• Primary shelter option for families with children under 21 years of age
• Pregnant women (at any stage of pregnancy)
• Two parent families and male headed households
• Families with older male children under 21 years

   

Services Provided

• A variety of settings are used -- congregate shelter, scatter site apartments and motels (if needed to meet the need)
• Services vary by type of shelter and shelter resources but housing search is always a component
• There are no time limits on Emergency Assistance shelter

Funding

• Mostly paid for by the Department of Transitional Assistance through the Emergency Assistance program
• Private donations

 

Eligibility Requirements

• Most require a referral from the Department of Transitional Assistance. Families must qualify for Emergency Assistance (EA) in order to get in.
• Shelter is an entitlement for hose who qualify for Emergency Assistance
• There are only 40 spaces statewide for families who do not qualify for Emergency Assistance.

Click here to find out about resources for families denied state funded, Emergency Assistance shelter.

Click here for an explanation of the different types of settings used to shelter homeless families.

Click here to learn about what makes a famly eligible for state funded shelter.