rehousing
- noun
- /riːˈhaʊzɪŋ/
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- After the storm destroyed their homes, many residents faced a long process of rehousing in temporary shelters.
- rapid rehousing
- Rehousing Program
Examples
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The SSVF program is modeled after the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Rehousing Program (HPRP), which the National Alliance to End Homelessness credits for the 1 percent nationwide drop in overall homelessness during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
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The city launched a program focused on rehousing families displaced by the recent disaster.
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While we did not save the projects, we did force a promise from the private development company that demolished the housing development to provide for rehousing for all former residents in the same neighborhood and provide housing choice vouchers for all pre-Katrina leaseholders.
Academic text (2013) -
Many library preservation programs are considering the possible ways that national holdings, availability of digital copies, holdings in shared print repositories, and local use can and perhaps should influence the selection of materials for preservation actions such as reformatting, rehousing, and repair.
Academic text (2014) -
Community leaders are advocating for more funding to support rehousing efforts for the homeless.
Synonyms
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Moving people to a new place to live after they are forced to leave their homes
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Moving people from their homes to a new place because they must leave
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Etymology
Rehousing comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and housing from house meaning 'home'. It pictures giving someone a home again, so it is used for the process of providing a new home to people who have lost or had to leave their homes.