Pregnant and Parenting Youth Shelter Grant

The District of Columbia Department of Human Services aims to enhance the Pregnant and Parenting Youth Shelter Program, providing temporary shelter for youth aged 16-21 who are pregnant or parenting. This initiative, lasting up to 90 days, focuses on reintegrating these individuals into supportive home environments. The program targets youth who are economically or emotionally detached from their families, ensuring they have access to essential resources and services during a critical time in their lives.

District of Columbia Department of Human Services
Department of Human Services is to provide meaningful and equitable services, supports, and access to resources for District residents to realize their goals.
The District seeks to expand the Pregnant and Parenting Youth Shelter Program that offers unrestricted access to temporary shelter for pregnant and parenting youth ages 16-21 years old who have need for temporary shelter (up to 90 days) while intensive efforts to reintegrate them into the community with their family or another appropriate supportive home environment are pursued. DHS/FSA is putting forth this RFA to identify one service provider with clear plans to bring this vision to life
Target Population
The Program’s target population are pregnant and parenting youth ages 16-21 who are economically or emotionally detached from their families. The youth also lack adequate or fixed residence, including youth who are homeless, unstably housed, living in doubled up circumstances, in, or on the street. The target population at program entry includes youth who are (1) Pregnant (no other dependents) or (2) Pregnant plus no more than 1 dependent(s) no older than 3 years of age or (3) Not pregnant but have no more than 2 dependent (s) no older than 3 years of age.