A Roxbury recreational center that has been housing migrant and homeless families since February will reopen to the public later this month, state officials said.

The Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex was returned to the purview of the state Department of Conservation and Recreation on May 29, in time for the pool to open to the public for the summer season on June 22, a DCR spokesperson said.

The state-owned facility had been operating as a safety-net shelter site for months, largely capturing the overflow of migrants sleeping at Boston Logan International Airport when the temporary use went online Feb. 1. The site had a 400-person capacity.

The families who were at the Cass center either exited shelter into more stable housing or were moved to other safety-net sites, officials said.

The Healey administration is working closely with school districts and families to ensure continuity of education, a spokesperson for the governor said. Federal law allows families to choose between staying in their current school district or enrolling in their new one.

Plans to convert a popular recreation center into a temporary shelter prompted criticism from Mayor Michelle Wu and outcry from the Roxbury community when announced by the Healey administration.

Wu said the tendency to take resources away from an underserved community felt “painfully familiar.”

Parts of the community later warmed up to the idea, when the Healey administration followed through on requests to contract with black and brown businesses for the center. Those businesses provided food, transportation, and cleaning services, among other things.

Still, others remained skeptical that the state would follow through on its promise to reopen the center to the public by the summer season.

A DCR spokesperson said the agency is continuing to work with the delegation, permit holders and stakeholders on improvements to the Cass center.

Work began Monday on planned renovations, which include upgrades to the facility’s athletic flooring, equipment upgrades, new tree plantings and repairs to the roof with new solar panels added, officials said.

Renovations — the cost of which have “not yet been confirmed” but will come from DCR’s existing budget for upgrading the facility — are expected to be completed in time for the fall indoor season, which begins Sept. 7, officials said.

All summer programming at the Cass takes place outdoors.

The state reported 7,435 families were in the emergency shelter system as of May 30.