WASHINGTON – The US Department of Health and Human Services has granted Green Chimneys Children’s Services $136,814 for the shelter’s transitional living program for homeless youth.
Green Chimneys in Brewster serves 200 children, the majority of whom are runaway, homeless, and street youth in Putnam County.
Through their community-based services, the organization offers programs that promote positive development, healthy choices, and effective family communication. Support programs dedicated to LGBTQ youths who are homeless include residential services and career training to provide resources and develop vital skills to help them enter adulthood as healthy, responsible members of their communities.
Ultimately, the organization’s goal is to reunite the child with their family and avoid juvenile detention, foster care, or mental health facilities.
The grant was announced by Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney (D, NY-18).
