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If you are in need of immediate shelter, please refer to the information below.

Homeless Families | Homeless Adults | Homeless Adolescents | Domestic Violence

Homeless Families

Massachusetts Emergency Assistance Programs offer shelter and transitional programs for families experiencing homelessness through the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA).

If you are homeless and already receiving TAFDC, please contact your case worker to determine eligibility for Emergency Assistance Family Shelter.

Otherwise, please contact your local DTA Office:

Malden DTA
200 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148
781-388-7300
617-727-7493 fax

Chelsea Center DTA
80 Everett Avenue
Chelsea, MA 02150
617-551-1700
617-660-3017 fax

DTA Offices in MA

Homeless Adults

Individuals and couples without children must rely on the individual shelter system that provides beds on a first come, first served basis.

Calling the shelters directly to see if there is an available room or a waiting list should be your first task.

Men	Women
Long Island Shelter Tobin Building, Boston Harbor P.O. Box 158 Boston, MA 02122 617-534-2526 / intake 617-534-7101 Capacity: 427 men Length of stay: unlimited Restrictions: over 18 year, 8:00 pm curfew Referral: Self	Betty’s Place – Boston YWCA 40 Berkeley street Boston, MA 02116 617-556-9922 Capacity: 20 Length of stay: 6 months Restrictions: sober, curfew Referral: Self
Boston YMCA Emergency Rooms 316 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115 617-536-7800 Capacity: 45 Length of stay: 30 days Restrictions: 3-5 days sober	Boston YMCA Emergency Rooms 316 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115 617-536-7800 Capacity: 40 Length of stay: 30 days Restrictions: 3-5 days sober
Pine Street Inn 444 Harrison Avenue Boston, MA 02118 617-7482-4944 Capacity: 280 Length of stay: Unlimited Restrictions: Men only	Pine Street Inn 363 Albany Street Boston, MA 02118 617-521-7110 Capacity: 70; 40 transitional Length of stay: Unlimited Restrictions: Women only, 8:30 pm curfew

For a more complete list of individual shelters, please visit the Mass Coalition for the Homeless website .

Homeless Adolescents

The following list of shelters generally offers temporary shelter to youths 12 to 17 years old. Please review the qualifications carefully to make sure you are eligible for the shelter and if you need a referral to enter the shelter.

Bridge Over Troubled Waters
47 West Street
Boston, MA 02111
617-423-9575
Capacity: Limited.
Clients: Adolescents up to 24
Length of stay: Up to 72 hours

Shortstop, Inc.
1323 Broadway
Somerville, MA 02144
617-776-3377
Capacity: 16 units
Clients: 18-22 years old
Length of stay: Transitional living, yearly lease paying 30% of income, must participate in 30 hours/week school or work

Domestic Violence

All battered women's shelters have 24-hour hotlines, and generally accept only women who are in imminent danger. Often, they will refer women to a "Safe House” outside of her own community.

Casa Myrna Vazquez P.O. Box 120108 Boston, MA 02112 617-338-2350 800-992-2600 Clients: Battered women; children, boys to 12. Capacity: 8 families. Length of Stay: 3 months, transitional program 18 months. Referral: Self.	Elizabeth Stone House P.O. Box 59 Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 617-522-3659 617-522-3417 (24 hours) Clients: Battered women, children Capacity: 18 beds and 2 emergency beds Length of Stay: Varies with programs. Referral: Self.
Harbor COV P.O. Box 505754 Chelsea, MA 02150 617-884-9909 Clients: Battered women, children (boys to 12). Capacity: 14 beds. Length of Stay: 14 days. Referral: Self (through hotline).	Respond P.O. Box 555 Somerville, MA 02143 617 625 5996 617 623 5900 (24 hour hotline) Clients: Battered women and their children. Capacity: 10 beds. Length of Stay: 90 days.

For a more complete list of domestic violence shelters, please visit the Mass Coalition for the Homeless website .