Runaway and Homeless Youth Program (RHYP): Fiscal Year (FY) 1997 Final Program Priorities, Availability of Financial Assistance for Fiscal Year 1997, and Request for Applications for FY 1997 and FY 1998
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Part III
Department of Health and Human Services
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Administration for Children and Families
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Runaway and Homeless Youth Program (RHYP): Fiscal Year (FY) 1997 Final
Program Priorities, Availability of Financial Assistance for Fiscal
Year 1997, and Request for Applications for FY 1997 and FY 1998; Notice
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 46 / Monday, March 10, 1997 /
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[Program Announcement No. ACF/ACYF/RHYP 97-1]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Program (RHYP): Fiscal Year (FY) 1997
Final Program Priorities, Availability of Financial Assistance for
Fiscal Year 1997, and Request for Applications for FY 1997 and FY 1998
AGENCY: Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), Administration on
Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of Fiscal Year 1997 Final Runaway and Homeless Youth
(RHY) Program Priorities, announcement of availability of financial
assistance, and request for applications for the FY 1997 Basic Center
Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth (BCP), FY 1997 Street Outreach
Program (SOP), and the Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth
(TLP) for FY 1998.
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:
1. The Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth. The
purpose of the Basic Center Program is to provide financial assistance
to establish or strengthen locally-controlled centers that address the
immediate needs (outreach, temporary shelter, food, clothing,
counseling, aftercare, and related services) of runaway and homeless
youth and their families.
2. The Street Outreach Program. The purpose of the Street Outreach
Program is to provide financial assistance to prevent sexual abuse and
exploitation of runaway, homeless and street youth. Street-based
outreach and education services, including treatment, counseling, and
the provision of information and referral assistance are allowable
services under this program.
3. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth. The overall
purpose of the Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth 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.
DATES: The deadlines for RECEIPT by DHHS of applications for new grants
under this announcement are as follows:
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Programs Closing dates
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BCP...................................... May 2, 1997.
SOP...................................... May 16, 1997.
TLP...................................... May 30, 1997.
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ADDRESSES: Mailed applications shall be considered as meeting an
announced deadline if they are received on or before the DEADLINE date
and time at the: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families, Division of Discretionary
Grants, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Mail Stop 6C-462, Washington, DC
20447. Attention: Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth,
Street Outreach Program or Transitional Living Program for Homeless
Youth.
Applicants are responsible for mailing applications well in
advance, when using all mail services, to ensure that the applications
are received on or before the deadline time and date. Applications
received after 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time Zone) on the closing date will
be classified as late. Postmarks and other similar documents do not
establish receipt of an application.
Applications handcarried by applicants, applicant couriers, or by
overnight/express mail couriers shall be considered as meeting an
announced deadline if they are received on or before the receipt date,
between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (EST), at the: U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children
and Families, Division of Discretionary Grants, ACF Mailroom, 2nd Floor
Loading Dock, Aerospace Center, 901 D Street, SW., Washington, DC.
20024 between Monday and Friday (excluding Federal Holidays).
(Applicants are cautioned that express/overnight mail services do not
always deliver as agreed.) ACF cannot accommodate transmission of
applications by fax. Therefore, applications faxed to ACF will not be
accepted regardless of date or time of submission and time of receipt.
Envelopes containing applications must clearly indicate the specific
program that the application is addressing: Basic Center Program (BCP),
Street Outreach Program (SOP) or Transitional Living Program for
Homeless Youth (TLP).
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. You may also locate a copy of this
program announcement on the FYSB website at http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/
programs/FYSB on the FYSB homepage under Policy and Announcements.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Grant awards of FY 1997 funds will be made
by September 30, 1997 for the Basic Center and the Street Outreach
Program. Subject to the availability of resources in FY 1998 and the
number of acceptable applications received as a result of this program
announcement, the Federal government may elect to select recipients for
new FY 1998 SOP grant awards out of the pool of Street Outreach Program
applications submitted under this program announcement. Transitional
Living Program awards under this announcement will be made after
October 1, 1997 with FY 1998 funds.
This single announcement for the three programs has been developed
in order to save the field and the Federal government significant
resources. Also, the single announcement provides the field with the
application due dates for each program, providing interested agencies
the means to forecast the workload and resources needed to apply for
these grants. Potential applicants should note that separate
applications must be submitted for each program applied for.
This announcement contains all the necessary information and
application materials to apply for funds under these three grant
programs. The estimated funds available for new starts and the
approximate number of new grants that have been or are to be awarded
under this program announcement are as follows:
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New start
funds Number
Program Fiscal year available of new
(million) grants
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BCP............................ FY 1997........... $14.2 150
SOP............................ FY 1997........... 4.4 50
TLP............................ FY 1998........... 7.3 40
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In addition to the competitive new start grants, the Administration
on Children, Youth and Families anticipates providing FY 1997 non-
competitive, continuation funds to current grantees as follows:
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Continuation
funds Number of
Program available continuation
(million) grants
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BCP......................................... $25.1 300
SOP......................................... 3.0 33
TLP......................................... 6.6 36
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Grantees eligible for these continuation grants will receive
letters to that effect from the appropriate
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Regional grants management offices and should not submit their
continuation applications in response to this announcement. Only
applications for new grants are solicited through this announcement.
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
programs. 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 the two 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. Purpose, Goals and Objectives of the Federal Runaway and Homeless
Youth Grant Programs
1. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
2. Street Outreach Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
3. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth
D. Definitions
E. Final Priorities
1. Public Comments
2. Final Program Priorities for Fiscal Year 1997
a. Basic Center Program Grants
b. Street Outreach Program Grants
c. Transitional Living Program Grants
d. National Communications System
e. Support Services for Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs
(1) Training and Technical Assistance
(2) National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth
(3) Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information System
(RHYMIS)
(4) Monitoring Support for FYSB Programs
f. Research and Demonstration Initiatives
(1) Improved Access to Services and Supports for Youth With
Developmental Disabilities
(2) Analysis, Synthesis, and Interpretation of New Information
Concerning Runaway and Homeless Youth
g. Comprehensive Youth Development Approach
h. Priorities for Administrative Changes
F. Eligible Applicants
G. Availability of Competitive New Start Funds
1. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
2. Street Outreach Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
3. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth
H. Duration of Projects
I. Maximum Federal Share and Grantee Share of the Projects
Part II: Evaluation Criteria
Part III: Program Areas
A. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
B. Street Outreach Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
C. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth
Part IV: Application Process
A. Assistance to Prospective Grantees
B. Application Requirements
C. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
D. Notification Under Executive Order 12372
E. Availability of Forms and Other Materials
F. Application Consideration
Part V: Application Content, Instructions, Assembly and Submission
Part VI: Appendices
A. Basic Center Program Performance Standards
B. National Runaway Switchboard (National Communications System)
C. National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth
D. Runaway and Homeless Youth Continuation Grantees
1. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
2. Street Outreach Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
3. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth
E. Administration for Children and Families Regional Office Youth
Contacts
F. Training and Technical Assistance Providers
G. OMB State Single Points of Contact Listing
H. Basic Center Program Allocations by State
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 runaway
and homeless youth. Estimates of this population vary from 500,000 to
1,300,000 million. Many of these youth have left home to escape abusive
situations, or because their parents could not meet their basic needs
for 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, may be exploited by dealers of illegal drugs, or
may become members of gangs who provide protection and a sense of
extended family. Usually lacking marketable skills, they may be drawn
into shoplifting, prostitution, or 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 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 comprehensive, 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. 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. 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), and the Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention Act Amendments of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-586).
Grants for coordinating, training and technical assistance, research,
demonstration, evaluation and service projects are authorized under
Part D of the RHY Act.
Grants for the Street Outreach Program are authorized by the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-322,
Sec. 40155) which amended Part A of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
(42 USC 5711 et seq.) by creating Section
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316, Grants for Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Exploitation.
Information collection requirements made in this announcement are
covered under OMB Control Number 0970-0139.
C. Purpose, Goals and Objectives of the Federal Runaway and Homeless
Youth Grant Programs
1. Basic Center Program 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 (outreach, temporary shelter, food, clothing,
counseling, aftercare, and related 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. Street Outreach Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
The overall purpose of SOP is to provide education and prevention
services to reduce the incidence of sexual abuse of runaway, homeless,
and street youth. This program is designed to support services for
youth who are living on the street or in other unsafe environments and
are at-risk of sexual abuse and/or exploitation.
3. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth
The overall purpose of TLP for homeless youth is 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.
Transitional Living Program funds are to be used for the purpose of
enhancing the capacities of youth-serving agencies in local communities
to effectively address the service needs of homeless, older adolescents
and young adults. Goals, objectives and activities that may be
maintained, improved and/or expanded through a TLP grant must include,
but are not necessarily limited to:
Providing stable, safe living accommodations while a
homeless youth is a program participant;
Providing the services necessary to assist homeless youth
in developing both the skills and personal characteristics needed to
enable them to live independently;
Providing education, information and counseling aimed at
preventing, treating and reducing substance abuse among homeless youth;
Providing homeless youth with appropriate referrals and
access to medical and mental health treatment; and
Providing the services and referrals necessary to assist
youth in preparing for and obtaining employment.
Specifics regarding grant awards in each of these three programs
are found in Part III, Sections A, B and C, 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 Transitional Living
programs 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 funded under this
announcement.
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 program grantees 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 RHY program grantees 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 BCP service provider, and are licensed according to
State or local laws.
Group homes are single-site residential facilities designed to
house BCP clients who may be new to the program or may require a higher
level of supervision. These dwellings operate in accordance with State
or local housing codes and licensure.
A supervised apartment is a single unit dwelling or multiple unit
apartment house 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, the Virgin
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Marianas. This definition applies to the Basic Center Program and the
Transitional Living Program 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 street-based outreach and education includes education
and prevention efforts directed at youth that are victims of offenses
committed by offenders who are not known to the victim as well as
offenders who are known to the victim.
7. The term street youth means a juvenile who spends a significant
amount of time on the street or in other areas of exposure to
encounters that may lead to sexual abuse.
8. 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).
9. 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
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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 1997 was published in the Federal Register on Thursday, December 19,
1997, and requested comments and recommendations from the field.
1. Public Comments
The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) usually receives
approximately 20 written responses from a number of sources,
principally Runaway and Homeless Youth Program grantees. The responses
are generally supportive.
To the extent feasible, ACYF takes these and all other public
comments into account when preparing the final priorities.
2. Final Program Priorities for Fiscal Year 1997
The Department will award new and continuation grants for provision
of Basic Center, Street Outreach and Transitional Living services.
The Department will also award continuation funding to the National
Communications System, to the ten Regional Training and Technical
Assistance providers, and to a number of related program support
activities.
The Final Program Priorities continue to support and emphasize a
comprehensive youth development approach to services to youth and their
families.
a. Basic Center Program Grants
Approximately 450 Basic Center grants, of which about 150 will be
competitive new starts and 300 will be non-competitive continuations,
will be funded in FY 1997.
Section 385(a)(2) of the Act requires that 90 percent of the funds
appropriated under Part A (The Runaway and Homeless Youth Grant
Program) be used to establish and strengthen runaway and homeless youth
Basic Centers. Total funding under Part A of the Act for FY 1997 is
expected to be approximately $43.6 million. This sum triggers the
provision in the Act calling for a minimum award of $100,000 to each
State, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, and a minimum award
of $45,000 to each of the four insular areas: the Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas.
b. Street Outreach Program Grants
In FY 1997, approximately $4.4 million will be used to fund new
Street Outreach Program grants and $3.0 million will be used to fund
non-competitive continuation Street Outreach Program grants.
c. Transitional Living Program Grants
In FY 1997, approximately $7.3 million has been used to fund new
TLP grants and $6.6 million to fund TLP continuation grants. In FY
1998, total funding for TLP is expected to be approximately $14.9
million. Approximately $6.6 million will be awarded for new grants and
$7.3 million will be awarded as continuation grants.
d. 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 1994, a five-year grant was awarded
to the National Runaway Switchboard, Inc., in Chicago, Illinois, to
operate the system. Subject to the availability of funding, non-
competitive continuation funding will be awarded to the grantee in FY
1997.
e. Support Services for Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs
(1) Training and Technical Assistance
Part D, Section 342 of the 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. Eligible
organizations include the Basic Centers authorized under Part A of the
Act (The Runaway and Homeless Youth Grant Program) and the service
grantees authorized under Part B of the Act (The Transitional Living
Grant Program). The purpose of this T&TA is to strengthen the programs
and to enhance the knowledge and skills of youth service workers.
In FY 1994, 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 by the Family and Youth Services Bureau
to provide services to runaway and homeless youth. Each Cooperative
Agreement is unique, being based on the characteristics and different
T&TA needs in the respective Regions. Each has a five-year project
period that will expire in FY 1999.
Subject to availability of funds, non-competitive continuation
funding will be awarded to the ten T&TA grantees in FY 1997.
(2) National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth
In June 1992, a five-year contract was awarded by the Department to
establish and operate the National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth.
The purpose of the Clearinghouse is to serve as a central information
point for professionals and agencies involved in the development and
implementation of services to runaway and homeless youth. To this end,
the Clearinghouse:
Collects, evaluates and maintains reports, materials and
other products regarding service provision to runaway and homeless
youth;
Develops and disseminates reports and bibliographies
useful to the field;
Identifies areas in which new or additional reports,
materials and products are needed; and
Carries out other activities designed to provide the field
with the information needed to improve services to runaway and homeless
youth.
The contract with the National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth
expires in Fiscal Year 1997. Subject to availability of funds, a
Request for Proposals will be published and a new contract will be
awarded this Fiscal Year to sustain the Clearinghouse services.
(3) Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information System (RHYMIS)
The Family and Youth Services Bureau awarded a three-year contract,
which expires in Fiscal Year 1997, for the development and
implementation of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information
System (RHYMIS) for FYSB programs. The data generated by the system are
used to produce reports and information regarding the programs,
including information for the required reports to Congress. The RHYMIS
also serves as a management tool for FYSB and for individual programs.
Subject to availability of funds, in Fiscal Year 1997, a request
for proposals to maintain RHYMIS services will be published and a new
contract awarded.
(4) Monitoring Support for FYSB Programs
The Family and Youth Services Bureau uses a standardized,
comprehensive monitoring instrument
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and site visit protocols, including a pre-review component for
monitoring runaway and homeless youth programs. The Bureau awarded a
three year contract, which expires in Fiscal Year 1997, to provide
logistical support for the peer review monitoring process, including
nationwide distribution of the monitoring instrument. The findings from
the monitoring visits are being used by the Regional Offices and the T/
TA providers as a basis for their activities.
Subject to the availability of funds, in Fiscal Year 1997, a
procurement to sustain this activity will be published and a new
contract awarded.
f. Research and Demonstration Initiatives
Section 315 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 serve to identify emerging issues and to develop and
test models which address such issues.
(1) Improved Access to Services and Supports for Youth With
Developmental Disabilities
The Family and Youth Services Bureau and the Administration of
Developmental Disabilities are collaborating to address the needs of
youth with developmental disabilities. In 1995, a competitive review
process resulted in jointly funded grant awards to three demonstration
projects designed to improve local coordination of services to youth
with developmental disabilities.
Subject to the availability of funds, non-competitive continuation
funding will be awarded to the three grantees in Fiscal Year 1997.
(2) Analysis, Synthesis, and Interpretation of New Information
Concerning Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs
Over the past few years, considerable new knowledge and information
has been developed concerning the runaway and homeless youth programs
administered by FYSB, and concerning the youth and families served. The
main sources of this new information are the Runaway and Homeless Youth
Management Information System (RHYMIS) and a number of evaluation
studies underway or recently completed. The RHYMIS and the evaluation
studies contain descriptions of FYSB's grantee agencies, along with
detailed data on the youth and families served.
A contract was awarded in Fiscal Year 1995 to analyze and
synthesize this valuable data and to explore program and policy
implications. Results from this contract effort will be available in
Fiscal Year 1997.
g. Comprehensive Youth Development Framework.
A youth development approach has become central to all FYSB
activities and programs since 1995. In Fiscal Year 1995, a contract was
awarded to develop a youth development framework from a theoretical
perspective. This framework is intended to enhance the capacity of
policy and program developers, program managers, and youth services
professionals to develop service models and approaches that will
redirect youth in high risk situations toward positive pathways of
development.
It is our hope and expectation that this document will serve as a
basis for securing consensus on a working definition of youth
development and for increasing awareness of the importance and benefits
of a youth development perspective in serving youth.
The report from this contract will be available later in Fiscal
Year 1997 and will receive wide distribution.
h. Priorities for Administrative Changes
To support the increased emphasis on youth development, two
management or administrative changes will continue:
Regional Offices have and will continue to play a
significant role in the assessment of grant applications. This role
includes Regional staff involvement (1) as chairpersons for peer review
panels and (2) in conduct of administrative reviews of new start
applications that take into account knowledge about the applicants'
experience, effectiveness, and potential and of the geographic
distribution of the grantees in their respective States and Regions.
Final funding decisions will remain the responsibility of the
Commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
Efforts will be continued to avoid the problems of gaps in
financial support between the expiration of one grant and the beginning
of a new grant for current grantees that are successful in competition.
F. Eligible Applicants
The various legislative Acts that authorize the runaway and
homeless youth programs addressed in this Federal Register announcement
identify ``eligible applicants'' differently.
Accordingly, refer to the definition of eligible applicants
appropriate to each FYSB RHY program described in Part III of this
announcement. In addition please refer to Part VI, Appendix D for a
listing of current grantees that are NOT eligible to apply under each
of the grant programs.
Any non-profit organization submitting an application must submit
proof of its non-profit status with its application. Proof can include
a copy of the applicant's listing in the Internal Revenue Service's
(IRS) most recent list of tax-exempt organizations described in section
501(c)(3) of the IRS code, or a copy of the currently valid IRS tax-
exemption certificate, or a copy of the articles of incorporation
bearing the seal of the State in which the corporation or association
is domiciled.
G. Availability of Competitive New-Start Funds
1. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
The Administration on Children, Youth and Families expects to award
approximately $14.2 million for new competitive, Basic Center Program
grants. 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, with a minimum award of $100,000 to each State, the District of
Columbia, and Puerto Rico, and a minimum award of $45,000 to each of
the four insular areas: Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Marianas and the Virgin Islands.
The funds available for both continuations and new starts in each
of the States and insular areas is listed in the Table of Allocations
by State (Part VI, Appendix H). In this Table, the amounts shown in the
column labeled ``New Starts'' are the amounts available for competition
in the respective States.
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,
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the Commissioner, ACYF, will reallocate the unused funds.
Further information on the BCP application requirements is
presented in Part III, Section A, and in Part IV.
2. Street Outreach Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
The Administration on Children, Youth and Families expects to award
approximately $4.4 million for new competitive Street Outreach Program
grants.
Further information on the SOP application requirements is
presented in Part III, Section B, and in Part IV.
3. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth
In FY 1998, the Administration on Children, Youth and Families
expects to award approximately $7.3 million in new competitive
Transitional Living Program grants.
Further information on the TLP application requirements is
presented in Part III, Section C, and in Part IV.
H. Duration of Projects
This announcement solicits applications for projects of up to three
years (36-month project periods) for the BCP, the SOP and the TLP.
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 Award and Grantee Share of the Project
The maximum amount of Federal funds for which an applicant can
apply is specified in the program descriptions found in Part III of
this announcement. The non-Federal share requirements for each of the
three programs are also 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 the BCP, the SOP and the TLP and should be
addressed in developing the program narratives. 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 BCP, SOP and TLP applications can receive is 105 points.
See Criterion 4 for more specific information.
Criterion 1. Objectives 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 the organizations, cooperators, consultants, 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.
Applicants are encouraged to discuss staff and organizational
experience in working with runaway and homeless youth populations 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.
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, BCP, SOP and TLP 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 on this
criterion.
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 any one or more of the three priority area descriptions
identified in Part III of this announcement should be organized and
presented according to these five evaluation criteria.
Part III. Program Areas
A. Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
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
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eligible to apply for grants as private, non-profit agencies.
Current Basic Center Program grantees with project periods ending
by September 30, 1997 and all other eligible applicants not currently
receiving Basic Center funds may apply for a new competitive Basic
Center grant under this announcement.
Basic Center Program Grantees (including subgrantees) with one or
two years remaining on their current grant and the expectation of
continuation funding in Fiscal Year 1997 may not apply for a new Basic
Center grant under this announcement. These grantees are eligible to
apply for non-competitive continuation funding in FY 1997 and will
receive instructions from their respective ACF Regional Offices on the
procedures for applying for continuation grants.
Please refer to Part VI, Appendix D.1 for a listing of current
grantees that are NOT eligible to apply for new Basic Center Program
grants under this announcement.
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. Applicants 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 related services
to juveniles who have left home without permission of their parents or
guardians or to other homeless juveniles.
Applications are solicited under this program area to provide
direct services that fulfill the program purposes, goals and objectives
set forth in the legislation and as specified in Part I, section C.1 of
this announcement.
Background: The Runaway Youth and Homeless Youth Act of 1974 was a
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.
In FY 1996, approximately 50,000 youth received shelter and non-
shelter 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; other family crises
such as divorce, death, or sudden loss of income; 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.
Low self-esteem is a major problem among youth participating in the
Basic Center Program. Slightly more than half gave an indication of
clinical depression; and 14 percent reported having made at least one
suicide attempt.
After receiving services from Basic Center programs, approximately
65 percent of the youth return to their families; approximately 25
percent go to a variety of other situations such as Job Core,
independent living programs, drug treatment programs and other
institutional programs; and approximately 10 percent return to the
streets or 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 the center's youth development approach
or philosophy and indicate how it underlies and integrates all proposed
activities, including provision of services to runaway and homeless
youth and involvement of the youth's parents or legal guardians.
Specific information must be provided on how youth will be involved in
the design, operation and evaluation of the program.
2. Applicant must describe how runaway and homeless youth and their
families will be reached, and how
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services will be provided in compliance with the Program Performance
Standards listed in Part VI, Appendix A.
3. Applicant must include detailed plans for implementing direct
services based upon a youth development approach and 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 who 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 through the Runaway and Homeless Youth Management
Information System (RHYMIS). If applicant is a current recipient of a
BCP or TLP grant, applicant must describe the extent to which it now
gathers and submits required data to the RHYMIS. Current recipients of
a FYSB grant who are not submitting the required data are at risk of
not being considered for a new grant award.
While the computer software and training for the implementation of
the RHYMIS will be provided by FYSB to grantees, applicant should
include a request for funds in its budget (within the maximum Federal
funds allowed) for any computer equipment needed for implementation of
the RHYMIS.
To determine whether an agency's current computer equipment is
adequate, or whether purchase of an upgrade or of new equipment is
necessary, potential applicants are invited to contact the RHYMIS
Technical Support Group at Information Technology Incorporated,
Bethesda, MD, telephone: 1-800-392-2395.
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
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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: Basic Center grantees must
provide a non-Federal share or match of at least ten percent of the
Federal funds awarded. The non-Federal share may be met by cash or in-
kind contributions, although applicants are encouraged to meet their
match requirements through cash contributions. Therefore, a three-year
project costing $300,000 in Federal funds (based on an award of
$100,000 per 12-month budget period) must include a match of at least
$30,000 ($10,000 per budget period).
B. Street Outreach Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth
Eligible Applicants: Any private, nonprofit agency is eligible to
apply for these funds. Non-Federally recognized Indian Tribes and urban
Indian organizations are eligible to apply for grants as private, non-
profit agencies.
Current Street Outreach Program grantees with Basic Center Program
project periods ending September 30, 1997 and all other eligible
applicants not currently receiving SOP funds may apply for a new
competitive SOP grant under this announcement.
Current Street Outreach Program grant recipients with one or two
years remaining on their Basic Center Program grant and the expectation
of non-competitive continuation Basic Center Program funding in Fiscal
Year 1997 may not apply for a new Street Outreach Program grant under
this announcement. These grantees are eligible to apply for non-
competitive continuation funding in FY 1997 and will receive
instructions from their respective ACF Regional Offices on the
procedures for applying for continuation grants.
Please note that public agencies are NOT eligible to apply for
these funds.
Please refer to Part VI, Appendix D.2 for a listing of current
grantees that are NOT eligible to apply for new Street Outreach Program
grants under this announcement.
As required by the legislation, priority for funding will be given
to agencies that have experience in providing services to runaway,
homeless, and street youth. Demonstrated experience providing direct
services means three (3) or more years of continuous effort serving
runaway, homeless or and street youth.
Applicants claiming credit for this preference must include a
statement of no more than one page documenting the relevant experience.
Applicants with 3 years of demonstrated experience providing direct
services to the target population are eligible to receive an additional
five (5) points in the Staff Background and Organizational Experience
evaluation criterion section.
Program Purpose, Goals, and Objectives: The Administration on
Children, Youth and Families will award approximately 50 new SOP grants
for street-based outreach and education. The programs must provide
services that focus on establishing and building relationships between
street youth and program staff with the goal of helping youth leave the
streets. These services might include treatment, counseling, provision
of information, and referral services for runaway, homeless, and street
youth who have been subjected to or are at risk of being subjected to
exploitation or sexual abuse. These programs must have access to local
emergency shelter space that can be made available for youth willing to
come in off the streets. In addition, street outreach staff must have
access to the shelter in order to maintain important and constant
interaction with the youth during the time they are in the shelter.
Applications are solicited under this program area to provide
direct services that fulfill the program purposes, goals and objectives
set forth in the legislation and as specified in Part I, Section C.2 of
this announcement.
Background
In response to the needs of street youth who are subjected, or at
risk of being subjected, to sexual abuse, Congress amended the Runaway
and Homeless Youth Act by authorizing the Education and Prevention
Services to Reduce Sexual Abuse of Runaway, Homeless, and Street Youth
Program as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of
1994. This program is referred to as the Street Outreach Program (SOP)
for Runaway, Homeless and Street Youth.
The array of social, emotional and health problems faced by youth
on the street are dramatically compounded by incidence of exploitation
and/or sexual abuse. Street youth are victimized by strangers as well
as by individuals known to the youth, and a significant number of
homeless youth are exploited as they participate in survival sex and
prostitution to meet their basic needs for food and shelter. Because of
these issues, sexually exploited youth often need more intensive
services. Youth must be afforded the opportunity to slowly build trust
relationships with caring and responsible adults as the first step to
successfully encouraging them to leave the streets.
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 project
and how implementation will fulfill the purposes of the legislation
identified in Part I, section C.2 of this announcement.
2. Applicant must describe the specific geographic area frequented
by street youth and the incidence and characteristics of these youth,
including their social needs and health problems.
3. The applicant must demonstrate that the area that the program
will serve is or will be located in the area which is frequented by and
/or easily accessible by these street youth.
4. The applicant must describe currently available services for
street youth. Service gaps must be addressed and considered in
developing program objectives.
5. The applicant must describe the objectives of the program and
the manner in which these objectives will help to encourage youth to
leave the streets.
Results and Benefits
1. Applicant must provide detailed information on the expected
results and benefits of the program in terms of the number and
frequency of youth served annually and in terms of the benefits and
outcomes that will accrue to the street youth.
2. The applicant must describe barriers to effective delivery of
services that currently exist or are anticipated and identify actions
the program will take to overcome the barriers to serving this
population.
Approach
1. The applicant must describe a youth development approach to
serving street youth including how youth will be involved in the
design, operation and evaluation of the program.
2. Applicant must describe its current or proposed street outreach
effort, including: framework and philosophy, hours of operation,
staffing pattern and support, services provided, and expertise in
approaching and addressing issues of victims of sexual abuse.
3. The applicant must describe a plan to provide street-based
outreach services during hours when youth will most likely avail
themselves of those services (late afternoon, evenings, nights, and
weekends).
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4. The applicant must show that there is guaranteed access to
emergency shelter services that can be made available to street youth.
In addition, they must show that street outreach workers will have
guaranteed access to the street youth that are taking advantage of the
shelter's services.
5. The applicant must describe the range of services that will be
offered to street youth and methods of their provision by demonstrating
that, at a minimum, emergency shelter, street-based outreach and
education, survival aid, individual assessment, counseling, prevention
and education activities and information, information and referral
services, crisis intervention and follow-up support will be available.
Applicant must specify which services (excluding shelter services) will
be provided through contracts.
6. The applicant must demonstrate that supportive training and
appropriate street-based outreach supervision is provided to outreach
staff and volunteers. This supervision must include guidance on
policies and boundaries regarding their job responsibilities and their
contact with and responsibilities to young people; training that will
assist them in abiding by policies and maintaining appropriate
boundaries; as well as training on youth development, sexual abuse, and
other topics relevant to street life.
7. The applicant must show that the relationship of staff and
volunteer gender, ethnicity and life experiences are relevant to those
of the young people being served.
8. The applicant must describe current efforts or plans to work
with organizations that serve victims of domestic violence and sexual
assault in order to tap into their expertise and to coordinate
services.
9. 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, other health care and other relevant service agencies
in order to ensure appropriate service referrals for the project
clients.
10. Applicant must agree to gather and submit program and client
data required by FYSB through the Runaway and Homeless Youth Management
Information System (RHYMIS). If applicant is a current recipient of a
BCP or TLP grant, applicant must describe the extent to which it now
gathers and submits required data to the RHYMIS. Current recipients of
a FYSB grant who are not submitting the required data are at risk of
not being considered for a new grant award.
While the computer software and training for the implementation of
the RHYMIS will be provided by FYSB to grantees, applicant should
include a request for funds in its budget (within the maximum Federal
funds allowed) for any computer equipment needed for implementation of
the RHYMIS. To determine whether an agency's current computer equipment
is adequate, or whether purchase of an upgrade or of new equipment is
necessary, potential applicants are invited to contact the RHYMIS
Technical Support Group at Information Technology Incorporated,
Bethesda, MD, Telephone: 1-800-392-2395.
11. 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 organizations with
experience in providing services to runaway, homeless, and street
youth, applicant must describe the organization and the current
services it provides to this specific target population including the
direct provision of emergency shelter and supportive services.
2. Applicant must include a description of current and proposed
staff skills and knowledge regarding runaway, homeless and street 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 served 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, homeless or street youth.
4. Applicant must describe how community and other resources 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 the number of youth to be served, the types and
quantities of services to be provided, and the anticipated outcomes for
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 the
Street Outreach Program.
Duration of Project: This announcement solicits applications for
Street Outreach Program projects of up to three years (36-month project
periods). Initial grant awards, made on a competitive basis, will be
for one-year (12-month) budget periods. Applications for non-competing
continuation grants beyond the one-year budget periods, but within the
36-month project periods, will be considered 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: Applicants may apply for up to
$100,000 in Federal support each year, which equals a maximum of
$300,000 for a 3-year project period. The Maximum Federal share of
project costs is $100,000 for 12 months.
Applicant Share of Project Cost: The applicant is required to
provide 10 percent of the Federal Project costs each year. For example,
a project requesting $100,000 in Federal funds must include a match of
at least $10,000.
The non-Federal share may be met by cash and/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.
Background
C. Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth (TLP)
Eligible Applicants: Any State, 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.
Current TLP grantees with project periods ending by September 30,
1997 and all other eligible applicants not currently receiving TLP
funds may apply for a new competitive TLP grant under this
announcement.
TLP grantees (including subgrantees) with one or two years
remaining on their current awards and the expectation of continuation
funding in Fiscal Year
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1998 may not apply for a new TLP grant under this announcement. These
grantees are eligible to apply for non-competitive continuation funding
in FY 1997. These continuation grantees will receive instructions from
their respective ACF Regional Offices on the procedures for applying
for continuation grants.
Please refer to Part VI, Appendix D.3 for a listing of current
grantees which are ineligible to apply for new TLP grants under this
announcement.
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 the Staff Background and Organizational
Experience evaluation criterion section.
Program Purpose, Goals and Objectives: The Administration on
Children, Youth and Families will award approximately 40 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.2 of this announcement.
Background: It is estimated that about one-fourth of the youth
served by all runaway and homeless youth programs are homeless. This
means that the youth 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
meet the youth's basic human needs (shelter, food, clothing), let alone
provide the supportive and safe environment needed for the healthy
development of self-image and the skills and personal characteristics
which would enable them to mature into a self-sufficient adult.
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 are in need of 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 in terms of their ability to successfully make the
transition to independent living.
The Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth specifically
targets services to homeless youth and affords youth service agencies
with 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 and re-entry of youth out of and 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
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. In addition, the applicant must describe the program's
youth development approach or philosophy and indicate how it underlies
and integrates all proposed activities.Specific information must be
provided on how youth will be involved in the design, operation and
evaluation of the program.
1. Shelter: 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.
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;
Assure, if applicable, that the applicant meets the
requirements of the
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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.
2. Services:
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:
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).
Interpersonal skill building, such as developing positive
relationships with peers and adults, effective communication, decision
making, and stress management.
Educational advancement, such as GED preparation and
attainment, post-secondary training (college, technical school,
military, etc.), and vocational education.
Job preparation and attainment, such as career counseling,
job preparation training, dress and grooming, job placement and job
maintenance.
Mental health care, such as counseling (individual and
group), drug abuse education, prevention and referral services, and
mental health counseling.
Physical health care, such as routine physicals, health
assessments, family planning/parenting skills, and emergency treatment.
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 homeless youth who are members of ethnic,
racial and sexual minority groups and/or who are street youth.
3. Administration: 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
developmental needs of the client.
Assure that the clients will substantively participate in
the assessment of their needs and in decisions about the services to be
received.
Assure that the outreach programs to be established are
designed to attract individuals who are eligible to participate in the
project.
Provide an assurance that housing and services will be
available to a client for a continuous period not to exceed 540 days
(18 months).
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.
Describe how the applicant will ensure the confidentiality
of client records.
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.
Applicant must agree to gather and submit program and
client data required by FYSB through the Runaway and Homeless Youth
System (RHYMIS). If applicant is a current recipient of a Runaway and
Homeless Youth Program grant, applicant must describe the extent to
which it now gathers and submits required data to the RHYMIS. Current
recipients of a FYSB grant which are not submitting the required data
are at risk of not being considered for a new grant award.
While the computer software and training for the implementation of
the RHYMIS 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 RHYMIS. To determine whether an
agency's current computer equipment is adequate, or whether purchase of
an upgrade or of new equipment is necessary, potential applicants are
invited to contact the RHYMIS Technical Support Group at Information
Technology Incorporated, Bethesda, MD, telephone: 1-800-392-2395.
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
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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 1998, project periods
for these new awards will begin when FY 1998 funds are appropriated and
made available to ACYF, but in no case will they begin prior to October
1, 1997.
This announcement solicits TLP applications for projects of up to
three years (36 month project periods). 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: Applicants may apply for 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).
Part IV. Application Process
A. Assistance to Prospective Grantees
Potential grantees can direct questions about program requirements
or application forms to the appropriate ACF Regional Youth Contacts
listed in Part VI, Appendix E, or to the Administration on Children,
Youth and Families in Washington, D.C. (see address at the beginning of
this announcement). This assistance is available to anyone who requests
an application kit.
B. Application Requirements
To be considered for a grant, each application must be submitted on
the forms provided at the end of this announcement (Part VI, Section I)
and in accordance with the guidance provided below. 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.
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 1995
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.L. 104-13, the
Department is required to submit to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval any reporting and record-keeping
requirements or program announcements. This program announcement meets
all information collection requirements approved for ACF grant
applications under OMB Control Number 0970-0139.
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Required form OMB no.
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SF 424 series of forms.................... OMB No. 0970-0139.
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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 Order, States may design their own
processes for reviewing and commenting on proposed Federal assistance
under covered programs.
As of February, 1996, the following jurisdictions have elected not
to participate in the Executive Order Process. Applicants from these
jurisdictions or for projects administered by Federally-recognized
Indian tribes need take no action in regard to E.O. 12372: Alabama,
Alaska, American Samoa, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas,
Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Palau, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Vermont, Virginia, and Washington. All remaining jurisdictions
participate in the Executive Order process and have established Single
Points of Contacts (SPOCS). Applicants from participating jurisdictions
should contact their SPOC as soon as possible to alert them to the
prospective application 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. The applicant must 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.
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 they intend to
trigger the ``accommodate or explain'' rule.
When comments are submitted directly to ACF, they must be addressed
to: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for
Children and Families, Division of Discretionary Grants, 370 L'Enfant
Promenade, SW., Mail Stop 6C-462, Washington, DC 20447.
A list of the Single Points of Contact for each State and Territory
is included as Part VI, Appendix G, of this announcement.
E. Availability of Forms and Other Materials
A copy of the forms that must 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
Families and 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 G.
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 E, at the end of this announcement.
Additional copies of this announcement may be obtained 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 F.
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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 human service
programs. Applications for Basic Center Program grants will be reviewed
competitively only with other applications from the same State.
Applications for Street Outreach Program grants and for Transitional
Living Program grants will be reviewed as part of a national
competition.
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. Both
Central and Regional office staff will conduct administrative reviews
of the applications and the results of the competitive reviews and 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 three-year funding periods, and
applying as new applicants 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.
In addition to scores assigned by non-Federal reviewers and Federal
administrative reviews, consideration 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
applicants' past performance in providing services to runaway and
homeless youth and also may elect not to fund any applicants having
known management, fiscal, reporting (as under the RHYMIS), or other
problems which make it unlikely that they would be able to provide
effective services.
Awards for Basic Center and for Street Outreach Program Grants will
be made by September 30, 1997. Subject to the availability of resources
in FY 1998 and the number of acceptable applications received as a
result of this program announcement, the Federal government may elect
to select recipients for new FY 1998 SOP grant awards out of the pool
of Street Outreach Program applications submitted under this program
announcement. Awards for Transitional Living Programs will be made
after October 1, 1997 when FY 1998 funds are appropriated by Congress.
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 initial 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.
Applicants applying for more than one runaway and homeless youth
grant (Basic Center Program (BCP), Transitional Living Program (TLP))
or (Street Outreach Program (SOP)) must submit separate and complete
applications for each program. Applications that combine two or more
programs in a single proposal will not be reviewed or funded.
Part V. Application Content, Instructions, Assembly, and Submission
A. Content, Instructions, and Assembly of Applications
Each application must contain the following items in the order
listed:
1. Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424, REV 4-92)
(page i). 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; 93.557, Street Outreach Program
for Runaway, Homeless and Street Youth; 93.550, Transitional Living
Program for Homeless Youth). In Item 11 of the 424, identify the
Program Area and the program name (IIIA: Basic Center Program (BCP),
IIIB: Street Outreach Program (SOP) or IIIC: Transitional Living
Program (TLP) which the application is addressing.
2. Budget Information (Standard Form 424A, REV 4-92) (pages ii-
iii). Follow the instructions in Part VI, Appendix I.
3. Budget Justification (Type on standard size plain white paper)
(pages iv-v). 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.
4. Project Summary Description (PS-1, one page maximum). Clearly
mark this page with the applicant name as shown on item 5 of the SF
424, the program name and the title of the project as shown in item 11
of the SF 424. The summary description should not exceed 300 words.
Care should be taken to produce a summary description which
accurately and concisely reflects the application. It should describe
the objectives of the project, the approaches to be used and the
outcomes expected. The project summary description, together with the
information on the SF 424, will constitute the project abstract.
5. Assurances/Certifications. Applicants are required to file an SF
424B, Assurances--Non-Construction Programs and the Certification
Regarding Lobbying. Both must be signed and returned with the
application. Copies of the assurances/certifications are reprinted at
the end of this announcement and should be reproduced, as necessary. A
duly authorized representative of the applicant organization must
certify that the applicant is in compliance with these assurances/
certifications. In addition, applicants must certify their compliance
with: (1) Drug-Free Workplace Requirements; (2) Debarment and Other
Responsibilities; and (3) Pro-Children Act of 1994 (Certification
Regarding Environmental Tobacco Smoke). A signature on the SF 424
indicates compliance with the Drug Free Workplace Requirements,
Debarment and Other Responsibilities and Environmental Tobacco Smoke
Certifications.
A signature on the application constitutes an assurance that the
applicant will comply with the pertinent Departmental regulations
contained in 45 CFR Part 74. Applicants must sign and return the
Standard Form 424B with their applications.
6. Program Narrative Statement (pages 1 and following; 40 pages
maximum, double-spaced). 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
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Program Area Description in Part III, especially the information
described under Minimum Requirements for Project Design.
The pages of the narrative statement must be numbered and are
limited to 40 typed pages, double spaced, printed on only one side,
with at least \1/2\ inch margins. Pages over the limit will not be
reviewed. In addition, please note that previous attempts by applicants
to circumvent space limitations or to exceed page limits by using small
print have resulted in negative responses from reviewers because of the
difficulty in reviewing the application.
It is in the best interest of the applicants to ensure that the
narrative statements are easy to read, logically developed in
accordance with evaluation criteria, and adhere to page limitations. In
addition, applicants should be mindful of the importance of preparing
and submitting applications using language, terms, concepts and
descriptions that are generally known both to the runaway and homeless
youth and broader youth services field.
7. Organizational Capability Statement (pages OCS-1 and following;
3 pages maximum). 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 those on 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.
8. Supporting Documents (pages SD-1 and following). The maximum for
supporting documentation is 10 pages, double spaced, exclusive of
letters of support or agreement. These documents might include resumes,
photocopies of news clippings, 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.
B. 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, staple, or fasten in any way separate subsections of the
application, including supporting documentation. Applicants are advised
that the copies of the application submitted, not the original, will be
reproduced by the Federal government for review.
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.................................... May 2, 1997.
SOP.................................... May 16, 1997.
TLP.................................... May 30, 1997.
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Deadlines: Mailed applications shall be considered as meeting an
announced deadline if they are received on or before the deadline time
and date at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families, Division of Discretionary
Grants, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Mail Stop 6C-462, Washington,
D.C. 20447. Attention: Basic Center Program for Runaway and Homeless
Youth; Street Outreach Program for Runaway, Homeless and Street Youth;
or Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth.
Applications handcarried by applicants, applicant couriers, or by
overnight/express mail couriers shall be considered as meeting an
announced deadline if they are received on or before the deadline date,
between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., at the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families,
Division of Discretionary Grants, ACF Mailroom, 2nd Floor Loading Dock,
Aerospace Center, 901 D Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024 between
Monday and Friday (excluding Federal Holidays).
ACF cannot accommodate transmission of applications by fax.
Therefore, applications faxed to ACF will not be accepted regardless of
date or time of submission and time of receipt. Envelopes containing
applications must clearly indicate the specific program that the
application is addressing: Basic Center Program (BCP); Street Outreach
Program (SOP); or Transitional Living Program (TLP).
Late Applications. Applications which do not meet the criteria
stated above and are not received by the RECEIPT date 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.
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.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. Number 93.623, Basic Center
Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth; Number 93.557, Street
Outreach Program for Runaway, Homeless and Street Youth; and Number
93.550, Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth.)
Dated: February 27, 1997.
James A. Harrell,
Acting 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
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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.
III. 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.
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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 agenc(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 (13a0 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--National Runaway Switchboard (National Communications
System)
The National Runaway Switchboard--Toll-free: 1-800-621-4000
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, (312) 880-9860.
Appendix C--National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth
The National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth (NCFY) is a
resource for communities interested in developing new and effective
strategies for supporting young people and their families. The
Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) within the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, established NCFY to serve as a central
information source on family and youth issues. As a national
resource for youth service professionals, policymakers and the
general public, NCFY offers the following services:
Information Sharing
Through a professionally staffed information line, databases,
and special mailings, NCFY actively distributes information about
effective program approaches, available resources, and current
activities relevant to the family and youth services fields.
Issue Forums
NCFY facilitates FYSB-sponsored forums, bringing together
experts in the field to discuss critical issues and emerging trends
and develop strategies for improving services to families and youth.
NCFY shares forum outcomes with the field.
Materials Development
NCFY produces information on FYSB and its programs, as well as
reports on critical issues, best practices, and promising approaches
in family and youth services.
Networking
NCFY supports FYSB's efforts to collaborate with other Federal
agencies, State and local governments, national organizations, and
communities to address the full range of issues facing young people
and their families today.
To find out more about the National Clearinghouse on Families
and Youth, please call or write: National Clearinghouse on Families
and Youth, PO Box 13505, Silver Spring, Maryland 20911-3505, (301)
608-8098, Fax: (301) 608-8721.
Appendix D--Runaway and Homeless Youth Continuation Grantees
The following grantees are expected to receive continuation
grants in FY 1997 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 1997 Funding
Region I
Connecticut
The Bridge Family Center, 90 North Main Street, West Hartford, CT
0006107, Wayne Starkey, (203) 521-8035
Waterbury Youth Services, 95 North Main Street, Waterbury, CT 06702,
Kelly Cronin, (203) 573-0264
Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport, 126 Washington Avenue,
Bridgeport, CT 06604, John Cottrell, (203) 334-1121
Quinebaug Valley Youth Service Bureau, P.O. Box 812, N.
Grosvenordale, CT 06255, David Johnson, (203) 521-8035
Maine
Youth Alternatives of Southern Maine, 175 Lancaster Street,
Portland, Maine 04101, Mike Tarpinian, (207) 874-1175
Youth and Family Services, P.O. Box 502, Skowhegan, ME 04976, Ronald
Herbert, (207) 474-8311
Massachusetts
Phaneuf Youth Outreach (Life Resources, Inc.), P.O. Box 749,
Brockton, MA 02403, David Kaufer, (508) 584-3855
Concord-Assabet Family and Adolescent Services, 56 Winthrop Street,
Concord, MA 01742, Stephen A. Joffe, (508) 371-3006
Youth and Family Support Network, Inc., 75 Fountain Street,
Framingham, MA 01701, Eric L. Masi, (508) 879-8900, Ext. 222
L.U.K. Crisis Center, 99 Day Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420, Ernest M.
Pletan-Cross, (508) 345-0658
Center for Human Development, Inc., 332 Birnie Avenue, Springfield,
MA 01107, James Williams, (413) 733-6624
Riverside Community Health and Retardation, 450 Washington Street,
Dedham, MA 02026, Susan Sawyer, (617) 244-4802
New Hampshire
Community Youth Advocates, 36 Tremont Square, Claremont, NH 03743,
Rodney Minckler, (603) 543-0427
Child and Family Services, 99 Hanover Street, Manchester, NH 03105,
Gail Starr, (603) 558-1920
Vermont
Washington County Youth Service Bureau, P.O. Box 627, Montpelier, VT
05753, Tom Howard, (802) 229-9151
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Region II
New Jersey
Atlantic County Div. of Intergenerational Svcs., 201 So. Shore Road,
Northfield, NJ 08225, Stephen Bruner, (609) 645-7700, Ext. 4700
Hunterdon Youth Services, 322 Highway 12, Flemington, NJ 08822,
Carol Hay-Greene, (908) 782-1246
Anchor House, 482 Centre Street, Trenton, NJ 08611, Judith Hutton,
(609) 396-8329
Group Homes of Camden County, 35 South 29th Street, Camden, NJ
08105, Sandra Mengestu, (609) 541-9283
Crossroads, 770 Woodlane Road, Mt. Holly, NJ 08060, Stefanie
Schwartz, (609) 261-5400
New York
Schenectady Inner City Ministry, 93 Albany Street, Schenectady, NY
12304, Delores Edmonds-McIntosh, (518) 374-0166
Catholic Charities of the Albany Diocese, 41 West Main Street,
Cobleskill, NY 12043, (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, Jean Rightmire, (607) 753-6781
The Salvation Army, 677 S. Salina Street, Syracuse, NY 13202, Linda
M. Wright, (315) 479-1326
The Children's Village, Dobbs Ferry, NY, Mary L. Pulido, (914) 693-
0600, Ext. 1212
Catholic Charities of the Roman Catholic Diocese, 1408 Genesee
Street, Utica, NY 13502, Kathleen O. Mahoney, (315) 724-3167
Chautauqua Opportunities, 17 West Courtney Street, Dunkirk, NY
14048, Douglas Fricke, (716) 366-3333
Center for Children and Families, 295 Lafayette Street, New York, NY
10012, Teri L. Messian, (718) 526-0722 or (212) 226-3536
Equinox, 214 Lark Street, Albany, NY 12210, Judith Watson, (518)
465-9524
St. Agatha Home, 135 Convent Road, Nanuet, NY 10954, Rosemarie
Cristello, (914) 623-3461
Compass House, 370 Linwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209, Janell Wilson,
(716) 886-1351
Family of Woodstock, U.P.O. Box 3516, Kingston, NY 12401, Joan
Mayer, (914) 679-9240
Huntington Youth Bureau, 423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743, Paul
Lowery, (516) 351-3061
Children's House, Inc., 100 E. Old Country Road, Mineola, NY 11501,
Gerard McCaffery, (516) 746-0350
YWCA of Binghamton/Broome County, 80 Hawley Street Binghamton, NY
13901, Saraann Delafield, (607) 772-0340
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) 698-4717
Puerto Rico
Centros Sor Isolina Ferre, Box 213, Playa Station, Ponce, PR 00734,
Sister Rosita Bauza, (809) 843-1910
Capacitate Instituto de Educacion Novedosa, PO. Box 3531, Guaynabo,
PR, Edgardo I. Garcia, (787) 792-6981
Cruzalina Home, Box 18681, Gurabo, PR 00778, Carlos Carrasquillo,
(809) 737-4611
Region III
Delaware
Child, Inc., 507 Philadelphia Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19809, Linda
Weinman, (302) 762-8989
District of Columbia
Latin American Youth Center, 3045--15th Street, NW., Washington, DC.
20009, Lori Kaplan, (202) 483-1140
Maryland
St. Mary's County Board of County Commissioners, PO. Box 653,
Leonardtown, MD 20650, Kathleen O. O'Brien, (301) 475-4464
Local Management Board of Anne Arundel County, 2666 Riva Road,
Annapolis, MD 21401, Linda Skreptack, (401) 222-7420
Pennsylvania
Youth Services of Bucks County, 118-120 S. Bellevue Ave., Penndel,
PA 19047, Roger Dawson, (215) 752-7050
Catholic Charities, 4800 Union Deposit Road, Harrisburg, PA 17105,
Tom D'Annunzio, (717) 657-4804
Three Rivers Youth, 2039 Termon Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, David
Droppa, (412) 766-2215
Catholic Social Services, 33 E. Northhampton St., Wilkes-Barre, PA
18701, Thomas Cherry, (717) 824-5766
Baptist Children's Services, 373 East Main Street, Collegville, PA
19426, Deborah Furst, (610) 489-0395
Voyage House, 1431 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146, Susan
Pursch, (215) 545-2910
Boys Club and Girls Club of Lancaster, P.O. Box 104, Lancaster, PA
17608, George Custer, (717) 392-6343
Virginia
Seton House, Inc., 642 North Lynnhaven Road, Virginia Beach, VA
23452, Kathryn R. Jeffries, (804) 498-4673
Children, Youth and Family Services, 116 West Jefferson St.,
Charlottesville, VA 22902, Catherine J. Bodkin, (804) 296-4118
Family and Children's Services, 1518 Willow Lawn Drive, Richmond, VA
23230, Richard J. Lung, (804) 282-4255
Volunteer Emergency Families for Children, 9840-D Midlothian Tpk.,
Richmond, VA 23235, Anne Earle, (804) 560-9618
Project Safe Place of Hampton Roads, Inc., P.O. Box 3531, Virginia
Beach, VA 23454, Benjamin Fuller, (804) 431-2627
City of Roanoke, 4350 Coyner Spring Road, Roanoke, VA 24012, James
O'Hare, (703) 977-3330
West Virginia
Southwestern Community Action Council, Inc. (Time Out Youth Srvcs.),
540-5th Avenue, Huntington, WV 25701, Pamela Dickens-Rush, (304)
525-7161
Daymark (Patchwork), 1598-C Washington St., E., Charleston, WV
25311, Vicki Pleasant, (304) 340-3670
Region IV
Alabama
Group Homes, Inc., 1426 S. Court Street, Montgomery, AL 36104, Mark
I. Holbrook, (334) 834-5512
Thirteenth Place, Inc., 405 South 12th Street, Gadsden, AL 35901,
Alan Bates, (205) 547-8971
Florida
Crosswinds Youth Services, Inc., P.O. Box 540625, Merritt Island, FL
32954, Jan Lokay, (305) 452-8988
Children's Home Society, 3600 Broadway, W. Palm Beach, FL 32202,
Allison F. Metcalf, (404) 844-9802
Family Resources, Inc. (Residential South), P.O. Box 13087, St.
Petersburg, FL 33733, Jane Harper, (813) 341-2200
Lutheran Ministries (Gulf Coast Youth and Family Services), 3507
Frontage Road, Tampa, FL 33607, Beth A. Deck, (904) 453-2772
Youth and Family Alternatives, 5400 Bethlehem Road, Mulberry, FL
33860, Kenneth Conley, (941) 428-8400
Capital City Youth Services, 2407 Roberts Avenue, Tallahassee, FL
32310, Stacy Gromatski, (904) 576-6000
Youth and Family Alternatives, 7524 Plathe Road, New Port Richey, FL
34653, Richard Hess, (813) 841-4184
Child/Family Counseling Program, 207 Each Place, Tampa, FL 33606,
Barry Drew, (813) 272-6606
Arnett House, P.O. Box 70212, Ocala, FL 34470, Patricia Pogue, (904)
622-4432
Family Resources, Inc. (Youth and Family Connection), P.O. Box
13087, St. Petersburg, FL 33733, Jane Harper, (813) 893-1150
Florida Keys Children's Shelter, 2221 Patterson Avenue, Key West, FL
33040, William Woolf, (305) 294-4202
Youth Crisis Center, 7007 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32216,
Tom Patania, (904) 720-0002
The Village South, Inc., 3180 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL 33137,
Valera Jackson, (305) 573-3784
Act Corporation, 1220 Willis Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, Becky
Anderson, (904) 947-3291
Georgia
The Alcove, 507 East Church Street, Monroe, GA 30655, Kristen O.
Harrison, (770) 267-9156
Safe Harbor Children's Shelter, PO Box 1313, Brunswick, GA 31521,
Kate Minnock, (912) 267-6000
Atlernate Life Paths Program, 827 Pryor Street, Atlanta, GA 30315,
Camellia Moore, (404) 688-1002
Athens Regional Attention Home, 490 Pulaski Street, Athens, GA
30601, Sharon Smith, (404) 548-5893
Marshlands Foundation, PO Box 13866, Savannah, GA 31416, Kathy
Fabozzi, (912) 234-4048
Cobb County Children's Center, 2221 Austell Road, Marietta, GA
30060, Ellen McCarty, (404) 333-0887
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Kentucky
Brighton Center, Inc., PO Box 325, Newport, KY 41072, Ginger Ward,
(606) 581-1111
Mississippi
Catholic Charities (Our House), PO Box 2248, Jackson, M 39225-2248,
Gayle Watts, (601) 355-8634
Mississippi Children's Home, PO Box 1078, Jackson, MS 39215,
Christopher Cherney, (601) 352-7784
North Carolina
Youth Focus, Inc., 304 W. Fisher Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27401,
Charles Hodierne, (901) 274-5909
Lee County Youth Services, PO Box 57, Sanford, NC 27331-0057,
Randell, K. Woodruff, (919) 774-8404
With Friends, Inc., PO Box 971, Belmont, NC 28012, Patricia A.
Krikorian, (704) 825-3150
The Relatives, 1100 East Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28203, Jo Ann
Greyer, (704) 335-0203
Mountain Youth Resources, 8 Ridgeway Street, Sylva, NC 28779,
Elizabeth Chambers, (704) 586-8958
Coastal Horizons Center, 721 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28401,
Margaret Weller-Stargell, (910) 343-0145
Tuscarora Tribe, PO Box 8, Pembroke, NC 28372, Robert Locklear,
(919) 521-1861
South Carolina
Dept. of Juvenile Justice (Crossroads), 4900 Broad River Road,
Columbia, SC 29221, Brenda A. Nelson, (803) 740-6148
Dept. of Juvenile Justice (Greenhouse), PO Box 7367, Columbia, SC
29202, Nancy M. Kuhl, (803) 896-9117
Sea Haven, Inc., N. Myrtle Beach, SC
Tennessee
Child and Family Services, 901 E. Summit Hill Dr., Knoxville, TN
37915, Mark Wolfe, (423) 523-2698
Hamilton County Govt. (Gardner House), 317 Oak Street, Chattanooga,
TN 37403, Judi Byrd, (423) 209-6833
The Family Link, PO Box 40437, Memphis, TN 38174, Marian Carruth,
(901) 725-7270
Central Appalachia Services, PO Box 809, Kingsport, TN 37662, Ronald
E. Harrington, (423) 578-3905
Oasis Center, 1221 16th Ave., South, Nashville, TN 37212, Liz Fey,
(615) 327-4455
Region V
Illinois
Youth Outreach Services, 6417 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL
60634, Rick Velasquez, (312) 777-7112
The Night Ministry, 1218 West Addison Street, Chicago, IL 60613,
Steven Wakefield, (312) 935-8300
Youth Attention Center, PO Box 606, Jacksonville, IL 62651, Jerome
Noble, (217) 245-6000
Hoyleton Youth and Family Services, 8787 State Street, E. St. Louis,
IL 62203, Shelly Byndom, (618) 398-0900
Youth Service Bureau, 2901 Normandy Road, Springfield, IL 62703,
Kaywin Davis, (217) 529-8300
Children's Home and Aid Society, 1819 South Neil Street, Champaign,
IL 61820, Ronald Stuyvesant, (217) 359-8815
McHenry County Youth Service, 101 S. Jefferson Street, Woodstock, IL
60098, Susan Krause, (815) 338-7360
Franklin-Williamson Human Services, 902 West Main Street, W.
Frankfort, IL 62896, Peggy Falcone, (618) 937-6483
Youth Service Network, 2130 N. Knoxville Avenue, Peoria, IL 61603,
Tony Frank, (309) 685-1047
Omni Youth Services, 1111 West Lake Cook Road, Buffalo Grove, IL
60089, Dennis Depcik, (708) 537-6878
Indiana
Youth Service Bureau of St. Joseph County, 2222 Lincoln Way West,
South Bend, IN 46628, William J. Monahan, (219) 235-5517
Stopover, Inc., 2236 E. 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46201,
Elizabeth Malone, (317) 635-9301
Clark County Youth Shelter, 118 East Chestnut Street,
Jeffersonville, IN 47130, Candice Chaney Barksdale, (812) 284-5229
Indiana Juvenile Justice Task Force, 1800 N. Meridian, Indianapolis,
IN 46202, Laurel Elliott, (317) 926-6100
Children's Bureau, 615 North Alabama, Indianapolis, IN 46204, (317)
634-5050
Michigan
Comprehensive Youth Services (The Harbor), 3061 Commerce Drive, Port
Huron, MI 48060, Sally Currie, (313) 385-7010
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
MetroMatrix Human Srvcs. (Off The Streets), 10612 E. Jefferson,
Detroit, MI 48201, Kenneth A. Jones, (313) 824-0499
Arbor Circle Corp., 1115 Ball Avenue, NE., Grand Rapids, MI 49505,
Nancy Ayers, (616) 451-3001
Ozone House, 608 N. Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, Tanya
Hilgendorf, (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,
David M. Glerum, (616) 924-3390
Third Level Crisis Intervention Center, 1022 East Front Street,
Traverse City, MI 49685, Gail Heath, (616) 922-4802
Comprehensive Youth Services (Macomb Co. Youth Interim Care
Facility), Two Crocker Boulevard, Mt. Clemens, MI 48043, Joanne
Smyth, (313) 463-7079
Youth Living Centers, 30000 Hively, Inkster, MI 48141, Linda
Connolly, (313) 563-5005
Crisis Center (Listening Ear), 107 E. Illinois, Mt. Pleasant, MI
48804, Donald Schuster, (517) 772-2918
Lutheran Social Services of WI and Upper MI, 135 West Washington
St., Marquette, MI 49855, Nancy Gauchey, (906) 225-5437
Link Crisis Intervention Center, 2002 South State Street, St.
Joseph, MI 49085, Richard Pahl, (616) 983-5465
Minnesota
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, Gabrielle Strong, (612) 227-4184
Lutheran Social Services, 600 Ordean Street, Duluth, MN 55808, John
Moline, (218) 626-2726
The Bridge, 2200 Emerson Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN 55405, Thomas
Sawyer, (612) 377-8800
Lutheran Social Services (Crossroads), 565 Dunnell Drive, Owatonna,
MN 55060, Mike Ducharme (507) 455-3863
St. Paul Youth Service Bureau, Inc., 1147 Arcade Street, St. Paul MN
55106, Nancy LeTourneau, (612) 771-1301
Ohio
Children's and Family Service, 535 Marmion Avenue, Youngstown, OH
44502, Jacqueline Scott Rogers, (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, David A. Cummings, (216) 324-6113
Huckleberry House, 1421 Hamlet Street, Columbus, OH 43201 Douglas
McCoard, (614) 294-8097
Southern Consortium for Behaviorial Healthcare, 7990 Dairy Lane,
Athens, OH 45701, Steven Trout, (614) 593-8293
Shelter Care, Inc. (Save Landing Youth Shelter), 680 East Market
Street, Akron, OH 44304, Kathleen Stevenson, (216) 376-4200
Wisconsin
Crossroad Runaway Program, 279 S. 17th Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095,
Dan Laurent, (414) 338-1991
The Counseling Center of Milwaukee (Pathfinders), 2038 N. Bartlett
Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202, Linda Austin, (414) 271-2565
Briarpatch, 512 E. Washington Avenue, Madison, WI 53703, Beth
Hovind, (608) 251-6211
Lutheran Social Services, 1337 North Taylor Drive, Sheboygan, WI
53081, Merry Klemme, (414) 458-8381
Region VI
Arkansas
Comprehensive Juvenile Services, 1606 South ``J'' Street, Fort
Smith, AR 72901, Jerry Robertson, (501) 785-4031
Youth Bridge, P.O. Box 668, Fayetteville, AR 72702, Scott Linebaugh,
(501) 521-1532
Louisiana
New Horizons Youth Service Bureau, 47257 River Road, Hammond, LA
70401, Jeanne Voorhees, (504) 345-1171
Education Treatment Council, P.O. Box 864 Lake Charles, LA Martha
Parnell, (318) 433-1062
Johnny Gray Jones Regional Youth Shelter, 4815 Shed Road, Bossier
City, LA 71111, Dennis Woodward, (318) 965-2328
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New Mexico
Youth Development, 6301 Central N.W., Albuquerque, NM 87105,
Augustine C. Baca, (505) 831-6038
City of Aztec, 201 W. Chaco, Aztec, NM 87410, Debi Lee, (505) 334-
9456
A New Day, 2720-A Carlisle, NE., Albuquerque, NM 87110, Jeffrey
Burrows, (505) 881-5228
Oklahoma
Youth Services of Oklahoma County, 201 NE 50th Street, Oklahoma
City, OK 73105, Ken Young, (405) 235-7537
Payne County Youth Services, 222 W. 12th, Stillwater, OK 74076, John
Bracken, (405) 377-3380
Youth and Family Services of Canadian County, 2404 Sunset Drive, El
Reno, OK 73036, Leslie Sparks, (405) 262-6555
Youth Services for Stephens County, PO Box 1603, Duncan, OK 73534,
John Herdt, (405) 255-8800
Youth Services of Tulsa, 302 South Cheyenne, Tulsa, OK 74103, Sharon
Terry, (918) 582-0061
Cherokee Nation Youth Shelter, PO Box 948, Tahlequah, OK 74465,
Linda Vann, (918) 456-0671
Texas
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, Tom Boyer,
(214) 880-9622
The Bridge Association, 115 West Broadway, Fort Worth, TX 76104,
Cindy Honey, (817) 332-8317
Central Texas Youth Services Bureau (Project Option), 701 Parmer
Street, PO Box 185, Killeen, TX 76540, Keith Wallace, (817) 939-3466
Harris County Children's Protective Services (Chimney Rock Center),
6425 Chimney Rock Road, Houston, TX 77081, Phyllis McFarland, (713)
664-5701
Roy Maas' Youth Alternatives (The Bridge), 3103 West Avenue, San
Antonio, TX 78213, Lori Ratcliff, (210) 340-8077
George Gervin Youth Center, 6903 Sunbelt Drive South, San Antonio,
TX 78218, Barbara D. Hawkins, (210) 804-1786
Catholic Family Services, 102 Avenue J, Lubbock, TX 79401, Stephen
Hay, (806) 765-8475
Comal County Juvenile Residential Supervision, 1414 W. San Antonio
St., New Braunfels, TX 78130, Kyle Barrington, (210) 629-6571
Stop Child Abuse and Neglect, 1208 Laredo Street, Laredo, TX 78040,
Isela Dabdoub, (210) 724-3177
Children's Aid Society, 1101--30th Street, Wichita Falls, TX 76302,
Patricia King, (817) 322-3141
DePelchin Children's Center, 100 Sandman, Houston, TX 77007, Jane
Harding, (713) 802-7733
East Texas Open Door, 415 West Burleson Street, Marshall, TX 75670,
Therrel Brown, (903) 935-2099
Youth and Family Counseling Services, PO Box 1611, Angleton, TX
77516, Diana Fleming, (409) 849-5711
Region VII
Iowa
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
Youth and Shelter Services, 232\1/2\ Main Street, Ames, IA 50010,
George Belitsos, (515) 233-3141
Kansas
United Methodist Youthville, 900 W. Broadway, Newton, KS 67144,
Karen L. Baker, (316) 283-1950, Ext. 305
Temporary Lodging for Children, 480 S. Rogers Road, Olathe, KS
66063, Sherry Love, (913) 764-2887
Kaw Valley Center, 4300 Brenner Drive, Kansas City, KS 66104, Wayne
Sims, (913) 334-0294
Missouri
Synergy House, P.O. Box 12181, Parkville, MO 64152, Carol Kuhns,
(816) 587-4100
Manager's of Roman Catholic Asylums of St. Louis (Marian Hall), 325
North Newstead Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108, Patricia Johnson, (314)
726-3339
Nebraska
Youth Emergency Services, 3001 Douglas Twin Towers, Omaha, NE 68131,
Frank J. Velinsky, (402) 345-5187
Panhandle Community Services, 3350 10th Street, Gering, NE 69341,
Katie Fattig, (308) 635-3089
Youth Service System, 770 North Cotner Blvd., Lincoln, NE 68505,
James Blue, (402) 466-6181
Region VIII
Colorado
Urban Peak, 1577 Clarkson Street, Denver, CO 80218, Roxane White,
(303) 863-7325
Pueblo Youth Service Bureau, 112 West D Street, Pueblo, CO 81003,
Molly Melendez, (719) 542-5161
Volunteers of America, 1865 Larimer Street, Denver, CO 80202, Dianna
Kunz, (303) 297-0408
Ute Mountain Ute Nation (Sunrise Youth Shelter), P.O. Box 56,
Towaoc, CO 81334, James Dorsey, (303) 565-9634
Larimer County Youth S.A.F.E., 303 W. Skyway Drive, Fort Collins, CO
80525, Robert Gaines, (907) 498-6492
Human Services, Inc., 899 Logan Street, Denver, CO 80203, Christine
Gerhard, (303) 429-4440
Montana
Mountain Plains Youth Services, 709 East Third, Anaconda, MT 59711,
Linda Wood, (701) 255-7229
North Dakota
Youthworks, 221 West Rosser Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58501, Douglas
Herzog, (701) 255-7229
South Dakota
Rosebud Sioux Tribe, P.O. Box 430, Rosebud, SD 57570, Rose Chasing
Hawk-Dubray, (605) 747-2258
Oglala Sioux Tribe, P.O. Box H, Pine Ridge, SD 57770, Roberta
Ecoffey, (605) 867-1520
Turning Point, 1401 W. 51st., Sioux Falls, SD 57105, Pamela
Bollinger, (605) 334-1414
Utah
Dept. of Human Services, 120 North 200 West, Salt Lake City, UT
84103, Cosette Mills, (801) 538-4100
Wyoming
Mountain Plains Youth Services, 11 Minter Lane, Riverton, WY 82501,
Linda Wood, (701) 255-7229
Attention Homes, Inc., P.O. Box 687, Cheyenne, WY 82003, Terry
Clarke, (307) 778-7832
Region IX
Arizona
Children's Village of Yuma, 257 South Third Avenue, Yuma, AZ 85364,
Judy Smith, (602) 783-2427
Northland Family Help Center, 2501 N. Fourth Street, Flagstaff, AZ
86004, Kay Doggett, (520) 774-4503
Out Town Family Center, P.O. Box 26665, Tucson, AZ 85726, Susan
Krahe-Eggleston, (520) 323-1708
California
Center for Human Services, 1700 McHenry Village Way, Modesto, CA
95350, Linda Kovacs, (209) 536-1440
Community Human Services, P.O. Box 3076, Monterey, CA 93942, Robin
McCrae, (408) 899-4131
Youth and Family Assistance, 609 Price Avenue, #205, Redwood City,
CA 94063, Richard Gordon, (415) 366-8401
Klein Bottle, 401 N. Milpas, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, David Edelman,
(805) 564-7830
1736 Family Crisis Center, 103 W. Torrance Blvd., Redondo Beach, CA
90277, Carol A. Adelkoff, (310) 372-4674
Butte County Department of Mental Health, 584 Rio Lindo Avenue,
Chico, CA 95926, Michael Clark, (916) 891-2850
City of Oceanside, 300 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside, CA 92054, Doris
Ahrens, (619) 966-4608
Volunteers of America, 3600 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010,
Bob Pratt, (213) 389-1500
Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Community Service Center, 1625 N.
Schrader Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028, Darryl Cummings, (213) 993-
7600
Interface Community, 1305 Del Norte Road, Camarillo, CA 93010,
Martha Bolton, (805) 371-5707
Bill Wilson Marriage and Family Counseling Ctr., 3490 The Alameda,
Santa Clara, CA 95050, Sparky Harlan, (408) 243-0222
Youth Advocates, Inc., 3310 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, CA
94118, Michelle Magee, (415) 668-2622
Larkin Street Services, 1044 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109,
Cassandra Benjamin, (415) 749-3840
Tahoe Youth and Family Services, 1021 Fremont Avenue, S. Lake Tahoe,
CA 96150, Teri Mundt, (916) 541-2445
Diogenes Youth Services, 8912 Volunteer Lane, Sacramento, CA 95826,
James Bueto, (916) 368-3350
San Diego Youth Involvement, P.O. Box 95, Lemon Grove, CA 91946,
Hura Murphy, (619) 463-7800
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Central City Hospitality House, 290 Turk Street, San Francisco, CA
94102, Robert Foley, (415) 749-2117
South Bay Community Services, 315 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA
91910, Kathryn Lembo, (619) 420-3620
Casa Youth Shelter, 10911 Reagan Street, Los Alamitos, CA 90720,
Luciann Maulhardt, (310) 594-6825
YMCA of San Diego County, 4715 Viewridge Avenue, San Diego, CA
92123, Laura Mustari, (619) 292-4034
Emergency Housing Consortium, P.O. Box 2346, San Jose, CA 95109,
Barry Del Buono, (408) 291-5445
Xanthos, Inc., 1335 Park Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501, Jon Schiller,
(510) 522-8363
Youth and Family Assistance, 609 Price Avenue, Redwood City, CA
94063, Richard Gordon, (415) 366-8401
Mendocino County Youth Project, 202 South State Street, Ukiah, CA
95482, Arlene Rose, (707) 463-4915
Father Flanagan's Boys Town of Southern California, 23832 Rockfield
Blvd., Lake Forest, CA 92630, Michael Riley, (714) 581-2281
Center for Positive Prevention Alternatives, 729 N. California
Street, Stockton, CA 95202, Linda Mascarenas, (209) 948-4357
Northern California Family Center, 2244 Pacheco Boulevard, Martinez,
CA 94553, Thomas Fulton, (510) 370-1990
Life Steps Foundation, 1107 Johnson Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA
93401, Sharon Fredrick, (805) 549-0150
Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center, 195-A Harvey West Blvd.,
Santa Cruz, CA 95060, Walter Guzman, (408) 425-0771
Nevada
The Children's Cabinet, 1090 South Rock Blvd., Reno, NV 90502, Sarah
Longaker, (702) 856-6200
Guam
Sanctuary, Inc., PO Box 21030, GMF, Barrigada, GU 96921, Stephanie
Smith, 011 (617) 734-2537
CNMI
Commonwealth of the Marianas/DYS, PO Box 1000, Saipan, MP 96950,
Margarita Olopai-Taitano, 011 (670) 322-9366
Region X
Alaska
Fairbanks Native Association, 201 First Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701,
Florence Loucks, (907) 455-4725
Alaska Youth and Parent Foundation, 3745 Community Park Loop,
Anchorage, AK 99508, Sheila Gaddis, (907) 274-0344
Idaho
Hays Shelter Home, 1602 West Franklin St., Boise, ID 83702, Tracy
Everson, (208) 336-1066
Bannock Youth Foundation, P.O. Box 2072, Pocatello, ID 83206,
Stephen Mead, (208) 234-1122
Oregon
Northwest Human Services, 681 Center, NE., Salem, OR 97301, Mary
Beth Thompson, (503) 588-5828
J Bar J Ranch, 62895 Hamby Road, Bend, OR 97701, Craig Christiansen,
(503) 389-1409
The Boys and Girls Aid Society, 018 SW Boundary Court, Portland, OR
97201, Theresa Thorson, (503) 222-9661
Youthworks, Inc., 1032 West Main Street, Medford, OR 97501, Steven
Groveman, (503) 779-2393
Washington
Youth Help Association, 522 West Riverside, Spokane, WA 99201,
Bernadine Spalla, (509) 455-5226, Ext. 109
Auburn Youth Resources, 816 F Street, SE, Auburn, WA 98002, Richard
Brugger, (206) 939-2202
Pierce County Alliance, 510 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402,
Terree Schmidt-Whelan, (206) 502-5404
The Housing Authority of Vancouver, 500 Omaha Way, Vancouver, WA
98661, Richard Sample, (360) 694-2501
YouthCare, 190 Queen Anne Avenue N., Seattle, WA 98109, Victoria
Wagner, (206) 282-1288
D.2: Street Outreach Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth Grantees
Ineligible for New FY 1997 Funding
Region I
New Hampshire
Child and Family Services, 99 Hanover Street, Gail Starr,
Manchester, NH 03105, (603) 558-1920
Vermont
Washington County Youth Services, PO Box 627, Montpelier, VT 05753,
Tom Howard, (802) 229-9151
Region II
New Jersey
Crossroads, 770 Woodlane Road, Mt. Holly, NJ 08060, Stefanie
Schwartz, (609) 261-5400
New York
Equinox, 306 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12206, Laurel Thatcher,
(518) 465-9524
Oswego County Opportunities, 223 Oneida Street, Fulton, NY 13069,
Janette Reshick, (315) 598-4717
The Salvation Army, 677 S. Salina Street, Syracuse, NY 13202, Linda
M. Wright, (315) 479-1326
Center for Children and Families, 295 Lafayette Street, New York, NY
10012, Teri L. Messian, (718) 526-0722
Region III
Pennsylvania
Three Rivers Youth, 2039 Termon Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, David
Droppa, (412) 766-2215
Catholic Social Services, 33 E. Northhampton St., Wilkes-Barre, PA
18701, Thomas Cherry, (717) 824-5766
Youth Services of Bucks County, 118-120 S. Bellevue Ave., Penndel,
PA 19047, Roger Dawson, (215) 752-7050
West Virginia
Daymark (Patchwork), 1598-C Washington St., E., Charleston, WV
25311, Vicki Pleasant, (304) 340-3670
Region IV
Florida
Florida Keys Children's Shelter, 2221 Patterson Avenue, Key West, FL
33040, William Woolf, (305) 294-4202
Youth Crisis Center, 7007 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32216,
Tom Patania, (904) 720-0002
Crosswinds Youth Services, PO Box 540625, Merritt Island, FL 32954,
Jan Lokay, (305) 452-8988
Kentucky
Brighton Center, PO Box 325, Newport, KY 41072, Ginger Ward, (606)
581-1111
North Carolina
Coastal Horizons Center, 721 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28401,
Margaret Weller-Stargell, (910) 343-0145
Tennessee
Oasis Center, 1221--16th Ave., South, Nashville, TN 37212, Liz Fey,
(615) 327-4455
Region V
Illinois
Youth Outreach Services, 6417 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL
60634, Rick Velasquez, (312) 777-7112
Indiana
Clark County Youth Shelter, 118 East Chestnut Street,
Jeffersonville, IN 47130, Candice Chaney Barksdale, (812) 284-5229
Minnesota
Ain Dah Yung Shelter (Our Home), 1089 Portland Avenue, St. Paul, MN
55104, Gabrielle Strong, (612) 227-4184
Region VI
Arkansas
Youth Bridge, P.O. Box 668, Fayetteville, AR 72702, Scott Linebaugh,
(501) 521-1532
Oklahoma
Youth Services of Oklahoma County, 201 N.E. 50th Street, Oklahoma
City, OK 73105, Ken Young, (405) 235-7537
Texas
Stop Child Abuse and Neglect, 1208 Laredo Street, Laredo, TX 78040,
Isela Dabdoub, (210) 724-3177
The Bridge Association, 115 West Broadway, Ft. Worth, TX 76104,
Cindy Honey, (817) 332-8317
Region VII
Iowa
Youth and Shelter Services, 232\1/2\ Main Street, Ames, IA 50010,
George Belitsos, (515) 233-3141
Nebraska
Youth Service System, 770 North Cotner Blvd., Lincoln, NE 68505,
James Blue, (402) 466-6181
Region VIII
Colorado
Urban Peak, 1577 Clarkson Street, Denver, CO 80218, Roxane White,
(303) 863-7325
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South Dakota
Turning Point, 1401 W. 51st, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, Pamela
Bollinger, (605) 334-1414
Region IX
California
Larkin Street Youth Center, 1044 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA
94109, Anne Stanton, (415) 673-0911
Region X
Alaska
Fairbanks Native Assoc., 201 First Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701,
Florence Loucks, (907) 455-4725
Idaho
Bannock Youth Foundation, P.O. Box 2072, Pocatello, ID 83206,
Stephen Mead, (208) 234-1122
Washington
YouthCare, P.O. Box 9130, Seattle, WA 98109, Victoria Wagner, (206)
282-1288
D.3: Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth Grantees Ineligible
for New FY 1997 Funding
Region I
Connecticut
Hall Neighborhood House, 52 Green Street, Bridgeport, CT 06608,
Easter James, (203) 334-3900
Maine
New Beginnings, Inc., 436 Main Street, Lewiston, ME 04240, Robert
Rowe, (207) 795-4077
New Hampshire
Child and Family Services, 99 Hanover Street, Manchester, NH 03105,
Gail Starr, (603) 558-1920
Vermont
Washington County Youth, P.O. Box 627, Montpelier, VT 05753, Tom
Howard, (802) 229-9151
Region II
New Jersey
Anchor House, 482 Centre Street, Trenton, NJ 08611, Judith Hutton,
(609) 396-8329
New York
Dutchess County YMCA, 22 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601,
Folomi Gray, (914) 485-1001
The Salvation Army, 677 S. Salina Street, Syracuse, NY 13202, Linda
M. Wright, (315) 479-1326
Region III
District of Columbia
Sasha Bruce Youthwork, 1022 Maryland Ave., NE., Washington, DC
20002, Deborah Shore, (202) 675-9340
Latin American Youth Center, 3045--15th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20009, Lori Kaplan, (202) 483-1140
Pennsylvania
Volunteers of America, 106 South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA
18701, Stephen Bolinski, (717) 825-5261
Virginia
Residential Youth Services, 2701 Cameron Mills Road, Alexandria, VA
22302, Carol Shannon, (703) 548-8334
West Virginia
Southwestern Community Action Council, 650--5th Avenue, Huntington,
WV 25701, Pamela Dickens-Rush, (304) 525-7161
Region IV
Florida Sarasota Family YMCA, 1075 S. Euclid Avenue, Sarasota, FL
34237, Carl Weinrich, (941) 955-8194
Kentucky
YMCA Safe Place Services, 1410 South First Street, Louisville, KY
40208, Kevin Connelly, (502) 635-5233
Tennessee
Council for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, 207 Spears Avenue,
Chattanooga, TN 37405, Bob Millsaps, (423) 756-7644
Oasis Center, 1221--16th Ave., South, Nashville, TN 37212, Liz Fey,
(615) 327-4455
Region VI
Illinois
The Harbour, Inc., 1480 Renaissance Drive, Park Ridge, IL 60068,
Mary Eichling, (708) 297-8540
Southern Illinois Regional Social Services, 604 East College,
Carbondale, IL 62901, Art Zaitz, (618) 457-6703
Teen Living Programs, Inc. (Foundation House), 3179 N. Broadway,
Chicago, IL 60657, Vacant, (312) 883-0025
Michigan
Saginaw County Youth Project, P.O. Box 3191, Saginaw, MI 48605,
Ronald Spess, (517) 752-5175
Alternatives for Girls, 1950 Trumbull, Detroit, MI 48216, Amanda
Good, (313) 496-0938
Ozone House, 608 N. Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, Tanya
Hilgendorf, (313) 662-2265
The Sanctuary, Inc., 1222 South Washington, Royal Oak, MI 48067,
Meri Pohutsky, (313) 547-2260
Ohio
Daybreak, 50 Theobald Court, Dayton, OH 45410, Kipra Heermann, (513)
461-1000
Region VI
New Mexico
Youth Shelters and Family Services, PO Box 8135, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
Cynthia Gonzales, (505) 983-0586
Texas
The Bridge Association, 115 West Broadway, Ft. Worth, TX 76104,
Cindy Honey, (817) 332-8317
Comal County Juvenile Residential Supervision, 1414 W. San Antonio
St., New Braunfels, TX 78130, Kyle Barrington, (210) 629-6571
Youth Options, Inc., 3816 S. First Street, Austin, TX 78704, Mitch
Weynand, (512) 447-5639
Iowa
Youth and Shelter Services, 232\1/2\ Main Street, Ames, IA 50010,
George Belitsos, (515) 233-3141
Missouri
Youth In Need, 516 Jefferson, St. Charles, MO 63301, James Braun,
(314) 946-0101
Region VIII
Colorado
Volunteers of America, 1865 Larimer Street, Denver, CO 80202, Dianna
Kunz, (303) 297-0408
Region IX
Arizona
Our Town Family Center, PO Box 26665, Tucson, AZ 85726, Susan Krahe-
Eggleston, (520) 323-1708
California
Center for Positive Prevention Alternatives, 729 N. California
Street, Stockton, CA 95202, Linda Mascarenas, (209) 948-4357
Central City Hospitality House, 290 Turk Street, San Francisco, CA
94102, Kate Durham, (415) 749-2117
Appendix E--Administration for Children and Families Regional Office
Youth Contacts
Region I:
Bill Jackson, Administration for Children and Families, John F.
Kennedy Federal Building, Room 2011, Boston, Massachusetts 02203
(CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT), (617) 565-1138
Region II:
Estelle Haferling, Administration for Children and Families, 26
Federal Plaza, Room 4149, New York, NY 10278 (NJ, NY, PR, VI), (212)
264-1329
Region III:
Dick Gilbert, Administration for Children and Families, 3535
Market Street, P.O. Box 13714, Philadelphia, PA 19101 (DC, DE, MD,
PA, VA, WV), (215) 596-0369
Region IV:
Viola Flowers, Administration for Children and Families, 101
Marietta Tower, Suite 903, Atlanta, GA 30323 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS,
NC, SC, TN), (404) 331-7210
Region V:
Katie Williams, Administration for Children and Families, 105
West Adams, 23rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60603 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI),
(312) 353-4241
Region VI:
Ralph Rogers, Administration for Children and Families, 1200
Main Tower, 20th Floor, Dallas, TX 75202 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX), (214)
767-8850
Region VII:
Lynda Bitner, Administration for Children and Families, Federal
Office Building, Room 384, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, MO
64106 (IA, KS, MO, NE), (816) 426-5401, Ext. 182
Region VIII:
Vicki Wright, Administration for Children and Families, Federal
Office Building, 1961 Stout Street, 9th Floor, Denver, CO 80294 (CO,
MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), (303) 844-3100, Ext. 361
Region IX:
Al Brown, Administration for Children and Families, 50 United
Nations Plaza, San
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Francisco, CA 94102 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, American Samoa, Guam, Northern
Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia,
Palau), (415) 437-8437
Region X:
Steve Ice, Administration for Children and Families, 2201 Sixth
Avenue, RX 32, Seattle, WA 98121 (AK, ID, OR, WA), (206) 615-2558,
Ext. 3075
Appendix F--Training and Technical Assistance Providers
FYSB funds ten regionally based organizations to provide
training and technical assistance to programs funded under the Basic
Center, Transitional Living and Drug Abuse Prevention Programs, and
to other agencies serving runaway and homeless youth.
Each of the training and technical assistance providers offers
on-site consultations; regional, State and local conferences;
information sharing and skill-based training.
Fore more information, contact the training and technical
assistance provider in your region.
New England Consortium for Families and Youth, 25 Stow Road,
Boxborough, MA 01719, (508) 266-1998, Contact: Nancy Jackson
Empire State Coalition, 121 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
10013, (212) 966-6477, Contact: Margo Hirsch
Mid-Atlantic Network of Youth and Family Services, Inc., 9400
McKnight Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237, (412) 366-6562, Contact: Nancy
Johnson
Southeastern Network of Youth and Family Services, 337 South
Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA 30605, (706) 354-4658, Contact: Gail
Kurtz
Youth Network Council, 506 S. Wabash, Chicago, IL 60605, (312) 427-
2710, Contact: Denis Murstein
Southwest Network of Youth Services; 2525 Wallingwood Drive, Austin,
TX 78746, (512) 328-6860, Contact: Theresa Andreas-Tod
M.I.N.K., A Network of Runaway and Youth Serving Agencies, c/o Youth
in Need, 516 Jefferson Street, St. Charles, MO 63301-4152, (314)
946-0101, Contact: Dana Baldwin
Mountain Plains Youth Services, 221 West Rosser, Bismarck, ND 58501,
(701) 255-7229, Contact: Linda Wood
Western States Youth Services Network, 1306 Ross Street, Suite B,
Petaluma, CA 94954, (707) 763-2213, Contact: Nancy Fastenau
Northwest Network of Runaway and Youth Services, 603 Steward Street,
Seattle, WA 98101, (206) 628-3760, Contact: Andrew Estep
Appendix G--OMB State Single Point of Contact Listing
Arizona
Joni Saad, Arizona State Clearinghous
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