A place providing accommodation for the homeless at night.
for years Roy slept in night shelters
Example sentencesExamples
- The night shelter has closed due to a shortage of volunteers.
- A group of churches provide night shelters for the homeless during the winter months.
- Churches are providing food and some have night shelters.
- They also runs three night shelters for the homeless.
- With the support of staff at the night shelter, he is determined to try to get his life back on track.
- The new night shelter will provide emergency accommodation for eight young people.
- Intoxicated people are diverted to a night shelter, if there is such a facility in the community.
- Thousands of young vulnerable people have been given a safe haven thanks to the night shelter.
- The initiative recently established an emergency night shelter for young people.
- Reception centres and night shelters have become so overcrowded.