Resources for Families: Emergency Assistance Shelter and the HomeBASE Short-Term Housing Assistance Program
Shelters for Families with Children
If you are experiencing homelessness and have a child under the age of 21 or you are pregnant, you and your family may be eligible for placement in a family shelter. The vast majority of family shelter spaces are administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), through their Emergency Assistance (EA) program.
To learn more about how to access EA shelter, click here to access the 2011 Emergency Assistance Advocacy Guide from Massachusetts Law Reform Institute.
To see the current income eligibility guidelines, please click here.
Please note that you must apply for EA shelter through DHCD, and cannot directly access an EA shelter placement by contacting the shelters below. For a list of local offices across the state where you can apply, please click here (towards bottom of page).
Family Shelters in Greater Boston
Family Shelters in Metro West
Family Shelters in Southeastern Massachusetts
Family Shelters in Central Massachusetts
Family Shelters in Western Massachusetts
Statewide Family Shelter Community Rooms
*Community room shelter spaces are for families who do not qualify for Emergency Assistance shelter through the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD).
HomeBASE Diversion and Rehousing Assistance for Families with Children
If you are experiencing homelessness and have a child under the age of 21 or you are pregnant, your family may be eligible for assistance through the Department of Housing and Community Development’s HomeBASE program.
HomeBASE Household Assistance Flyer from MLRI
HomeBASE Information from the Department of Housing and Community Development
December 2011 HomeBASE Recommendations from the Legislature and Administration
HomeBASE Data from DHCD
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