Scattered Site Family Emergency Shelter

For families that need longer-term shelter to address underlying issues that threaten their housing stability, Travelers Aid Family Services provides transitional shelter in eighty neighborhood apartments funded by the Department of Transitional Assistance.

Caseworkers and housing search professionals from our staff work with the families to formulate individualized plans to help them move into permanent, affordable housing. Parents participate in workshops on issues like managing finances and budgeting, parenting, relations with school, community, family, landlords, and employers. Once a family finds an apartment, Travelers Aid Family Services can provide moving assistance and maintains support services to the family for at least a year.

In the last fiscal year, the Scattered Site Family Emergency Shelter program provided transitional housing for 146 families which included 195 children in 80 neighborhood apartments. It also provided follow-up services for an additional 45 families after they regained their self-sufficiency and left the program.

To qualify for Scattered Site Transitional Family Shelter, a family must be referred by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD).

Para comunicar con la oficina del programa del SCAT, por favor llame al 617-542-7286 X245 para hablar con Stacy Klickstein.

For more information on the SCAT program, please contact Stacy Klickstein at 617-542-7286 X245.