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  2. Shelter - Wikipedia

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    Fishermen's shelter houses on Barreta Island, Portugal. A shelter is an architectural structure or natural formation (or a combination of the two) [1] providing protection from the local environment. [2] A shelter can serve as a home or be provided by a residential institution. [3] [4] It can be understood as both a temporary and a permanent ...

  3. Shelter-in-place - Wikipedia

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    Shelter in place in radiological and chemical defense scenarios entails closing all household doors, windows, and vents and taking immediate shelter in a readily accessible location that puts as much indoor air and radiation shielding-mass between the individual and the hazardous outside air, such as a basement or centrally located medium to small room, and trying to make it as airtight as ...

  4. Homeless shelter - Wikipedia

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    Community attitude towards homeless shelters varies widely, but one study found that older people, men, homeowners and all people making larger incomes were often averse to the concept of homeless shelters in general. [29] Calgary neighborhoods recognize the need for shelters, but many do not want to situate a shelter near their own homes. [30]

  5. Refugee shelter - Wikipedia

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    Refugee shelters are structures ranging from the most temporary tent accommodation through transitional shelter to building temporary pics and settlements and include the most basic kind of ad hoc structure. They are created in the aftermath of a conflict or natural disaster as a temporary residence for victims who have lost or abandoned their ...

  6. Safe room - Wikipedia

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    Other homes have steel doors to one or more bedrooms that can be bolted closed to provide time for security forces to arrive. For strong storms or tornadoes, a storm safe room must be built to withstand high winds and flying debris, even if the rest of the residence becomes severely damaged or destroyed.

  7. KC lacks key type of homeless shelter. How city staff get ...

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    Such shelters accept people without requiring participation in things like religious programs or substance use treatment. It’s considered a key step in reducing the population of people living ...

  8. Transitional housing - Wikipedia

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    The cost of transitional housing is the same or less expensive than emergency shelters. But, due to the on site services, transitional tends to be more expensive than permanent supportive housing. [1] In the USA, federal funding for transitional housing programs was originally allocated in the McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1986. [2]

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