April 12, 2023 3:00 a.m.

The Oregon Department of Human Services, Self-Sufficiency Programs, Youth Experiencing Homelessness is inviting community partners to apply for a portion of $18.75 million in grant funding that is now available to provide services and housing supports to youth experiencing homelessness.

An ODHS release said as previously announced in March, the available grant funding has increased thanks to the passage and signing of House Bill 5019. The legislation includes a suite of policy changes and investments intended to address Oregon’s housing needs and provides funding to expand and strengthen the ODHS Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program.

The deadline to apply for this grant funding has been extended to April 21st. The application can be found online at: https://www.oregon.gov/dhs/CHILDREN/Homeless-Youth/Pages/Provider-Resources.aspx

The release said organizations may express interest in supporting more than one of these service areas that funding is available to support:

*Prevention Services including youth outreach and drop-in services

*Early and crisis intervention housing such as shelter and host home programming

*Medium-term housing such as transitional living and host home programming

*Other Services such as culturally-specific programming, mental health and substance use supports

More information about the ODHS Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program can be found at: https://www.oregon.gov/dhs/CHILDREN/Homeless-Youth/Pages/index.aspx