Family and Youth Services Bureau Update

Safe Place Webinar

March 17, 2011

FYSB’s Mission

To provide national leadership on youth and family issues.

The Bureau promotes positive outcomes for children, youth, and families by supporting a wide range of comprehensive services and collaborations at the local, Tribal, State, and national levels.

Where FYSB Fits

Administration on Children, Youth and Families

Research & Demonstration

Family and Youth Services Bureau

Runaway & Homeless YouthFamily Violence Prevention

Teen Pregnancy PreventionMentoring Children of Prisoners

Administration for Children and Families

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

FOCUS AREAS

FYSB Programs and Initiatives

• Family Violence Prevention and Services

• Mentoring Children of Prisoners

• Runaway and Homeless Youth

• Teen Pregnancy Prevention

• Research and Demonstration Projects

DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES

Mentoring Children of Prisoners

Mentoring Children of Prisoners

Provides mentors to children, ages 4-18, of incarcerated parents

Grant Duration: 3 yearsFY 11 Grant Funding: $46 million

MCP Support Network

MCP Support Center

On the Web: www.mcpsupportcenter.com

National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth

On the Web: ncfy.acf.hhs.gov

Runaway and Homeless Youth

Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness

Finish the job of ending chronic homelessness in five years

Prevent and end homelessness among veterans in five years

Prevent and end homelessness for families, youth and children in ten years

Set a path to ending all types of homelessness.

Runaway and Homeless Youth

Basic Center Program

Transitional Living Program

Street Outreach Program

Basic Center Program

Addresses the immediate needs of runaway and homeless youth under age 18 by providing shelter, food, medical care, counseling, etc.

Grant Duration: 3 years

FY 11 Grant Funding: $48.4 million

Transitional Living Program

Provides longer-term residential services to homeless youth, ages 16-22, including shelter, life skills, educational opportunities, and career counseling

Grant Duration: 5 years

FY 11 Grant Funding: $39.5 million

TLP Maternity Group Homes

Provides TLP services to homeless pregnant and parenting youth ages 16-22 and their dependent children

Parenting education and supervision

Child care resources

Child-safe accommodations

Lessons in money management

Specialized services include:

Street Outreach Program

Provides street-based aid and prevention services to street youth up to age 21 who have been subjected to or are at risk of sexual exploitation and abuse

Grant Duration: 3 years

FY 11 Grant Funding: $16.2 million

RHY Support Network

RHY Training and Technical Assistance Centers

On the Web: www.rhyttac.ou.edu

National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth

On the Web: ncfy.acf.hhs.gov

National Runaway Switchboard (1-800-RUNAWAY)

On the Web: www.1800runaway.org

Support Systems for Rural Homeless Youth

Helps young people in rural areas who are

approaching independence but have few or

no connections to a supportive family or

community resources

Grantees: Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Vermont

Rural Host Homes for Basic Center Program

Expands Basic Center services into rural

areas that don’t have access to a shelter

facility

Grantees: 19 in rural areas across the country

SOP Data Collection Initiative

Improve the information we collect about street youth and the services they receive.

Grantees: 11 existing street outreach programs across the country

Continuing Resolution for FY 2011 Federal Budget

Latest deadline: March 18

FYSB’s 2011 Funding Opportunity Announcements

Coming:

MCP and MCP T/TA

BCP

SOP

2011 Grant Reviews

Apply now to be a grant reviewer this summer:

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/grantreview/

2012 President’s Budget

Program 2011 Actual Continuing Resolution

2012 Estimated

MCP $49 million $49 million $25 million

BCP $54 million $54 million $59 million

TLP $44 million $44 million $44 million

SOP $18 million $18 million $18 million

Anti-Human Trafficking Initiative

$5 million for Basic Centers to train staff, law enforcement officers, judges, and others.

RHYMIS and HMIS Activities

We’re working with HUD to enable reporting between systems.

National ConferencesPathways to Adulthood: National Independent Living/Transitional Living Conference

Denver, CO

May 4-6, 2011

Mentoring Children of Prisoners National Conference

Kansas City, MO

May 17-19, 2011

Runaway and Homeless Youth Conference

Portland, OR

November 15-17, 2011

Contact Information

Curtis Porter, DirectorDivision of Youth ServicesFamily and Youth Services BureauPortals Office Building1250 Maryland Avenue, SWWashington, DC 20447(202) 205-8102Curtis.Porter@acf.hhs.govwww.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/

For More Information on FYSB

National Clearinghouse on Families & YouthP.O. Box 13505

Silver Spring, MD 20911-3505(301) 608-8098

ncfy@acf.hhs.gov

ncfy.acf.hhs.gov