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1991.12.06 :  Awards -- Transition of Homeless Youth

Contact: Susan Long (202) 245-2760
December 6, 1991

       HHS Secretary Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., has announced the
award of nearly $8 million in grants to support the transition of
homeless youth to self-sufficient living arrangements.
       The grants will establish 32 Transitional Living for
Homeless Youth projects to assist homeless youth in making a
successful transition to self-sufficient living and to prevent
long-term dependency on social services.  The projects will offer
services, such as:  providing homeless youth with stable, safe
living accommodations; education, information and counseling
aimed at preventing, treating and reducing substance abuse; and
developing skills and personal characteristics to enable them to
live independently.
       "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
make the transition to independent living," said Jo Anne B.
Barnhart, assistant secretary for children and families. 
"Homeless youth lack a supportive, safe environment in which to
develop a positive identity and achieve self-sufficiency." 


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       Wade F. Horn, Ph.D., commissioner of the Administration on
Children, Youth and Families, said, "Homeless youth need a range
of services to develop the skills necessary to make the
transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency.  These projects
address the unique problems and needs of homeless youth."
       ACYF, located in HHS' Administration for Children and
Families, serves as a focal point within the federal government
for serving children and families.
       Grant recipients are:
       o Quinebaugh Valley, North Grosvenordale, Conn., $283,335.
     
       o The Bridge, Inc., Boston, Mass., $283,335.

       o Spectrum Inc., Burlington, Vt., $283,335.

       o Oswego County Opportunities, Inc., Fulton, N.Y.,
$192,54l.

       o Family of Woodstock, Kingston, N.Y., $267,754.

       o Equinox, Albany, N.Y., $267,347.

       o Three Rivers Youth, Pittsburgh, Pa., $283,335.

       o Youth Services of Bucks County, Doylestown, Pa.,
$2l0,375.

       o Miami Bridge, Miami, Fla., $253,690.

       o The Bridge, Family Center of Atlanta, Inc., Atlanta,
Ga.,               $283,335.

       o Presbyterian Child Welfare, Lexington, Ky., $283,335.
     
       o Southern Christian Services, Jackson, Miss., $283,335.

       o Haven House, Raleigh, N.C., $217,346.

       o Aunt Martha's, Park Forest, Ill., $230,l60.


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       o Gateway Community Services, East Lansing, Mich., 
       $225,408.

     o Evergreen House, Bemidji, Minn., $177,085.

       o Freeport West, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn., $282,408.

       o New Life Youth Services, Hamilton, Ohio, $283,335.

       o Kenosha Youth Development Services, Kenosha, Wis.,
       $283,335.

       o Walker's Point Youth Family Center, Milwaukee, Wis.,     
           $283,335.

       o Covenant House, Houston, Texas, $273,478.

       o El Paso Center for Children, El Paso, Texas, $250,425.

       o Mesa County Department of Social Services, Grand
Junction,
       Colo., $277,385.

       o Mountain Plains Youth Services, Bismarck, N.D.,
$204,9l4.

       o Center for Human Resources, Phoenix, Ariz., $246,268.

       o Bill Wilson Marriage and Counseling, Santa Clara,
Calif.,
       $280,468.

       o Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law, Los     
              Angeles, Calif., $248,335.

       o San Diego Youth Involvement, Lemon Grove, Calif., 
       $28l,907.

       o Youth and Family Assistance, Redwood City, Calif., 
         $268,825.

       o Northwest Human Services, Salem., Ore., $138,374.

       o United Indians of All Tribes, Seattle, Wash.,
       $271,725.

       o Volunteers of America, Spokane, Wash., $162,463.



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