Runaway and Homeless Youth

The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) is seeking proposals for the Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Program. The program aims to provide services to youth and young adults ages 12-21 who have run away, are at-risk of running away, are homeless, or are at imminent risk of becoming homeless. Proposers may select a subset of this age range and youth may or may not have a history of child welfare or youth justice involvement. Services must be provided in one of the seven Youth Services Regions. The program has three distinct goals and emphasizes the importance of grounding youth-driven programming in local and regional partnerships, evidence-based/evidence-informed strategies, and data-driven decision-making. • The target population for the RHY Program is youth and young adults ages 12-21. • Proposers may select a subset of this age range and youth may or may not have a history of child welfare or youth justice involvement. • Services must be provided in one of the seven Youth Services Regions. • The program has three distinct goals and emphasizes the importance of grounding youth-driven programming in local and regional partnerships, evidence-based/evidence-informed strategies, and data-driven decision-making.