Temporary Shelters
Description
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing (1) short-term emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or child abuse and/or (2) temporary residential shelter for homeless individuals or families, runaway youth, and patients and families caught in medical crises. These establishments may operate their own shelters or may subsidize housing using existing homes, apartments, hotels, or motels.
Hierarchy
| Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance 2-digit sector | The Sector as a Whole The Health Care and Social Assistance sector comprises establishments providing health care and social assistance for individuals. The sector includes both health care and social assistance because it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the boundaries of these two activities. The industries in this sector are arranged on a continuum starting with establishments providing medical care exclusively, continuing with those providing health care and social assistance, and finally finishing with those providing only social assistance. Establishments in this sector deliver services by trained professionals. All industries in the sector share this commonality of process, namely, labor inputs of health practitioners or social workers with the requisite expertise. Many of the industries in the sector are defined based on the educational degree held by the practitioners included in the industry. Excluded from this sector are yoga and aerobics instruction in Subsector 611, Educational Services, physical fitness facilities in Subsector 713, Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries, and personal fitness training services and non-medical diet and weight reducing centers in Subsector 812, Personal and Laundry Services. Although these can be viewed as health services, these services are not typically delivered by health practitioners. |
| 624 | Social Assistance 3-digit subsector | Industries in the Social Assistance subsector provide a wide variety of social assistance services directly to their clients. These services do not include residential or accommodation services, except on a short-stay basis. |
| 6242 | Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 4-digit industry group | This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in one of the following: (1) collecting, preparing, and delivering food for the needy; (2) providing short-term emergency shelter, temporary residential shelter, transitional housing, volunteer construction or repair of low-cost housing, and/or repair of homes for individuals or families in need; or (3) providing food, shelter, clothing, medical relief, resettlement, and counseling to victims of domestic or international disasters or conflicts (e.g., wars). |
| 62422 | Community Housing Services 5-digit NAICS industry | This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing one or more of the following community housing services: (1) short-term emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or child abuse; (2) temporary residential shelter for the homeless, runaway youths, and patients and families caught in medical crises; (3) transitional housing for low-income individuals and families; (4) volunteer construction or repair of low-cost housing, in partnership with the homeowner who may assist in construction or repair work; and (5) repair of homes for elderly or disabled homeowners. These establishments may operate their own shelter, they may subsidize housing using existing homes, apartments, hotels, or motels, or they may require a low-cost mortgage or work (sweat) equity. |
| 624221 | Temporary Shelters 6-digit U.S. detail | This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing (1) short-term emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or child abuse and/or (2) temporary residential shelter for homeless individuals or families, runaway youth, and patients and families caught in medical crises. These establishments may operate their own shelters or may subsidize housing using existing homes, apartments, hotels, or motels. |
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Classification References
- 01Establishments primarily engaged in providing emergency shelter for victims of domestic or international disasters or conflicts are classified in Industry 624230, Emergency and Other Relief Services; and
- 02Halfway group homes for delinquents and ex-offenders and homes for unwed mothers are classified in Industry 623990, Other Residential Care Facilities.
Index Items
Battered women's shelters
Emergency shelters (except for victims of domestic or international disasters or conflicts)
Homeless shelters
Runaway youth shelters
Shelters (except for victims of domestic or international disasters or conflicts), emergency
Shelters, battered women's
Shelters, homeless
Shelters, runaway youth
Shelters, temporary (e.g., battered women's, homeless, runaway youth)
Temporary housing for families of medical patients
Temporary shelters (e.g., battered women's, homeless, runaway youth)
Women's shelters, battered
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External Resources
Census.gov NAICS Detail
Official US Census Bureau definition and scope for NAICS 624221.
American Council for the Homeless
A major national trade association providing advocacy, resources, and data on homeless services including temporary shelters.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
The federal government agency responsible for policy, funding, and regulations regarding homelessness and shelter services.
National Association of Shelter Directors and Coordinators
A professional organization representing shelter directors offering training, peer support, and industry standards for emergency housing operations.
