1) Destitution, metaphorically 2) Establishment 3) Home for the indigent 4) Last stop, financially 5) One-time charitable home 1) Workhouse 
A poorhouse or workhouse is a government-run (usually by a county or municipality) facility to support and provide housing for the dependent and/or needy. ==Workhouses== In England, Wales and Ireland (but not in Scotland) a poorhouse was more commonly known as a workhouse. In early Victorian times (see Poor Law), poverty was seen as a dishonorable...
• (n.) A dwelling for a number of paupers maintained at public expense; an almshouse; a workhouse.
Poor'house` noun A dwelling for a number of paupers maintained at public expense; an almshouse; a workhouse. 
[n] - an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless
noun an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless