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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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In Londonderry, Eilish O'Doherty works for Older People North West, a drop-in centre for elderly people.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

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.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025

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

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

The old envelope had both his name on it and the address of a drop-in centre he used for post.

From The Guardian • Mar. 5, 2020

“It’s virtually an emergency situation,” said Tommy Gordon, who manages Wicklow Homeless Five Loaves, a drop-in centre south of Dublin.

From The Guardian • Sep. 5, 2018

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