
feedback; which analyzes, integrates and transmits knowledge obtained
from research findings, curricula, and models of greatest interest to
grantees; and recognizes new and emerging youth issues and provides
intensive skills training in these areas.
4. Describe the approach that will be used for the collaborative
exchange of monitoring and MIS information for runaway and homeless
youth programs for the purpose of planning, training, and technical
assistance for the geographic area to be served. Include a discussion
of training and technical assistance that is a follow-up to monitoring
and responsive to the needs of individual grantees.
5. Describe the approach that would be used to promote the
transmittal of knowledge and skills from highly skilled youth service
providers to less experienced staff.
6. Describe the approach for establishing a cooperative
relationship with other training and technical assistance providers.
7. Provide a detailed description of the efforts that will be
carried out by the applicant directly and those efforts to be carried
out in conjunction with other agencies or consultants. Discuss how
these efforts will enhance training and technical assistance provision.
8. Describe the methodology that will be used to evaluate the
effectiveness of the training and technical assistance provided to
runaway and homeless youth service providers in the geographic area(s).
9. Discuss the approach that would be used to encourage cultural
competency of runaway and homeless youth service providers in areas
such as outreach, program design, staffing and board development.
10. Include proposed time frames for accomplishing major
milestones, levels of effort, letters of commitment and support.
Staff Background and Organizational Experience
1. Describe the organizational history, structure, and experience
providing training and technical assistance. Discuss operating
principles with respect to the development and implementation of
training and technical assistance.
2. Clearly define roles and provide job descriptions of key project
positions.
3. Provide resumes of current and proposed staff. Include skills,
experience, and qualifications working with runaway and homeless youth,
and developing and designing training and technical assistance for
youth service providers.
4. Describe facilities, equipment, and other resources that would
be available to the project.
5. Describe the administrative and organizational structure and
linkages established with other relevant organizations (e.g.
subcontractors, other projects). Provide charts summarizing these
structures and linkages and written agreements defining them (include
in appendices).
Budget Appropriateness
1. Discuss and justify the cost of the proposed project in terms of
types and quantities of services to be provided.
2. Describe the fiscal control and accounting procedures that will
be used to ensure the prudent use, proper disbursement, and accurate
accounting of funds received.
3. Describe how additional resources necessary to carry out this
project would be obtained and integrated into the work of the project.
4. Provide assurance that one key person from the project would
attend an annual 2-3 day FYSB sponsored meeting in Washington, DC.
Duration of Project: This announcement solicits applications for
Training and Technical Assistance cooperative agreements of up to five
years in duration (60-month project periods). Initial awards, made on a
competitive basis, will be for one-year (12-month) budget periods.
Applications for continuation cooperative agreements beyond the one-
year budget period, but within the 60-month project period, will be
entertained in subsequent years on a non-competitive basis, subject to
the availability of funds, satisfactory progress of the grantee, and
determination that continued funding would be in the best interest of
the government.
Federal Share of Project Costs: The maximum Federal share is not to
exceed $150,000 per Federal Region for the first 12-month budget
period, or a maximum of $750,000 per Federal Region for the 5-year
project period. (For example, a project covering two Regions may
receive up to $300,000 for the first 12-month budget period.
Conversely, a project serving less than a Federal Region (e.g., a
Statewide system) would receive less than $150,000 for the first 12-
month budget period.)
Matching Requirement: The minimum non-Federal matching requirement
in proportion to the maximum Federal share of $750,000 is $75,000 for a
5-year project period. This constitutes 10 percent of the total Federal
share.
Anticipated number of projects to be funded: It is anticipated that
up to ten projects will be funded.
Part IV. Application Process
A. Assistance to Prospective Grantees
Potential grantees can receive informational assistance in
developing applications from the appropriate ACF Regional Youth
Contacts listed in Part VI, Appendix F or from the Administration on
Children, Youth and Families in Washington, DC (see address at the
beginning of this announcement). Organizations may also receive
information and technical assistance in preparing applications from the
appropriate Training and Technical Assistance Provider grantee listed
in Part VI, Appendix G.
B. Application Requirements
To be considered for a Runaway and Homeless Youth grant, each
application must be submitted on the forms provided at the end of this
announcement (see Part VI, section I of this announcement) and in
accordance with the guidance provided herein. The application must be
signed by an individual authorized both to act for the applicant agency
and to assume responsibility for the obligations imposed by the terms
and conditions of the grant award.
Applicants applying for grants under more than one program (Basic
Center Program, Drug Abuse Prevention Program, Transitional Living
Program, and/or Training and Technical Assistance grants) must submit a
separate and complete application for each program and must identify
the relevant Priority Area on Form 424, Item #11. Although coordination
among program components is encouraged, applications that combine an
application for more than one grant program in a single proposal will
not be reviewed.
All applicants must indicate in their applications their
willingness to fully cooperate in any data collection and research
efforts mandated by the Administration for Children and Families.
If more than one agency is involved in submitting a single
application, one entity must be identified as the applicant
organization which will have legal responsibility for the grant.
C. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. 96-511, the
Department is required to submit to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval any reporting and record-keeping
requirements in regulations, including program announcements. This
program announcement does not contain information collection
requirements beyond those approved for ACF grant applications by OMB.
D. Notification Under Executive Order 12372
This program is covered under Executive Order (E.O.) 12372,
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs, and 45 CFR part 100,
Intergovernmental Review of Department of Health and Human Services
Programs and Activities. Under the E.O., States may design their own
processes for reviewing and commenting on proposed Federal assistance
under covered programs.
All States and Territories except Alabama, Alaska, Connecticut,
Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, American Samoa
and Palau have elected to participate in the Executive Order process
and have established Single Points of Contact (SPOCs). Applicants from
these seventeen jurisdictions need take no action regarding E.O. 12372.
Applications for projects to be administered by Federally-recognized
Indian Tribes are also exempt from the requirements of E.O. 12372.
Otherwise, applicants must contact their SPOCs as soon as possible to
alert them to the prospective applications and receive any necessary
instructions. Applicants must submit any required material to the SPOCs
as early as possible so that the program office can obtain and review
SPOC comments as part of the award process. It is imperative that the
applicant submit all required materials, if any, to the SPOC and
indicate the date of this submittal (or date of contact if no submittal
is required) on the Standard Form 424, item 16a.
Under 45 CFR 100.8(a)(2), a SPOC has 60 days from the application
deadline date to comment on proposed new or competing continuation
awards.
The SPOCs are encouraged to eliminate the submission of routine
endorsements as official recommendations. Additionally, SPOCs are
requested to clearly differentiate between mere advisory comments and
those official State process recommendations which may trigger the
``accommodate or explain'' rule.
When comments are submitted directly to ACF, they must be addressed
to: Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs, Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration for Children and Families, Division of
Discretionary Grants, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Aerospace Building,
6th Floor, Washington, DC 20047. Attn: Maiso Bryant.
A list of the Single Points of Contact for each State and Territory
is included as Part VI, Appendix H of this announcement.
Availability of Forms and Other Materials
A copy of the forms required to be submitted as part of each
application for a runaway and homeless youth grant, and instructions
for completing the application, are provided in Part VI, Appendix I.
The Basic Center Program Performance Standards as well as descriptions
of the National Runaway Switchboard and the National Clearinghouse on
Runaway and Homeless Youth are presented in Part VI, Appendices A, B
and C. Addresses of the State Single Points of Contact (SPOCs) to which
applicants must submit review copies of their proposals are listed in
Part VI, Appendix H.
Legislation referenced in Part I, section B of this announcement
may be found in major public libraries and at the ACF Regional Offices
listed in Part VI, Appendix F at the end of this announcement.
Additional copies of this announcement may be obtained from the ACF
Regional Offices or by calling the telephone number listed at the
beginning of this announcement. Further general information may be
obtained from the Training and Technical Assistance Providers listed in
Part VI, Appendix G.
F. Application Consideration
All applications which are complete and conform to the requirements
of this program announcement will be subject to a competitive review
and evaluation process against the specific criteria outlined in Part
II of this announcement and the specific Minimum Requirements for
Project Design contained in Part III of this announcement. This review
will be conducted in Washington, DC, by teams of non-Federal experts
knowledgeable in the areas of youth development and/or human service
programs. Applications for a Basic Center Program grant will be
reviewed competitively only with other applications from the same
State. Applications for Drug Abuse Prevention Program, Transitional
Living Program and Training and Technical Assistance grants will be
reviewed as a part of a national competition.
The non-Federal experts will review the applications based on the
Evaluation Criteria listed in Part II of this announcement and the
specific Minimum Requirements for Project Design contained in Part III
of this announcement and will assign a score to each application. The
results of the competitive review will be analyzed by Federal staff
who, in consultation with ACF Regional officials, will select those
applications to be recommended for funding to the Commissioner, ACYF.
The Commissioner will make the final selection of the applicants to
be funded. As required by runaway and homeless youth legislation,
priority for funding will be given to agencies with demonstrated
experience in providing direct services to runaway and homeless youth.
However, current grantees ending a three-year funding period, and
applying as a new applicant for funds under this program announcement,
are reminded that when the current project period ends so does the
funding agency's obligation for future awards. Criterion 3, Approach,
requires applicants to specifically discuss how their project will be
maintained after termination of Federal support.
In addition to scores assigned by non-Federal reviewers,
consideration also will be given to adequate geographic distribution of
services and the Commissioner may show preference for applications
proposing services in areas that would not otherwise be served. The
Commissioner also may elect to consider an applicant's past performance
in providing services to runaway and homeless youth and also may elect
not to fund any applicants having known management, fiscal or other
problems which make it unlikely that they would be able to provide
effective services.
Grant awards for Basic Center Program, Drug Abuse Prevention
Program and Training and Technical Assistance grants will be made by
September 30, 1994. Grant awards for Transitional Living Program grants
will be made after October 1, 1994. Successful applicants will be
notified through the issuance of a Financial Assistance Award which
will set forth the amount of funds granted, the terms and conditions of
the grant, the effective date of the grant, the budget period for which
support will be given, the non-Federal share to be provided, and the
total project period for which support is contemplated.
Organizations whose applications will not be funded will be
notified of that decision in writing by the Commissioner of the
Administration on Children, Youth and Families. Every effort will be
made to notify all unsuccessful applicants as soon as possible after
final decisions are made, including grantees whose three-year project
periods end in FY 1994.
Part V. Application Assembly and Submission
Applicants applying for more than one runaway and homeless youth
grant (Basic Center Program, Drug Abuse Prevention Program,
Transitional Living Program and/or Training and Technical Assistance)
must submit a separate and complete application for each program.
Applications that combine more than one program in a single proposal
will not be reviewed.
A. Contents of application. Each application must contain the
following items in the order listed:
1. Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424, REV 4-88)
(page i).
2. Budget Information (Standard Form 424A, REV 4-88) (pages ii-
iii).
3. Budget Justification (Type on standard size plain white paper)
(pages iv-v).
4. Assurances--Non-Construction Programs (Standard Form 424B, REV
4-88) (pages vi-vii).
5. Certification Regarding Lobbying (page viii).
6. Program Narrative Statement (pages 1 and following; 40 pages
maximum, double-spaced).
Special Note: APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO LIMIT THE
PROGRAM NARRATIVE STATEMENT PORTION OF THE APPLICATION TO 40 DOUBLE-
SPACED PAGES.
7. Organizational Capability Statement (pages OCS-1 and following;
3 pages maximum).
8. Supporting Documents (pages SD-1 and following; 10 pages
maximum, exclusive of letters of support or agreement).
B. Instructions for Preparing Application Components
1. Standard Forms 424 and 424A: Follow the instructions in Part VI,
Appendix I. In Item 8 of Form 424, check New. In Item 10 of the 424,
clearly identify the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program
Number and Title for the program for which funds are being requested
(93.623, Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth; 93.657,
Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Program for Runaway and Homeless
Youth; or 93.550, Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth.
Applicants applying for Training and Technical Assistance cooperative
agreements must use the number and title for the Basic Center Program
for Runaway and Homeless Youth, 93.623 and indicate T&TA in parentheses
in the box.
In Item 11 of the 424, identify the Priority Area (IV, A, B, C, D)
and the program name (Basic Center Program (BCP), Drug Abuse Prevention
Program (DAPP), Transitional Living Program (TLP), or Training and
Technical Assistance (T&TA)) which the application is addressing.
2. Budget Justification: Provide breakdowns for major budget
categories and justify significant costs. List amounts and sources of
all funds, both Federal and non-Federal, that will be used for this
project.
3. Standard Form 424B, Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace,
Certification Regarding Debarment, and Certification Regarding
Lobbying. Of these forms, only the Standard Form 424B and the
Certification Regarding Lobbying need to be signed and returned with
the application. By signing and submitting its application each
applicant is certifying its compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace and
Debarment certification requirements included in this announcement.
4. Program Narrative Statement: Use the Evaluation Criteria in Part
II as a way to organize the Narrative. Be sure to address all the
specifics contained in the appropriate Priority Area Description in
Part III, especially the information described under Minimum
Requirements for Project Design.
5. Organizational Capability Statement: Applicants must provide a
description (no more than three pages, double-spaced) of how the
applicant agency is organized and the types, quantities and costs of
services it provides, including services to clients other than runaway
and homeless youth. For the prior year, list all contracts with or
funds received from juvenile justice, probation and/or welfare
agencies. Provide an organizational chart showing any superordinate,
parallel, or subordinate agencies to the specific agency that will
provide direct services to runaway and homeless youth, and summarize
the purposes, clients and overall budgets of these other agencies. If
the agency has multiple sites, list these sites, including addresses,
phone numbers and staff contact names, if different than the SF 424. If
the agency is a recipient of funds from the Administration on Children,
Youth and Families for services to runaway and homeless youth for
programs other than that applied for in this application, show how the
services supported by these funds are or will be integrated with the
existing services. Discuss the experience of the applicant organization
in providing services to runaway and homeless youth.
6. Supporting Documentation: The maximum for supporting
documentation is 10 pages, double spaced, exclusive of letters of
support or agreement. These documents might include resumes,
newsclippings, evidence of the program's efforts to coordinate youth
services at the local level, etc. Documentation over the ten page limit
will not be reviewed. Applicants may include as many letters of support
or agreement as are appropriate.
C. Application Submission
To be considered for funding, each applicant must submit one signed
original and two additional copies of the application, including all
attachments, to the application receipt point specified below. The
original copy of the application must have original signatures, signed
in black ink. Each copy must be stapled (back and front) in the upper
left corner. All copies of a single application must be submitted in a
single package.
Because each application will be duplicated by the government, do
not use or include separate covers, binders, clips, tabs, plastic
inserts, maps, brochures or any other items that cannot be processed
easily on a photocopy machine with an automatic feed. Do not bind,
clip, fasten or in any way separate subsections of the application,
including supporting documentation.
1. Closing Date for the Receipt of Applications
The closing dates for receipt of applications for the grant
programs contained in this announcement are:
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Program Closing date
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BCP................................ June 15, 1994.
TLP................................ June 28, 1994.
DAPP............................... July 12, 1994.
T&TA............................... July 12, 1994.
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Applications may be submitted to the following address: Department
of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families,
Division of Discretionary Grants, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW.,
Aerospace Building, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20447. Attn: Maiso
Bryant, ACF-94-ACYF/RHYP. Hand delivered applications will be accepted
during the normal working hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, on or prior to the established closing date at: Administration
for Children and Families, Division of Discretionary Grants, 6th Floor
OFM/DDG, 901 D Street, SW., Washington, DC 20447.
Envelopes containing applications must clearly indicate the
specific program that the application is addressing: Basic Center
Program (BCP); Drug Abuse Prevention Program (DAPP), Transitional
Living Program (TLP), or Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA).
2. Deadline for Submission of Applications
a. Deadline. Applications will be considered as meeting the
deadline if they are either:
i. Received on or before the deadline date at the above address, or
ii. Sent on or before the deadline date and received by the ACF in
time for the independent review under DHHS GAM I-62. (Applicants are
cautioned to request a legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or to
obtain a legibly dated receipt from a commercial carrier or the U.S.
Postal Service as proof of timely mailing. Private metered postmarks
are not acceptable as proof of timely mailing.)
b. Late applications. Applications which do not meet the criteria
stated above are considered late applications. The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) will notify each late applicant that its
application will not be considered in the current competition.
c. Extension of deadline. The ACF may extend the deadline for all
applicants because of acts of God such as earthquakes, floods or
hurricanes, etc., or when there is a widespread disruption of the
mails. However, if ACF does not extend the deadline for all applicants,
it may not waive or extend the deadline for any applicants.
3. Checklist for a Complete Application
________ One original application signed in black ink and dated
plus two copies.
________ A completed SPOC certification with the date of SPOC
contact entered in item 16 on page 1 of SF 424, if applicable.
________ SF 424 (The original application must have the word
ORIGINAL hand printed in bold block letters at the top margin of its
SF 424.
________ SF 424A.
________ Budget Justification.
________ SF 424B.
________ Certification Regarding Lobbying.
________ Program Narrative Statement (maximum of 40 pages,
double-spaced).
________ Organizational Capability Statement (maximum of three
pages, double-spaced).
________ Supporting Documents (maximum of 10 pages double-
spaced).
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 93.623, Basic Center
Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth; Number 93.657, Drug Abuse
Education and Prevention Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth; and
Number 93.550, Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth.)
Dated: April 27, 1994.
Olivia A. Golden,
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
Part VI. Appendices
Appendix A--Basic Center Program Performance Standards
Program Performance Standards
I. Purpose
The Program Performance Standards established by the Bureau for
its funded centers relate to the basic program components enumerated
in section 317 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act and as further
detailed in the Regulations and Program Guidance governing the
implementation of the Act. They address the methods and processes by
which the needs of runaway and homeless youth and their families are
being met, as opposed to the outcome of the services provided on the
clients served.
The terms program performance standard, criterion, and
indicators are used throughout both the instrument and the
instructions. These terms are defined as follows:
Program performance standard: The general principle against
which a judgment can be made to determine whether a service or an
administrative component has achieved a particular level of
attainment.
Criterion: A specific dimension or aspect of a program
performance standard which helps to define that standard and which
is amenable to direct observation or measurement.
Indicator: The specific documentation which demonstrates whether
a criterion (or an aspect of a criterion) is being met and thereby
the extent to which a specific aspect of a standard is being met.
Fourteen program performance standards, with related criteria,
are established by the Bureau for the projects funded under the
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act. Nine of these standards relate to
service components (outreach, individual intake process, temporary
shelter, individual and group counseling, family counseling, service
linkages, aftercare services, recreational programs, and case
disposition), and five to administrative functions or activities
(staffing and staff development, youth participation, individual
client files, ongoing project planning, and board of directors/
advisory body).
Although fiscal management is not included as a program
performance standard, it is viewed by FYSB as being an essential
element in the operation of its funded projects. Therefore, as
validation visits are made, the Regional ACF specialist and/or staff
from the Office of Fiscal Operations will also review the project's
financial management activities.
FYSB views these program performance standards as constituting
the minimum standards to which its funded projects should conform.
The primary assumption underlying the program performance standards
is that the service and administrative components which are
encompassed within these standards are integral (but not sufficient
in themselves) to a program of services which effectively addresses
the crisis and long-term needs of runaway and homeless youth and
their families.
The program performance standards are designed to serve as a
developmental tool, and are to be employed by both the project staff
and the Regional ACF staff specialists in identifying those service
and administrative components and activities of individual projects
which require strengthening and/or development either through
internal action on the part of staff or through the provision of
external technical assistance.
II. Program Performance Standards and Criteria
The following constitute the program performance standards and
criteria established by the Bureau for its funded centers. Each
standard is numbered, and each criterion is listed after a lower
case letter.
1. Outreach.
The project shall conduct outreach efforts directed towards
community agencies, youth and parents.
2. Individual Intake Process.
The project shall conduct an individual intake process with each
youth seeking services from the project. The individual intake
process shall provide for:
a. Direct access to project services on a 24-hour basis.
b. The identification of the emergency service needs of each
youth and the provision of the appropriate services either directly
or through referrals to community agencies and individuals.
c. An explanation of the services which are available and the
requirements for participation, and the securing of a voluntary
commitment from each youth to participate in project services prior
to admitting the youth into the project.
d. The recording of basic background information on each youth
admitted into the project.
e. The assignment of primary responsibility to one staff member
for coordinating the services provided to each youth.
f. The contact of the parent(s) or legal guardian of each youth
provided temporary shelter within the timeframe established by State
law or, in the absence of State requirements, preferably within 24
but within no more than 72 hours following the youth's admission
into the project.
3. Temporary Shelter.
The project shall provide temporary shelter and food to each
youth admitted into the project and requesting such services.
a. Each facility in which temporary shelter is provided shall be
in compliance with State and local licensing requirements.
b. Each facility in which temporary shelter is provided shall
accommodate no more than 20 youth at any given time.
c. Temporary shelter shall normally not be provided for a period
exceeding two weeks during a given stay at the project.
d. Each facility in which temporary shelter is provided shall
make at least two meals per day available to youth served on a
temporary shelter basis.
e. At least one adult shall be on the premises whenever youth
are using the temporary shelter facility.
4. Individual and Group Counseling.
The project shall provide individual and/or group counseling to
each youth admitted into the project.
a. Individual and/or group counseling shall be available daily
to each youth admitted into the project on a temporary shelter basis
and requesting such counseling.
b. Individual and/or group counseling shall be available to each
youth admitted into the project on a non-residential basis and
requesting such counseling.
c. The individual and/or group counseling shall be provided by
qualified staff.
5. Family Counseling.
The project shall make family counseling available to each
parent or legal guardian and youth admitted into the project.
a. Family counseling shall be provided to each parent or legal
guardian and youth admitted into the project and requesting such
services.
b. The family counseling shall be provided by qualified staff.
6. Service Linkages.
The project shall establish and maintain linkages with community
agencies and individuals for the provision of those services which
are required by youth and/or their families but which are not
provided directly by the centers.
a. Arrangements shall be made with community agencies and
individuals for the provision of alternative living arrangements,
medical services, psychological and/or psychiatric services, and the
other assistance required by youth admitted into the project and/or
by their families which are not provided directly by the project.
b. Specific efforts shall be conducted by the project directed
toward establishing working relationships with law enforcement and
other juvenile justice system personnel.
7. Aftercare Services.
The project shall provide a continuity of services to all youth
served on a temporary shelter basis and/or their families following
the termination of such temporary shelter both directly and through
referrals to other agencies and individuals.
8. Recreational Program.
The project shall provide a recreational-leisure time schedule
of activities for youth admitted to the project for residential
care.
9. Case Disposition.
The project shall determine, on an individual case basis, the
disposition of each youth provided temporary shelter, and shall
assure the safe arrival of each youth home or to an alternative
living arrangement.
a. To the extent feasible, the project shall provide for the
active involvement of the youth, the parent(s) or legal guardian,
and the staff in determining what living arrangement constitutes the
best interest of each youth.
b. The project shall assure the safe arrival of each youth home
or to an alternative living arrangement, following the termination
of the crisis services provided by the project, by arranging for the
transportation of the youth if he/she will be residing within the
area served by the project; or by arranging for the meeting and
local transportation of the youth at his/her destination if he/she
will be residing beyond the area served by the project.
c. The project shall verify the arrival of each youth who is not
accompanied home or to an alternative living arrangement by the
parent(s) or legal guardian, project staff or other agency staff
within 12 hours after his/her scheduled arrival at his/her
destination.
10. Staffing and Staff Development.
Each center is required to develop and maintain a plan for
staffing and staff development.
a. The project shall operate under an affirmative action plan.
b. The project shall maintain a written staffing plan which
indicates the number of paid and volunteer staff in each job
category.
c. The project shall maintain a written job description for each
paid and volunteer staff function which describes both the major
tasks to be performed and the qualifications required.
d. The project shall provide training to all paid and volunteer
staff (including youth) in both the procedures employed by the
project and in specific skill areas as determined by the project.
e. The project shall evaluate the performance of each paid and
volunteer staff member on a regular basis.
f. Case supervision sessions, involving relevant project staff,
shall be conducted at least weekly to review current cases and the
types of counseling and other services which are being provided.
11. Youth Participation.
The center shall actively involve youth in the design and
delivery of the services provided by the project.
a. Youth shall be involved in the ongoing planning efforts
conducted by the project.
b. Youth shall be involved in the delivery of the services
provided by the project.
12. Individual Client Files.
The project shall maintain an individual file on each youth
admitted into the project.
a. The client file maintained on each youth should, at a
minimum, include an intake form which minimally contains the basic
background information needed by FYSB; counseling notations;
information on the services provided both directly and through
referrals to community agencies and individuals; disposition data;
and, as applicable, any follow-up and evaluation data which are
compiled by the center.
b. The file on each client shall be maintained by the project in
a secure place and shall not be disclosed without the written
permission of the client and his/her parent(s) or legal guardian
except to project staff, to the funding agency(ies) and its(their)
contractor(s), and to a court involved in the disposition of
criminal charges against the youth.
13. Ongoing Center Planning.
The center shall develop a written plan at least annually.
a. At least annually, the project shall review the crisis
counseling, temporary shelter, and aftercare needs of the youth in
the area served by the center and the existing services which are
available to meet these needs.
b. The project shall conduct an ongoing evaluation of the impact
of its services on the youth and families it serves.
c. At least annually, the project shall review and revise, as
appropriate, its goals, objectives, and activities based upon the
data generated through both the review of youth needs and existing
services (13a) and the follow-up evaluations (13b).
d. The project's planning process shall be open to all paid and
volunteer staff, youth, and members of the Board of Directors and/or
Advisory Body.
14. Board of Directors/Advisory Body (Optional).
It is strongly recommended that the centers have a Board of
Directors or Advisory Body.
a. The membership of the project's Board of Directors or
Advisory Body shall be composed of a representative cross-section of
the community, including youth, parents, and agency representatives.
b. Training shall be provided to the Board of Directors or
Advisory Body designed to orient the members to the goals,
objectives, and activities of the project.
c. The Board of Directors or Advisory Body shall review and
approve the overall goals, objectives, and activities of the
project, including the written plan developed under standard 13.
Appendix B--The National Runaway Switchboard
Facilitates communication among youth, their families
and youth and community-based resources through conference calling
services.
Provides crisis intervention counseling and message
delivery services to at-risk youth and their families.
Provides information and referral services to at-risk
youth and their families on youth serving agencies using a
computerized national resource directory.
Conducts an annual conference for local switchboard
service providers.
The Switchboard distributes information brochures, posters, a
newsletter, and public service announcements. For more information,
contact the National Runaway Switchboard, 3080 North Lincoln,
Chicago, IL 60657; telephone 1-800-621-4000.
Appendix C--National Clearinghouse on Runaway and Homeless Youth
The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) established NCRHY in
June 1992 in response to the need for a central source of
information on runaway and homeless youth and the provision of
services to that client population. As a national resource for youth
service professionals, policymakers and the general public, NCRHY
offers the following specific services:
Through its information line, bibliographic and FYSB program
databases and special mailings, NCRHY distributes information about
successful program approaches, available resources and current
activities relevant to runaway and homeless youth organizations.
NCRHY develops semi-annual briefing packages to inform the field
about new developments, ideas and issues related to services to
runaway and homeless youth. It also produces informational packets
on FYSB programs and reports on critical issues, best practices and
model programs.
NCRHY facilitates FYSB-sponsored forums, bringing together
experts in the field to discuss critical issues and develop
strategies for addressing the causes and consequences of runaway
episodes and homelessness.
NCRHY will assist FYSB in collaborating with national, State and
local organizations on youth-related policy and program initiatives.
For more information, please contact the National Clearinghouse
on Runaway and Homeless Youth, P.O. Box 13505, Silver Spring,
Maryland 20911-3505, telephone (301) 608-8098.
Appendix D--Runaway and Homeless Youth Continuation Grantees
The following grantees are expected to receive continuation
grants in FY 1994 and are NOT eligible to apply for funds under this
announcement.
D.1: Basic Center Programs for Runaway and Homeless Youth Grantees
Ineligible for New FY 1994 Funding
Region I
Connecticut
Council of Churches, 126 Washington Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604,
John Cottrell, (203) 334-1121
Quinebaug Valley Youth Services Bureau, P.O. Box 812, North
Grosvenordale, CT 06255, Pamela Brown, (203) 923-9526
Educational Resources, 90 North Main Street, West Hartford, CT
06107, Wayne Starkey, (203) 521-8035
Maine
Youth and Family Services, P.O. Box 502, Skowhegan, ME 04976, Ronald
Herbert, (207) 474-8311
Youth Alternatives, 175 Lancaster Street, Portland, Maine 04101,
Mike Tarpinian, (207) 874-1175
Massachusetts
Riverside Community, Mental Health, 450 Washington Street, Dedham,
MA 02026, Susan Sawyer, (617) 244-4802
The Phaneuf Center, 104 Market Street, Brockton, MA 02401, David
Kaufer, (508) 584-0500
Concord-Assabet Adolescent Services, Inc., 56 Winthrop Street,
Concord, MA 01742, Stephen A. Joffe, (508) 371-3006
L.U.K. Crisis Center, Inc., 99 Day Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420,
Ernest M. Pletan-Cross, (508) 345-0658
New Hampshire
Child and Family Services, 99 Hanover Street, Manchester, NH 03101,
Gail Starr, (603) 668-1920
Community Youth Advocates, 36 Tremont Square, Claremont, NH 03743,
Rodney Minkler, (603) 543-0427
Vermont
Washington County Youth Service Bureau, P.O. Box 627, Montpelier, VT
05601, Tom Howard, (802) 229-9151
Region II
New Jersey
Anchor House, 482 Centre Street, Trenton, NJ 08611, Judith Donohoe,
(609) 396-8329
Crossroads, 770 Woodlane Road, Suite 57, Mt. Holly, NJ 08060,
Delores G. Martell, (609) 261-5400
Group Homes of Camden County, 35 S. 29th Street, Camden, NJ 08105,
Sandra Mengestu, (609) 541-9283
Atlantic County Department of Social Services, 101 So. Shore Road,
Northfield, NJ 08225 Don Leeds, (609) 645-5862
New York
Equinox, 214 Lark Street, Albany, NY 12210, Judith Watson, (518)465-
9524
Compass House, 370 Linwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209, Janell Wilson,
(716) 886-1351
Town of Huntington Youth Bureau, 100 Main Street, Huntington, NY
11743, Paul Lowery, (516) 351-3061
YWCA of Binghamton/Broome County, 80 Hawley Street, Binghamton, NY
13901, Saraanne Delafield, (607) 772-0340
Family of Woodstock, U.P.0. Box 3516, Kingston, NY 12401, Joan
Mayer, (914) 679-9240
Chautauqua Opportunities, 188 South Erie Street, Mayville, NY 14757,
Douglas Fricke, (716) 753-2117
Emergency Housing Group, 141 Monhagen Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940,
John Harper, (914) 343-7115
Oswego County Opportunities, Inc., 223 Oneida Street, Fulton, NY
13069, Janette Reshick, (315) 598-4717
Family and Community Services, 41 West Main Street, Cobleskill, NY
12043, Tom Meyer, (518) 234-3581
Oneida County Community Action Agency, 303 West Liberty Street,
Rome, NY 13440, Treva Wood, (315) 339-5640
Cortland County Community Action Program (Time Out Program), 23 Main
Street, Cortland, NY 13045, Lenn Ann Underwood, (607) 753-6781
The Salvation Army, 749 S. Warren Street, Syracuse, NY 13202,
Roberta Schofield, (315) 479-1323
Westchester County Youth Bureau, 150 Grand Street, 6th Flr., White
Plains, NY 10601, Toni Collarini, (914) 285-2745
County of Nassau, One West Street, Mineola, NY 11501, Ann M. Irvin,
(516) 571-5893
Puerto Rico
Centros Sor Isolina Ferre, Box 213, Playa Station, Ponce, PR 00734,
Sister Rosita Bauza, (809) 843-1910
Region III
Delaware
Child, Inc., 507 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington, DE 19809, Joseph
Dell'Olio, (302) 762-8989
District of Columbia
Latin American Youth Center, 3045--15th Street, NW., Washington,
D.C. 20009, Lori Kaplan, (202) 483-1140
Maryland
St. Mary's County Board of County Commissioners, P.O. Box 653,
Leonardtown, MD 20650, Carl Loffler, (301) 475-4464
Pennsylvania
Voyage House, 1431 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146, Susan
Pursch, (215) 545-2910
Catholic Charities, P.O. Box 3551, Union Deposit Road, Harrisburg,
PA 17105, MSG. Francis Kumontis, M.S.W., (717) 657-4804
Catholic Social Services, 33 E. Northhampton, Wilkes-Barre, PA
18701, Thomas Cherry, (717) 824-5766
Three Rivers Youth, 2039 Termon Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, David
Droppa, (412) 766-2215
Alternatives Family Resources, 1035 High Street, Pottstown, PA
19464, Ronald Harris, (215) 327-1601
Council of Three Rivers, American Indian Center, 200 Charles Street,
Pittsburgh, PA 15238, Russell Simms, (412) 782-4457
Youth Services of Bucks County, Neshaminy Manor Center, Almshouse
Building, Doylestown, PA 18901, Roger Dawson, (215) 752-7050
Virginia
Volunteer Emergency Families for Children, P.O. Box 15416, Richmond,
VA 23227, William Christian, (804) 261-0607
City of Roanoke, 4350 Coyner Spring Road, Roanoke, VA 24012, Andrea
Krochalis, (703) 977-3324
Seton House, Inc., 642 North Lynnhaven Road, Virginia Beach, VA
23452, Michael Inman, (804) 498-4673
Children, Youth and Family Services, 116 West Jefferson Street,
Charlottesville, VA 22902, Betty Ann Hopke, (804) 977-4260
Family and Children's Services, 1518 Willow Lawn Drive, Richmond, VA
23230, Richard J. Lung, (804) 282-4255
West Virginia
Daymark (Patchwork), 1598-C Washington East, Charleston, WV 25311,
Dennis Pease, (304) 340-3675
Time Out Youth Services, 1431 - 7th Avenue, Huntington, WV 25701,
Pamela Dickens-Rush, (304) 525-7161
Region IV
Alabama
American Red Cross, 405 South First Street, Gadsden, AL 35901,
Dorothy West, (205) 547-8667
Group Homes, Inc., 1426 S. Court Street, Montgomery, AL 36104,
George Hoyt/Martha Nachman, (205) 834-5512
Florida
Family Resources, Inc. (Residential South), P.0. Box 13087, St.
Petersburg, FL 33733, Jane Harper, (813) 341-2200
Youth Crisis Center, P.O. Box 16567, Jacksonville, FL 32245, Tom
Patania, (904) 720-0002
Youth & Family Alternatives (RAP), 7524 Plathe Road, New Port
Richey, FL 34653, George Magrill, (813) 841-4184
Florida Keys Children's Center, 73 High Point Road, Tavernier, FL
33070, Dale Wolgast, (305) 852-4246
Crosswinds Youth Services, Inc., P.O. Box 540625, Merritt Island, FL
32954-0625, Jan Lokay, (305) 452-8988
Family Resources, Inc. (Residential South), P.0. Box 13087, St.
Petersburg, FL 33733, Jane Harper, (813) 341-2200
Lutheran Ministries (Gulf Coast Youth and Family Services), 4610 W.
Fairfield Drive, Pensacola, FL 32506, Neil Pape, (904) 453-2772
Georgia
The Bridge, 1559 Johnson Road, NW., Atlanta, GA 30318, Ann Starr,
(404) 792-0070
Marshlands, Inc., 311 East Hall Street, Savannah, GA 31401, James
McLaughlin, (912) 234-0103
Athens Regional Attention Home, 490 Pulaski Street, Athens, GA
30601, Sharon Smith, (404) 548-5893
The Alcove, 507 East Church Street, Monroe, GA 30655, Gail Bayes,
(404) 267-9156
Tri-County Protective Agency, P.O. Box 1937, Hinesville, GA 31313,
Rita Campbell, (912) 368-9200
Safe Harbor Children's Shelter, P.O. Box 1313, Beunswick, GA 31521,
Chuck Ballance, (912) 267-6000
Kentucky
Brighton Center, Inc., P.O. Box 325, Newport, KY 41072, Robert
Brewster, (606) 491-8303 (606) 491-8303
Mississippi
Catholic Charities, P.O. Box 2248, Jackson, MS 39225-2248, Rev.
Elvin Sunds, (601) 355-8634
Mississippi Children's Home, P.O. Box 1078, Jackson, MS 39215-9911,
Christopher Cherney, (601) 352-7784
North Carolina
The Relatives, 1100 East Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28203, Jo Ann
Greyer, (704) 377-0602
Mountain Youth Resources, P.O. Box 2847, Cullowhee, NC 28723-2847,
Elizabeth Chambers, (704) 586-8958
Tuscarora Tribe, P.O. Box 8, Pembroke, NC 28372, Robert Locklear,
(919) 521-1861
Youth Focus, Inc., 301 E. Washington Street, Greensboro, NC 27401,
Charles Hodierne, (919) 333-6858
Lee County Youth Services, P.O. Box 57, Sanford, NC 27331-0057, Todd
Edwards, (919) 774-8404
South Carolina
Dept. of Youth Services (Crossroads), 4360 Headquarters Road, N.
Charleston, SC 29405, Greg Leighton, (803) 744-3381
Dept. of Youth Services (Hope House), 1940 Shivers Road, Columbia,
SC 29210, Marilyn McEachern, (803) 731-1694
Dept. of Youth Services (Greenhouse), 529 N. Wise Drive, Sumter, SC
29150, Howard McFadden, (803) 775-3311
Tennessee
Oasis Center, P.O. Box 121648, Nashville, TN 37212, Mary Jane Dewey,
(615) 327-4455
Link House, Inc., P.O. Box 7022, Kingsport, TN 37664, Connie Steere,
(615) 378-4163
Child and Family Services, 114 Dameron Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917,
Charlie Gentry, (615) 524-7483
Gardner House, 317 Oak Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403, Tom Edwards,
(615) 755-2725
The Family Link, P.O. Box 40437, Memphis, TN 38174, Marian Carruth,
(901) 725-6911
Region V
Illinois
McHenry County Youth Service, 101 South Jefferson Street, Woodstock,
IL 60098, Susan Krause, (815) 338-7360
Hoyleton Youth and Family Services, 36 Loisel Village, East St.
Louis, IL 62203, Shelly Byndom, (618) 398-0900
Youth Service Bureau, 1111 South Eighth Street, Springfield, IL
62703, Kaywin Davis, (217) 753-8300
Mental Health Services of Franklin and Williamson Counties, Inc.,
902 West Main, P.O. Box 530, West Frankfort, IL 62896, Connie Baker,
(618) 997-5336
The Night Ministry, 1218 West Addison, Chicago, IL 60613, David
Roth, (312) 935-8300
Omni Youth Services, 1111 Lake Cook Road, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089,
Dennis Depcik, (708) 537-6878
Children's Home and Aid Society, 1819 South Neal Street, Ste. D,
Champaign, IL 61820, Tom Butero, (217) 359-8815
Youth Attention Center, 527 South Main Street, P.O. Box 606,
Jacksonville, IL 62651-0606, Jerome Noble, (217) 245-6000
Youth Outreach Services, 6417 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL
60634, William Southwick, (312) 777-7112
Indiana
Indiana Juvenile Justice Task Force, 1800 N. Meridian, Suite 402,
Indianapolis, IN 46202, James Miller, (317) 926-6100
Crisis Shelter, 1575 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Street,
Indianapolis, IN 46202, Ron Carpenter, (317) 634-5050
Youth Service Bureau of St. Joseph County, 2222 Lincoln Way West,
South Bend, IN 46628, Bonnie Strycker, (219) 235-9231
Stopover, Inc., 2236 E. 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46201-2099,
Elizabeth Malone, (317) 635-9301
Clark County Youth Shelter, 118 East Chestnut Street, P.O. Box 886,
Jeffersonville, IN 47131, Candice Chaney, (812) 284-5229
Michigan
Comprehensive Youth Services (Macomb Co. Youth Interim Care
Facility), 422 Bart Street, Warren, MI 48091, Joanne Smyth, (313)
463-7079
Link Crisis Intervention Center, 2002 South State Street, St.
Joseph, MI 49085, Nancy Berendsen, (616) 983-6351
Youth Living Centers, 715 S. Inkster Road, Inkster, MI 48141, Linda
Connelly, (313) 563-5005
Listening Ear Crisis Center, 107 E. Illinois Avenue, P.O. Box 65,
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48804-0085, Donald Schuster, (517) 772-2918
Comprehensive Youth Services (The Harbor), 3061 Commerce Drive,
Suite 2, Port Huron, MI 48060, Sally Currie, (313) 385-7010
Cory Place, 1218 Washington Avenue, Bay City, MI 48708, Raul
Gonzales, (517) 895-5563
Saginaw County Youth Council, P.O. Box 3191, Saginaw, MI 48605,
Ronald Spess, (517) 752-5175
Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency, 2373 Gordon Road,
Alpena, MI 49707, John Swise, (517) 356-3474
League of Catholic Women (Off The Streets), 10612 E. Jefferson,
Detroit, MI 48201, David Suttner, (313) 831-1000
Advisory Centers (The Bridge), 1115 Ball Avenue, NE., Grand Rapids,
MI 49505, Nancy Ayers, (616) 451-3001
Ozone House, 608 N. Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, Paul Wood,
(313) 662-2265
Every Woman's Place, 425 W. Western Avenue, Muskegon, MI 49440, Mary
MacDonald, (616) 726-4493
Bethany Christian Services, 6995 W. 48th Street, Fremont, MI 49412,
Dale A Painter, (616) 924-3390
Minnesota
The Bridge, 2200 Emerson Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55405, Thomas
Sawyer, (612) 377-8800
St. Paul Youth Service Bureau, Inc., 1667 Arcade Street, St. Paul,
MN 55108-2615, Nancy Letoumeau, (612) 771-1301
Crossroads of Owantonna, 565 Dunnell Drive, Owatonna, MN 55060, Roy
Harley, (612) 388-1041
Evergreen House, 622 Mississippi Avenue, Bemidji, MN 56601, Cheryl
Byers, (218) 751-4332
Ain Dah Yung Shelter (Our Home), 1089 Portland Avenue, St. Paul, MN
55104, John Whitecloud, (612) 227-4184
Lutheran Social Services (Bethany Crisis Center), 9239 Odaho Street,
Duluth, MN 55808, John Moline, (218) 626-2726
Ohio
Huckleberry House, 1421 Hamlet Street, Columbus, OH 43201, Douglas
McCoard, (614) 294-8097
Shelter Care, Inc. (Safe Landing Youth Shelter), 680 E. Market St.,
Suite 306, Akron, OH 44304, David Fair, (216) 376-4200
Southern Consortium for Children, 7990 Dairy Lane, P.O. Box 956,
Athens, OH 45701-0956, Steven Trout, (614) 593-8293
Children's and Family Service, 535 Marmion Avenue, Youngstown, OH
44502, Gerald Janosik, (216) 782-5664
Council on Rural Service Programs, 116 E. Third Street, Greenville,
OH 45331, Shirley Hathaway, (513) 548-8002
Center for Children and Youth Services, 42707 North Ridge Road,
Elyria, OH 44035, John Ollerton, (216) 323-3400
Wisconsin
Briarpatch, 512 E. Washington Avenue, Madison, WI 53703, Steve
Sperling, (608) 251-6211
Counseling Center of Milwaukee (Pathfinders), 2038 N. Bartlett,
Milwaukee, WI 53202, Ted Seaver (414) 271-2565
Region VI
Arkansas
Youth Bridge, P.O. Box 668, Fayetteville, AR 72702, Scott Limbaugh,
(501) 521-1532
Comprehensive Juvenile Services, 1606 South J, Fort Smith, AR 72901,
Jerry Robertson, (501) 785-4031
Louisiana
Johnny Gray Jones Regional Youth Shelter, 4815 Shed Road, Bossier
City, LA 71111, Gerry Gardner, (318) 747-1459
Tangipahoa Youth Service Bureau, 1826 River Road, Hammond, LA 70401,
Jeanne Voorhees, (504) 345-1171
ETC Harbour House P.O. Box 864, Lake Charles, LA 70602, Martha
Parnell, (318) 433-1062
New Mexico
A New Day, 2720-A Carlislen NE., Albuquerque, NM 87110, Jeffrey
Burrows, (505) 881-5228
Youth Development, 1710 Centro Familiar SW., Albuquerque, NM 87105,
Augustine C. Baca, (505) 873-1604
Oklahoma
Cherokee Nation Youth Shelter, P.O. Box 948, Tahlequah, OK 74465,
Linda Vann, (918) 456-0671
Youth Services of Tulsa, 302 South Cheyenne, Room 114, Tulsa, OK
74103, Sharon Wiggins, (918) 582-0061
Youth and Family Services of Canadian County, 2404 Sunset Drive, El
Reno, OK 73036, Les Sparks, (405) 262-6556
Youth Services for Stephens County, P.O. Box 1603, Duncan, OK 73534,
John Herdt, (405) 255-8800
Youth and Family Services of North Oklahoma, 2925 North Midway,
Enid, OK 73701, Jane Webber, (405) 233-7220
Youth Services of Oklahoma County, 201 NE. 50th Street, Oklahoma
City, OK 73105, Ken Young, (405) 235-7537
Payne County Youth Services 2224 W. 12th, Stillwater, OK 74076,
James E. Lunsford, (405) 377-3380
Texas
Teen Connection, 1414 W. San Antonio Street, New Braunfels, TX
78130, Conley Thompson, (210) 629-6571
Youth Alternatives (The Bridge), 3103 West Avenue, San Antonio, TX
78213, Anita Johnston, (210) 340-8077
Catholic Family Services, 123 North Avenue, N., Lubbock, TX 79401,
Stephen Hay, (806) 765-8475
Institute for Child and Family Services, 100 Sandman, Houston, TX
77007, Jane Harding, (713) 863-7850
Children's Aid Society, 1101-30th Street, Wichita Falls, TX 76302,
Patricia King, (817) 322-3141
SCAN Emergency Youth Shelter, 6202 McPherson, Suite #11 Laredo, TX
78041, Iseld Dabdoub, (210) 724-3177
El Paso Center for Children, 3700 Altura, El Paso, TX 79930, Sandy
Rioux, (915) 565-8361
YMCA of Dallas, 601 N. Akard Street, Dallas, TX 75201, Kathy Rod,
(214) 954-0655
The Bridge Association, 115 West Broadway, Forth Worth, TX 76104,
Cindy Honey, (817) 332-8317
Central Texas Youth Services Bureau, 703 Parmer Street, P.O. Box
185, Killeen, TX 76540, Keith Wallace, (817) 634-2085
The Children's Center, 2127 Avenue M, Galveston, TX 77550, Lori Del
Buono, (409) 765-5212
Harris County Children's Protective Services (Chimney Rock Center),
6425 Chimney Rock Road, Houston, TX 77081, Ann Hibbert, (713) 664-
5701
Region VII
Iowa
Youth and Shelter Services 232-\1/2\ Main Street, Ames, IA 50010,
George Belitsos, (515) 233-3141
United Action for Youth, 410 Iowa Avenue, Iowa City, IA 52240, Jim
Swaim, (319) 338-7518
Foundation II, 1540 Second Avenue, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403, Steve
Meyer, (319) 362-1170
Kansas
Wyandotte House, 4300 Brenner Drive, Kansas City, KS 66104, Wayne
Sims, (913) 334-0294
United Methodist Youthville, 900 W. Broadway, Newton, KS 67114,
Stacy Pfeiffer, (316) 823-5529
Temporary Lodging for Children, 333 E. Poplar, Olathe, KS 66061,
Sherrie Love, (913) 764-2887
Missouri
Marian Hall Emergency Shelter, 325 N. Newstead Avenue, St. Louis, MO
63108, Patty Johnson, (314) 653-0080
Synergy House, P.O. Box 12181, Parkville, MO 64152, Carol Kuhns,
(816) 741-1477
Nebraska
Youth Service System, 2202 South 11th Street, Lincoln, NE 68502,
James Blue, (402) 475-3040
Youth Emergency Services, 3001 Douglas Twin Towers, Omaha, NE 68131,
Robert Sparby, (402) 345-5187
Panhandle Community Services, 3350 North 10th Street, Gering, NE
69341, Ruth Vance, (308) 635-3089
Region V
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