单词 | homeless charity |
释义 | > as lemmashomeless charity General attributive, with the sense ‘for the homeless’, ‘of or concerned with the homeless’, as homeless charity, homeless shelter, etc. ΚΠ 1915 Janesville (Wisconsin) Daily Gaz. 22 Dec. 12/3 (heading) The homeless problem. 1931 Chester (Pa.) Times 18 Mar. 2/5 Approximately 10 per cent. of the 500 World War veterans at the Homeless Shelter, Eighteenth and Hamilton streets, had left upon receiving their checks. 1985 Times 5 June 2/1 Mr. Chris Smith, of the homeless charity Char, said the return to discretion represented a return to the poor box. 1992 Tucson (Arizona) Weekly 5 Aug. 4/1 City officials and homeless advocates agree with the employees that it's time to move the food line. 1996 Big Issue 2 Dec. 41/1 Stephen..has five years' experience of working as outreach manager for homeless organisation St Mungo's. 2000 A. Sayle Barcelona Plates 166 Today there'd been a nervy Dutch girl from a homeless hostel in Camden Town. 2009 Metro 10 Feb. (London ed.) 20/1 Jenny..was volunteering at a homeless shelter in Leeds. < as lemmas |
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