Scope of Services

(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.