reception centre

British  

noun

1. a place to which distressed people, such as vagrants, addicts, victims of a disaster, refugees, etc, go pending more permanent arrangements

2. a local-authority home where children are looked after in a family crisis or where long-term placement is arranged for a child whose family cannot provide a home

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Example Sentences

About 10 children freed from the ADF arrive on average each month at the reception centre in the troubled northeast Ituri province.

From Barron's

We witness dozens, old and young, arriving at a reception centre just over the border in Lozova.

From BBC

Around 200 people arrive at this one reception centre every single day.

From BBC

The island of Lampedusa is home to a migrant reception centre that is often overcrowded with challenging living conditions.

From BBC

In June 2024, we tracked down Jabal to a migrant reception centre in Luxembourg and confronted him on the street.

From BBC