public shelter
Shared emergency refuge
A public shelter is a facility operated by government or nonprofit organizations to provide temporary housing for people in need—typically those displaced by emergencies, experiencing homelessness, or fleeing domestic violence.
The term emphasizes that the shelter is open to the general public rather than restricted to specific groups: The city opened public shelters ahead of the hurricane.
Public shelters may offer basic amenities like beds, meals, and sanitation facilities.
- homelessWithout a dwelling
- refugePlace of safety
- safe havenProtected place of shelter
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- evacuationRemoval from danger
evacuation center · disaster · natural disaster · disaster relief · cots · blankets · Red Cross · gymnasium · storm · displaced · displaced families · community · beds · volunteers · crisis · soup kitchen · warmth · warming center
- shelterstent, hut, igloo, burrow, cave
- bunkersbunkers, underground bunker, underground bunkers, nuclear bunker, concrete bunker
- emergency preparednessemergency kit, evacuation plan, emergency plan, emergency alerts, emergency supplies
public shelterprivate residence
private property · single-family home · gated community · private estate · mansion
public shelterpermanent home
Lasting place of residence
permanent residence · family home · homestead · ancestral home · forever home
public, publicly, publics, publication, publish, publisher, publishing, published, republic