Latin American Youth Center Inc

RESIDENTIAL (SHELTER AND/OR TRANSITIONAL FOSTER CARE) SERVICES FOR UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN-LICENSED AND TEXAS-EXEMPT AND FLORIDA-DELICENSED ONLY - LAYC, A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, COMMUNITY-BASED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AGENCY WITH OVER 50 YEARS OF SERVICE PROVISION TO IMMIGRANT AND YOUTH OF COLOR IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (DC) METROPOLITAN REGION, ESTABLISHED A TRANSITIONAL FOSTER CARE PROGRAM IN DC AND MARYLAND TO SPONSOR NEEDS OF 16 UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN (UC) AT ONE TIME: THIS PROGRAM IS LAYC SERVICES FOR UC (ESPERANZA PROGRAM). IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE WILLIAM WILBERFORCE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2008, DC AND FEDERAL GUIDELINES, THE FLORES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, AND US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT (ORR) SERVICE REQUIREMENTS, OUR ESPERANZA PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE SERVICE NEEDS OF UC, PROVIDING 1) SAFE, STRUCTURED TRANSITIONAL FOSTER CARE HOUSING WHILE UC AWAIT DECISIONS ON THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS AND RELEASE TO SPONSORS; AND 2) WRAP-AROUND SERVICES DURING THEIR TIME IN TRANSITIONAL FOSTER CARE. BASED ON THE TIMELINE THAT UC WILL BE IN THE PROGRAM FOR A MAXIMUM OF 30 DAYS AND THEN RELEASED TO SPONSORS, LAYC ANTICIPATES SERVING 192 UC IN ONE YEAR. IF ANY UC STAY IN THE PROGRAM LONGER THAN 30 DAYS, THE TOTAL NUMBER SERVED MAY BE LOWER.

LATIN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS YOUTH - DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

HIGH-QUALITY SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND AFTER-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM AND MATERNITY GROUP HOMES- MALE

LATIN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM FOR MALES

LATIN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM FOR FEMALES

YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM AND MATERNITY GROUP HOMES-FEMALES

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

LATIN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER FY24 DC BASIC CENTER PROJECT

LAYC/MMYYC MARYLAND FY24 BASIC CENTER PROGRAM

LAYC'S TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM FOR FEMALES

TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM

MMYC GANG PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROJECT

GANG PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION FOR AT-RISK YOUTH

LATIN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER DC BASIC CENTER PROGRAM

BASIC CENTER PROGRAM

LAYC'S DC TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM

THE LATIN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER BASIC CENTER PROGRAM - MARYLAND

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 PUBLIC HEALTH AMERICORPSPROGRAM. NO MEMBER MAY ENROLL PRIOR TO THE APPROVED START DATE OF THE MEMBER ENROLLMENT PERIOD. YOUR 2022?23 REGULATORY MATCH IS 0%. LATIN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER (LAYC) PROPOSES TO HAVE 12 AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO WILL PROMOTE AND IMPLEMENT HIV/STI, PREGNANCY EDUCATION AND PREVENTION AND COVID-19 TESTING AND EDUCATION EFFORTS IN WASHINGTON, DC (DC) AND PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY (PG), MARYLAND (MD). AT THE END OF THE FIRST PROGRAM YEAR, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES TO AT LEAST 1,650 INDIVIDUALS. IN ADDITION, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL LEVERAGE 90 VOLUNTEERS, WHO WILL SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. AFTER THEIR YEAR OF SERVICE, 8 AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL PURSUE FUTURE ENGAGEMENT IN PUBLIC HEALTH.

LAYC MARYLAND BASIC CENTER/HOST HOMES PROGRAM

BASIC CENTER PROGRAM

STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM

SA,HIV,HEP,STI PREVENTION FOR MINORITY YOUTH AND MINORITY REENTRY POPULATIONS

LATIN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER FY21 MARYLAND BASIC CENTER PROGRAM

LATIN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER-MARYLAND MULTICULTURAL YOUTH CENTERS GANG PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM

BASIC CENTER PROGRAM

PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE COC PROGRAM INCLUDES GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO SPECIFIC SUBPOPULATIONS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE GRANTS SPECIFICALLY SERVE YOUTH, DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24 UNDER THE YOUTH HOMELESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP). THE GOAL OF THE YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP) IS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COORDINATED COMMUNITY APPROACH TO PREVENTING AND ENDING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AND SHARING THAT EXPERIENCE WITH AND MOBILIZING COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY TOWARD THE SAME END. THE NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO) FOR NEW YHDP GRANTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/YHDP (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT YHDP NOFO LISTED). THE NOFO FOR YHDP RENEWALS AND REPLACEMENTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/COMPETITION (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT COC/YHDP RENEWAL OR REPLACEMENT NOFO LISTED).; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THESE GRANTS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: 1. PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; 2. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; 3. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; 4. HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS); AND 5. HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION (IN SOME CASES). ELIGIBLE COSTS WITHIN THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE: 1. LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; 2. RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; 3. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; 4. OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; 5. COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; 6. PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; 7. RELOCATION COSTS; AND 8. INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT YOUTH FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: YOUTH DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD

LATIN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER FY24 DC STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM

BASIC CENTER PROGRAM

LAYC'S MATERNITY GROUP HOME PROGRAM - THE MATERNITY GROUP HOME (MGH) (YZ) PROGRAM PROVIDES SAFE, STABLE, AND APPROPRIATE SHELTER FOR PREGNANT AND/OR PARENTING YOUTH AGES 16 TO UNDER 22 AND THEIR DEPENDENT CHILD(REN) FOR 18 MONTHS AND, AND UP TO 21 MONTHS UNDER EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES. SERVICE PROVIDERS MUST ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS AND SAFETY OF THE DEPENDENT CHILDREN TO INCLUDE FACILITY SAFETY STANDARDS FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN ON THE PREMISES. MGH SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, PARENTING SKILLS, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, FAMILY BUDGETING, AND HEALTH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION. MGH PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES (E.G., BASIC LIFE SKILLS, EDUCATIONAL AND JOB ATTAINMENT OPPORTUNITIES, COUNSELING) THAT SUPPORTS THE TRANSITION OF HOMELESS YOUTH TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND STABLE, INDEPENDENT LIVING.

LAYC'S TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM - THE TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM (TLP) (CX) PROVIDES SAFE, STABLE, AND APPROPRIATE SHELTER FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH AGES 16 TO UNDER 22 FOR UP TO 18 MONTHS AND, UNDER EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES, CAN BE EXTENDED TO 21 MONTHS. TLPS PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES (E.G., BASIC LIFE SKILLS, EDUCATIONAL AND JOB ATTAINMENT OPPORTUNITIES, COUNSELING) THAT SUPPORTS THE TRANSITION OF HOMELESS YOUTH TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND STABLE, INDEPENDENT LIVING.

VICTIMS' ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR LATINA YOUTH

THE BASIC CENTER PROGRAM AT THE LATIN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER IS A TWO WEEK EMERGENCY HOUSING PROGRAM FOR FEMALES AGES 12-

YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

THE LATIN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER'S (LAYC) PROJECT NUEVO CAMINO

LAYC STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM

PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE COC PROGRAM INCLUDES GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO SPECIFIC SUBPOPULATIONS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE GRANTS SPECIFICALLY SERVE YOUTH, DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24 UNDER THE YOUTH HOMELESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP). THE GOAL OF THE YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP) IS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COORDINATED COMMUNITY APPROACH TO PREVENTING AND ENDING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AND SHARING THAT EXPERIENCE WITH AND MOBILIZING COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY TOWARD THE SAME END. THE NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO) FOR NEW YHDP GRANTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/YHDP (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT YHDP NOFO LISTED). THE NOFO FOR YHDP RENEWALS AND REPLACEMENTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/COMPETITION (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT COC/YHDP RENEWAL OR REPLACEMENT NOFO LISTED).; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THESE GRANTS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: 1. PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; 2. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; 3. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; 4. HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS); AND 5. HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION (IN SOME CASES). ELIGIBLE COSTS WITHIN THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE: 1. LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; 2. RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; 3. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; 4. OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; 5. COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; 6. PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; 7. RELOCATION COSTS; AND 8. INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT YOUTH FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: YOUTH DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

SUMMER ARTS-IN-THE PARK INTERNS

2ND NATURE: ENGAGE DIVERSE URBAN YOUTH IN PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND THE ARTS

2ND NATURE: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND THE POWER OF ART

HEALTHY PARKS HEALTHY PEOPLE

2ND NATURE PROGRAM

2ND NATURE: PROMOTION OF YOUTH ART INSPIRED BY NCR PARKS

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YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM