drop-in centre

British

noun

social welfare (in Britain) a daycentre run by the social services or a charity that clients may attend on an informal basis

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That provides a drop-in centre, located inside Cardiff's Principality Stadium, which can provide mental health support to the local community.

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The Bundeswehr only has one permanent drop-in centre, a small unit sandwiched between a pharmacy and a shoe store beside Berlin's Friedrichstrasse station.

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Ms Pichardo, who runs a drop-in centre called Sunshine House, operates what she calls a "no-judgement zone".

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The Welcome Organisation's chairperson Jude Whyte said the charity was using a women's refuge as a "make shift" drop-in centre during the day instead of its former premises.

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"The drop-in centre is closed indefinitely, it's just too dangerous for our service users and staff to go back," he said.

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