CYDC also provides a Basic Center shelter, The Beacon, for runaway and homeless youth under 18 years of age, funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. It offers unique assessment, counseling, and family intervention services, along with aftercare support, designed to reunite youth with their families or provide safe living arrangements upon discharge.
The Beacon is also a designated Safe Place™ location. Safe Place is a national community outreach and awareness program that enables local businesses and community organizations to link youth in need of shelter to CYDC.