March 15, 2023 3:00 a.m.

The Oregon Department of Human Services, Self-Sufficiency Programs, Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program is inviting community partners to apply for a portion of $4.1 million in grant funding that is available to provide services and housing supports to youth experiencing homelessness.

An ODHS 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

The deadline to apply is April 7th. More information can be found: https://www.oregon.gov/dhs/CHILDREN/Homeless-Youth/Pages/Provider-Resources.aspx