Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth
- Listed: January 5, 2019 5:14 pm
- Expires: 997822 days, 20 hours
Description
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Program Description
The Transitional Living Program (TLP) provides homeless youth with stable, safe living accommodations for up to 21 months. The TLP provides services to help young people develop skills necessary to move to independence and life as healthy, productive adults.
These services are provided through more than 191 community-based residential centers. The program also helps homeless youths improve basic life and interpersonal skills, provides educational opportunities, assists with job preparation and attainment, and ensures the physical and mental health care needs are met.
Additionally, these programs offer parenting skills to pregnant or parenting teens to become a more effective parent.
Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be between the ages of 16 and 22 and you must either be homeless or live in a shelter.
Application Process
To locate the runaway and homeless youth basic center nearest you, call (toll-free) at:
1-800-621-4000
Contact Information
For more information about basic centers, please visit the National
Runaway Switchboard website:
http://www.1800runaway.org/
For more information about youth programs and services, please
contact the National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth:
http://ncfy.acf.hhs.gov/
To locate the runaway and homeless youth basic center nearest you
call toll-free:
1-800-621-4000
For more information on the Family and Youth Services Bureau’s
Runaway and Homeless Youth Grant Programs, please visit:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/programs/runaway-homeless-youth/programs/transitional-living
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