reception centers
Arrival processing locations
Reception centers are facilities where people are received and processed upon arrival, typically refugees, asylum seekers, or migrants awaiting documentation or placement.
The term also applies to emergency shelters set up after disasters: Evacuees gathered at the reception center for food and information.
In British usage, reception centres may handle newly arrived military personnel or prison intake.
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- front deskLobby service counter
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- intakeAmount received or consumed
warm welcome · first point of contact · admittance · waiting room · open doors · orientation · arrival · shelter · safe haven · humanitarian aid · emergency relief · aid workers · social services · halls · accommodation · community organizations · facility · resettlement programs
reception centerspermanent residence
Fixed long-term dwelling
social housing · council housing · public housing · homeownership · subsidized apartments
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