June 17, 2024
The Honorable Michael J. Rodrigues
Chair, Senate Committee on Ways and Means
State House, Room 212
Boston, MA 02133
The Honorable Aaron Michlewitz
Chair, House Committee on Ways and Means
State House, Room 243
Boston, MA 02133
Dear Chairs Rodrigues and Michlewitz:
Pursuant to Chapter 88 of the Acts of 2024, we are transmitting to you this report on overflow
emergency shelter sites.
Sincerely,
Secretary Matthew J. Gorzkowicz, Secretary Edward Augustus,
Executive Office for Administration Executive Office for Housing and
and Finance Livable Communities
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MEMORANDUM
TO: House and Senate Committees on Ways and Means
FR: Executive Office for Administration and Finance, Executive Office of Housing and
Livable Communities
DT: June 17, 2024
RE: Monthly Overflow report
Background/Narrative
The table below includes key datapoints outlined in Chapter 88 of the Acts of 2024. The data is
updated as of June 13, 2024. The Administration continues to pursue key activities related to
these datapoints below.
Caseload
Value as of
Datapoint Notes
06/13/24
This currently includes three state-funded
overflow sites (Cambridge, Chelsea, and
Lexington) and two clinical and safety risk
assessment sites (Revere and Quincy).
Number of families in
272 Families at these two types of sites are
overflow
currently on the waitlist for the Emergency
Assistance shelter system and are placed in
site based on site availability and a family’s
health and safety needs.
Number of families
new to the overflow
N/A
emergency shelter site
since the last report
Total number of
919
individuals in overflow
Number of individuals
new to the overflow
N/A
emergency shelter site
since the last report
Average Length of Stay
Value as of
Datapoint Notes
06/13/24
Average length of stay,
for individuals at 43 days
overflow sites
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 Family with the longest
188 days
length of stay
Exits
Value as of
Datapoint Notes
06/13/24
Families that have been
placed in EA from 319 families Data from 5/1 - 6/13
overflow
Families that have left
overflow to a non-EA 40 families Data from 5/1 - 6/13
location
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Overflow Services
Datapoint Notes (as of 6/13/24)
• Shelter diversion services, including HomeBASE
• Family Welcome Center services, including but not limited to:
o Basic needs provisions, including but not limited to
diapers, wipes, hygiene products, baby formula, and
meals
o Employment authorization legal assistance
o Public benefits enrollment
o Vaccinations and health screenings
o Referrals to other services such as ESOL courses, legal
assistance, mental health services, health care services
• Overflow and safety net shelter and services including but not
Types of services limited to:
provided to families o Temporary shelter
o Case management and wraparound services
o ESOL courses
o Legal assistance for work authorization applications
o Diversion services, including but not limited to job
training and employment assistance, housing search, and
application assistance for housing programs
o School enrollment
• Clinical and Safety Risk Assessment site services for eligible
families on the waitlist, including but not limited to:
o Clinical supports and connections to care
• Case management services
• Cambridge overflow site: 5pm-10am Monday-Friday; 24 hours
Hours of operations for Saturday and Sunday
services provided to
• Chelsea overflow site: 24/7
families
• Lexington overflow site: 24/7
EOHHS issued a Bid Solicitation (BD-24-1039-EHS01-ASHWA-
96820) for the purposes of procuring one or more qualified
vendor(s) to operate and staff one or more overflow emergency
overnight shelter site(s) on January 8, 2024. Link to the
procurement and materials can be accessed here: COMMBUYS -
Bid Solicitation Bids were due April 5, 2024. Selected qualified
A procurement record
vendors have been notified by EOHHS and contract negotiations
for state-funded
are nearly complete. Contracts execution is anticipated in late June.
overflow sites for
supplies and services
EOHHS also issued a Bid Solicitation for the purposes of procuring
one or more qualified vendor(s) to operate and staff one or more
Clinical and Safety Risk Assessment Site(s) on January 8, 2024.
Link to the procurement and materials can be accessed here:
COMMBUYS - Bid Solicitation Bids were due April 5, 2024.
Selected vendors have been notified by EOHHS and contract
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 negotiations are nearly complete. Contract execution is anticipated
by end of June.
Efforts made to
connect families with Case managers at overflow sites meet regularly with families to
additional services, assess needs, develop rehousing plans, and connect families with
including RAs, services include housing and employment programs to expedite
HomeBASE or other rapid rehousing efforts.
housing programs
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