13 of these families with children were being sheltered in motels. On June 30, 2020, there were 3,096 families with children and pregnant individuals in Massachusetts’ Emergency Assistance (EA) shelter program.Here is January 2020 coverage from Spare Change News on the 2019 point-in-time count results. It is important to note that the definition of homelessness used for the point-in-time count excludes families and individuals who are experiencing homelessness and living in doubled up or hidden situations.