CLOSED: Grants for outreach services and support for homeless youth, due July 19

US Department of Health and Human Services
"Street Outreach - To conduct outreach services designed to build relationships between grantee staff and runaway, homeless and street youth."
Deadline: July 19.
Amount: $8.5 million for 85 grants of up to $200,000 each.
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2010-ACF-ACYF-YO-0042

This funding stream is designed to support street-based outreach services for runaway, homeless and street youth. Funding is designed to support street outreach staff in building relationships with and providing services to homeless youth in their own environment using an array of communication strategies that encourage trust and willingness to seek shelter and other services. Street outreach programs must address the immediate needs of street youth (food, clothing, shelter, etc.) through appropriate referrals or direct interventions. Programs must also focus on improving the behavioral and physical health of street youth, providing them with employment and educational supports, and services promoting positive youth development including mentoring, peer mentoring, service-learning and youth leadership activities.