Scope of Services
Effective Mar 27, 2026Mass. Register #1570MGL c. 18B, §§ 2, 3, 4, 7, 15, 21 MGL c. 28A, § 6(c) MGL c. 71B MGL c. 119, §§ 23, 23G, 36, 39E through J, 51A through F, Appendix MGL c. 210Massachusetts Department of Children & Families
- (1) Emergency shelter for adolescents shall be provided by agencies or individuals under contract to the Department and licensed by EEC, and shall be available on a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week basis. These shelters may be either self-contained facilities or foster homes designated as emergency shelters.
- (2) Emergency shelter for homeless women with children shall be provided at the Department's New Chardon Street Shelter in Boston or by referral to other appropriate facilities or agencies on a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day- a-week basis.
- (3) Services to women in transition shall be provided by agencies or individuals under contract to the Department. Shelters shall be located in facilities that provide a safe, temporary residence in an anonymous location and shall be accessible on a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week basis.