20 Mile Rule
You may also want to check the "20 mile rule" subcategory under "Shelter Placements," at http://www.masslegalservices.org/cat/2247, for relevant materials.
Resources in this Category
Title  | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | Field Op 2003-10 : Shelter Information Now in BEACON As of March 24, 2003, all family shelter information will be in BEACON. BEACON will have a resource list of all EA shelters. The specific shelter information will be associated for each EA AU in shelter. This information will enable the Department to identify where each EA AU has been placed and will provide statistical information on demographics at specific shelter sites. These instructions should be considered Phase 1 of EA AU information in BEACON. | 3/21/2003 | |
| | Field Op 2005-35: Temporary Emergency Shelter Placement -20-mile Rule Obsoleted by FOM 2007-11. | 8/10/2005 | |
| | Field Op 98-048 Temp. Emerg. Shelter Placement Tracking Form | 10/7/1998 | |
| | Field Op Memo 2007-11: Temporary Emergency Shelter Placement - 20 Mile Rule Tracking Procedures This memo obsoletes Field Operations Memo 2005-35 and notifies TAO staff about the process for tracking shelter placements beyond the 20-mile limit. The Housing and Homeless Services (H&HS) Centralized Placement Unit’s (CPU) must notify the EA family whose shelter placement is beyond the 20-mile limit, of available shelter placement within 20 miles of their home community. They must also notify the TAO of the EA family’s decision to accept or decline the transfer. | 3/30/2007 | |
