Street Outreach Program

HHS-2013-ACF-ACYF-YO-0574

Summary

Funding Opportunity Title:

Street Outreach Program

Funding Opportunity Number (FON):  

HHS-2013-ACF-ACYF-YO-0574

Program Office:

Administration on Children, Youth and Families

Funding Type:

Discretionary

Funding Category:

Grant

Announcement Type:

Initial

CFDA#:

93.557

Post Date:

04/29/2013

Application Due Date:

06/28/2013

Description

Today, in communities across the country, young people are living on the streets after running from or being asked to leave homes characterized by abuse, neglect, or parental drug and alcohol abuse.  Once on the streets, such youth are at risk of being sexually exploited or abused by adults for pleasure or profit.  In addition, such youth may engage in shoplifting, survival sex, or drug dealing in order to provide for their basic needs.  Since 1996, SOP has been aiding this population by funding grantees to provide street-based services to runaway, homeless, and street youth who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being subjected to, sexual abuse, prostitution, or sexual exploitation.  These services, which are provided in areas where street youth congregate, are designed to assist such youth in making healthy choices regarding where they live and how they behave.