night shelter
Temporary homeless accommodation
A night shelter is a facility providing temporary overnight accommodation for homeless people.
Unlike permanent housing, night shelters typically require guests to leave during daytime hours: The night shelter opens at 8 PM and closes at 7 AM.
Some are seasonal, operating only during cold weather.
Temporary refuge during crisis
- temporary accommodationHousing meant to end
- refugePlace of safety
- hostelShared traveler lodging
- dormitoryStudent living building
bunk · cot · bed · sleeping quarters · transitional housing · warming center · safe haven · lodging
Without a dwelling
- rough sleeperOne sleeping outdoors unhoused
- unhousedLacking stable housing
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- vagrantHomeless itinerant person
displaced · vulnerable · at-risk · street person · indigent · destitute · runaway · domestic violence survivor
Organization serving public good
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
funding · government grant · capacity · beds · overflow · waiting list · eligibility · rules
Occasion for nourishment
- soup kitchenFacility feeding the poor
- blanketSoft bed covering
- clothingBody coverings worn daily
- showerWater spray for bathing
hygiene · social services · counseling · mental health · addiction support · medical care · outreach · referral
emergency housing
Temporary refuge during crisis
- temporary accommodationHousing meant to end
- refugePlace of safety
- hostelShared traveler lodging
dormitory · bunk · cot · bed · sleeping quarters · transitional housing · warming center · safe haven · lodging · intake
homeless
Without a dwelling
- rough sleeperOne sleeping outdoors unhoused
- unhousedLacking stable housing
- transientTemporary, soon departing
vagrant · displaced · vulnerable · at-risk · street person · indigent · destitute · runaway · domestic violence survivor · veteran
nonprofit
Organization serving public good
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
donation · funding · government grant · capacity · beds · overflow · waiting list · eligibility · rules · curfew
meal
Occasion for nourishment
- soup kitchenFacility feeding the poor
- blanketSoft bed covering
- clothingBody coverings worn daily
shower · hygiene · social services · counseling · mental health · addiction support · medical care · outreach · referral · intake assessment
- emergency shelterstemporary housing, emergency housing, emergency beds, emergency bed, warming center
- homelessnesshomeless, unhoused, homeless veterans, houseless, street people
- welfarewelfare, welfare reform, welfare system, SNAP benefits, public assistance
night shelterpermanent home
Lasting place of residence
family home · apartment · house · social housing · private residence
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