Emergency housing: Difference between revisions

<blockquote>''"An&nbsp;'''emergency shelter'''&nbsp;is a place for people to live temporarily when they cannot live in their previous residence, similar to&nbsp;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeless_shelter homeless shelters]. The main difference is that an emergency shelter typically specializes in people fleeing a specific type of situation, such as natural or man-made&nbsp;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disasters disasters],&nbsp;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_violence domestic violence], or victims of&nbsp;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_abuse sexual abuse]. A more minor difference is that people staying in emergency shelters are more likely to stay all day, except for work, school, or errands, while homeless shelters usually expect people to stay elsewhere during the day, returning only to sleep or eat. Emergency shelters sometimes facilitate&nbsp;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Support_group support groups], and/or provide meals.''<br/> <br/> '''''Post-disaster emergency shelter'''&nbsp;is often provided by organizations or governmental emergency management departments, in response to natural disasters, such as a flood or earthquake. They tend to use&nbsp;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tent tents]&nbsp;or other temporary structures, or buildings normally used for another purpose, such as a&nbsp;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_(building) church]&nbsp;or school. These settlements may be inhabited for the entire duration of the reconstruction process and should be thought of more as settlements than shelter, and need to be planned with respect to water / sanitation, livelihoods.'' ''See also:&nbsp;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transitional_shelter Transitional shelter]&nbsp;and&nbsp;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee_shelter Refugee shelter]. "&nbsp;&nbsp;''-Wikipedia, "Emergency shelter" accessed 21 March, 2020.&nbsp;</blockquote> <br>