Homelessness and Social Work in Europe
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Homelessness and Social Work in Europe
1 Leaflet Content Background and EU context 3 Conference objectives 4 Programme Overview 5 Thursday’s programme in Detail 7 Brussels service visits 10 European Networks 11 Creative Spaces 12 Dinner 13 Friday’s programme in Detail 14 Workshop Rooms 15 Practical Information about the Egmont Palace 18 Participants List 19 Communications about the Conference 47 Language Policy 49 Social Media 50 Notes 51 Future Conferences 54 2 Background and EU Context In 2010 the Belgian Presidency of the EU organised a European consensus conference on homelessness together-with-FEANTSA-(the-European-Federation-of-National Organisations working with the Homeless) and the European Commission. The aim was to establish-together with all relevant stakeholders a European consensus on some of the most essential questions related to homelessness. The consensus would then become the basis for a stronger role of the EU in the fight against homelessness. After two days of deliberation following the consensus conference, the jury, under the skilled chairmanship of professor Frank Vandenbroucke, formulated a consensus on the six questions selected by the stakeholders: 1. What does homelessness mean? 2. Ending homelessness: a realistic goal? 3. Are housing-led policy approaches the most effective methods of preventing and tackling homelessness? 4. How can meaningful participation of homeless people in the development of homelessness policies be assured? 5. To what extent should people be able to access homeless services irrespective of their legal status and citizenship? 6. What should be the elements of an EU strategy on homelessness? We believe that the European consensus reached in 2010 is still highly relevant and has not lost its potential to unite forces at European level to reverse the worrying European trend of rapidly growing homelessness. But we cannot ignore that during the last 5 years the world has moved on and the EU is now-facing-some-new-and unprecedented challenges. It is time to take stock of the progress made on the conclusions and recommendations of the jury, and to discuss how to further leverage the 2010 Europea n consensus to progress on homelessness in the current political context in the EU. That=is=why=the=Belgian=Public=Planning=Service=-=Social=Integration-and-FEANTSA=decided-toco-organise-a-European-conference-in-Spring-2016-centred-on-the-consensus-reached-in 2010 and to reinterpret and re -evaluate the consensus in light of new emerging challenges for Europe: increasing poverty, economic pressure on Eurozone and other countries, waves of refugees arriving from further afield, and more. To=this=end,=FEANTSA=is=using=its=annual=European=policy=conference,=bringing=together=300 homelessness practitioners from across Europe and beyond. This is the only European event of its kind, and it will take place this year in the city of Brussels, Belgium. As always, it will showcase =variousinnovative practices to address the causes and symptoms of homelessness, and stimulate political debate on current and future challenges. Set in a difficult political context with the homelessness sector under mounting stress, there is a greater need than ever of European support to channel energy and resources towards lasting solutions. 3 CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES 1. Focus on some of the innovation in Belgian cities, including the results of the Housing First Belgium experiment 2. Debate the European consensus, and ways to move forward together politically at EU level 3. Showcase good practice in the field of homelessness across Europe in order to drive innovation to promote effective pathways out of homelessness 4. Organise strategic discussions in a wide range of areas related to homelessness (health, housing, employment, migration, youth, prevention, and more) 5. Visit and discover some of the approaches to tackling forms of homelessness in Brussels 4 Programme overview This is a two -day conference based at the heart of Europe in th e city of Brussels, taking pla ce on Thursday 9th June and Friday 10th June in the Palais d’Eg mont (city centre). It is organised in co-operation with FEANTSA, the Belgian Public Planning Service - Social Integration, Housing First Belgium and Steunpunt Algemeen Welzijswerk. THURSDAY 9th JUNE 2016 9:00-17:15 14:00-19:00 Networking Hotspots Housing First in Europe Conference – These hotspots are organised by FEA NTSA as a Latest Evidence for Policy and Practice pre-activity to its conference on the 10th June (see Hosted by the Belgian Public Planning Service - Social Integration, Housing First Belgium, and FEA NTSA. The objective is to share inspirational Housing First practices and formulate ambitious Housing-led recommendations. Results of the Housing First Belgium social experiment will be presented and the Housing First Guide Europe will be launched (project of the Stavros below). These are different types of networking spaces=for=conference=participants=to=meet like-minded people working on common issues of interest. The hotspots are divided into three types: Brussels service visits, European network meetings, and Creative-Spaces. 14:00-16:00 Brussels Services Visits to show the realities of service provision approaches in the Brussels region, and network with local practitioners. These visits will be spread out across the city. foundation). This national 17:30-19:00 European Network Meetings event is especially for Belgian pr actition- These are meetings of existing European networks Niarchos ers, with some limited places for which look at a specific aspect of homelessness. These will take place in the conference venue. European=participants. 17:30-19:00-Creative-Spaces The programme will have a morning focus on more political debates surrounding Housing First in Belgium, Europe and participation speakers. beyond, including the of The various high-profile afternoon will These are informal meetings to exchange ideas on emerging issues of interest, with a view to reinforcing or building new transnational dynamics. These will take place in the conference venue. be organised in 10 different thematic workshops on = Housing First. 20:00 Conference dinner in the city centre of Brussels (La Tentation) 5 FRIDAY 10th JUNE 2016 FEANTSA EUROPEAN POLICY CONFERENCE 2016 9:00-17:30 Leveraging the European Consensus to Win the Fight against Homelessness This is the main European policy conference with a focus on presenting and discussing innovative practices from across Europe and beyond. There will be an opening plenary discussion about consensus-building on homelessness at EU level, followed by two sessions of workshops before and after lunch (ten in total), and a final closing plenary debate with key European stakeholders. 6 Programme-Day 1 9th JUNE 2016 THURSDAY 9 th JUNE 2016 9:00-17:15 Housing First in Europe Conference – Latest Evidence for Policy and Practi ce 8:00-8:45 Registration 9:00—10:10 Session in the presence of Her Majesty, Queen Mathilde 9:00-9:30 Welcome EUROPE ROOM Julien Van Geertsom, President of the Belgian Public Planning Service - Social Integration, and Chair of the Conference. Elke Sleurs, Belgian State Secretary for Combating Poverty Sophie Wilmès, Belgian Budget Minister, responsible for the National Lottery 9:30-11:00 The Political Governance of Housing First and Housing Led Policies Chair: Julien Van Geertsom How has Canada scaled up Housing First? Ca meron Keller, National Director of the Canadian experiment At Home/Chez Soi 2009-2013 Latest evid ence and lea rnings fro m the Belgian experiment. Coralie Buxant, General Coor- dinator of Housing First Belgium Video extract fro m th e Housing First Guid e Eu rope Discussion & perspectives: Elke Sleurs (Belgian State Secretary for Combating Poverty), Corinne Cahen (Luxembourg Minister for Family and Integration), Sam Tsemberis, Founder of Pathways to Housing, USA. 11:00-11:20 Coffee break SAX ROOM 11:20-12:30 Spread and growth of Housing First practices and evidence in Europe Chair: Mike Allen, FEAN TSA President State of play of Housing First in Europe. Volker Busch-Geertsema, Head of the European Observatory on Homelessness, Launch of the Housing First Guide Europe. Ma ria-Jose Aldanas, Project officer, FEANTSA & Nicholas Pleace, University of York, UK Panel discussion: Cameron Keller, National Director of the Canadian experiment At Home/Chez Soi 2009-2013, and Michael Langwiesner, Vice -Chair, Eurocities homeless- ness working group 12:30-13:30 Lunch break MIRROR ROOM 7 Programme-Day 1 9th JUNE 2016 13:30-15:00 Workshop Session I 1: Successfully changing the paradigm to end homelessness EUROPE ROOM NL/FR/EN Chair: Sam Tsemberis, Founder of Pathways to Housing, USA; Faculty Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center - “Step forward” - When an emergen cy social service d evelops a Housing First p rogram. Laurence Bourguignon, Samu Social Brussels, Belgium - From Hostel to Housing First: Experiences by the Salvation Army in Finland. Eero Untamala, Development Coordinator. Y-Foundation, Finland 2: Social inclusion: back to the community or back to wor k? ORAN GE ROOM NL/FR/EN Chair: Teresa Duarte, Director Associação Para o Estudo e Integração P sicossocial (AIEPS) Portugal - How to apply the Individual Placement and Support model to the Housing First targ et g roup? Silvano Gueli, Promarex—Vocational Rehabilitation Charleroi and Catherine Depasse, Promarex NGO , CPAS de Charleroi & Housing First Belgium - The impa ct of a gradual return to work fo r the ho meless people. Catherine Paquemar, Premières Heures - Emmaüs France 3: Landlords: public and private partners BLUE ROOM NL/FR/EN Chair: Roberto Bernad, Project Evaluation and Quality Director in RAIS Foundation, involved in Housing First Programme, Spain - The role of the “capteur logement” to improve access to housing and housing retention. Arnaud Jacquinet, Relais Social de Liège & Housing First Belgium - Different fo rms of social housing - advantages and challenges. Ma ria Clemensen, head of the act-team and Housing First in Copenhagen, Denmark 4: How can interdisciplinary support better answer the multiple and complex needs of the Housing First target group? LIBRARY FR/EN Chair: Pascale Estecahandy , Coordinator of the «Un Chez Soi d’abord» programme, France - The added values and specific challenges of a support team composed from various Institu tions of a local netwo rk. Renaud De Backer - Relais Social de Namur & Housing First Belgium (Belgium) - Multiply skills on a Housing First team to support the recovery pro cess. Olivier Vilt and Bruno Torregrossa, Coordinators – Un Chez soi d’abord, Lille/ Paris, France 5: Providing Support in Housing First: user’s choice, recovery and a strengths-based approach ARENBERG ROOM NL/FR/EN Chair: Peter Brepoels, policy officer at Steunpunt Algemeen Welzijnswerk, Belgium - Supporting the user’s choices as a Housing First team. Kimberley Van Da ele, OCMW Ghent & Housing First Belgium; Sanne Coremans, CAW Antwerpen & Housing First Belgium - Recovery and a strengths -based approach. Judith Wolf, Professor of Social Care and head of Impuls, the Ne therlands Center for Social Care Research, at Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, The Netherlands 15:00-15:30 Coffee break SAX ROOM 8 Programme-Day 1 9th JUNE 2016 15:30-17:00 Workshop Session II 6: Finding the homes: innovative ways of providing housing for Housing First services EUROPE ROOM NL/FR/EN Chair: Juha Kaakinen, Director of Y-Foundation, Finland - Creation of so cial housing with private investors. Emilie Meesen, Infirmiers de rue, Bruxelles & Housing First Belgium & Véronique Foubert, Social Rental Agency in Molenbeek, Belgium - Non-sca ttered housing, challenges and added-values. Gilles Rod and Sam Schmitz, CNDS, Luxemburg 7: Leveraging networks to address the Housing First complexities ARENBERG ROOM NL/FR/EN Chair: Petter Dahle, Deputy head at Housing First Network, Norway - The added value of networking in the implementation and evaluation and on solving case management. Karolien Scheppens, CAW Hasselt & Housing First Belgium - Building a netwo rk around housing first: a co mmunitarian approach. Ca terina Cortese, Social Policy and Research Officer, fioPSD, Italy 8: Encouraging housing retention and recovery for tenants with addictions BLUE ROOM NL/FR/EN Chair: Tino Ruyters, Free Clinic, Belgium - Housing First and Harm redu ction: tools and values. Muriel Alla rt, Coordinator of the Housing First project at SMES -B/Housing First Belgium - Lessons learned in the Tu rning Point Sco tland Housing First Programme. Patrick McKay, Operations Manager, Turning Point Scotland, United Kingdom 9: Getting started: Tools available for workers and policy makers LIBRARY FR/EN Chair: Samara Jones, Programme Coordinator of the Housing First Europe Hub, FEA NTSA - How to start Housing First as an organisation o r as a support tea m? Marjorie Lelubre & Charlotte Brosius, Housing First Belgium evaluation team, Belgium - Housing First Guide Europe. Maria Jose Aldanas, Project officer, FEANTSA 10: Ask the real experts: the added value of hands -on experience in teams and in developing innovative policies ORANGE ROOM NL/FR/EN Chair: Christine Mahy, Director of the Walloon Network for Fighting against Poverty, Belgium - Experts by experience: Hands-on experts in poverty and their added value in implementing innovative public policies . Olivier Van Goethem & Janetta Danyiova, Expert by experience, Belgian Public Planning Service - Social Integration - The role of the Peer wo rker in a Housing first service, Rebecca Sloan, Senior worker, Housing First Project Changing Lives, United Kingdom 17:00 –17:20 Concluding remarks by Julien Van Geertsom and Xavier Prats Monné, Director General, DG SANTE, European Commission EU ROPE ROOM NL/FR/EN 9 Programme-Day 1 9th JUNE 2016 Networking Hotspots 14:00-19:00 These are different types of networking spaces for conference participants to meet like-minded people working on common issues of interest. 1.BRUSSELS SERVICE VISITS 14:00-16:00 Transit: A low -threshold emergency service open 24/7 targeting homeless people with substance abuse problems. Includes services such as needle exchange facilities, supported housing, street outreach, and work with former offenders. Diogènes: Street outreach for homeless people: meeting, support, advice throughout their homelessness experience. CAW Brussels PUERTO/Maison de la Paix: Outreach advice services in the home to support vulnerable adults (psycho-social support, budgetary and administrative support). A big part FAMI-HOME: Organisation providing outreach support in the home (psychosocial, administrative, budgetary), with an ongoing of the service beneficiaries move directly from the street to a home. They recently set up a project called “Home and Health” for formerly homeless people developing symptoms of early ageing. housing inclusion project providing collective housing solutions for homeless people. Un Logement pour Tous: Brief introducti on to the social rental agency approach in the Brussels DoucheFLUX: Brussels visit proposed by formerly homeless tourist guides (Christophe and Martial)- providing a different perspective of the city. region (finding social housing solutions in the private rented sector), followed by a closer look at different housing forms provided by this organisation (classic tenancies, transitional housing, and “habitat solidaire”). 123 Woningen: Temporary occupation of buildings in Brussels, with a view to conversion into housing solutions. This visit will take you to one of the buildings occupied by the organisation in question, highlighting the way tenants from all backgrounds (students, artists, formerly homeless people, undocumented migrants) are building a community and alternative solution to traditional housing choices. SAMU SOCIAL : The Samusocial offers free emergency support (shelter, street outreach, primary health care, psychosocial support) to homeless people in Brussels. In Winter, this organisation offers more than 1000 beds per night to homeless people. It recently set up a Housing First programme aimed to provide housing and support packages to young people (18-25 years old) with substance abuse problems and/or psychological disorders – this HF programme will be the focus of the visit. 10 Programme-Day 1 9th JUNE 2016 2. EUROPEAN NETWORKS/ CREATIVE SPACES 17:30-19:00 EUROPEAN N ETWORK MEETINGS FEANTSA Youth: a network of people working with young homeless people and young people at risk of homelessness. The HABITACT : European forum of exchange focus of the meeting will include: launching a human and housing rights guide for young people, a focus on a Canadian model to logistical and data support to homeless organisations. After a focus on the Brussels and Ghent homelessness policy models, prevent and collaborate to end youth homelessness, the role of a right to aftercare for people leaving the youth system, there will be an exchange of views between local policy-makers from different EU countries. EUROPE ROOM on local homeless strategies, hosted by La Strada, semi-public agency providing and finally developing advocacy youth actions. LIBRARY European network of homeless health workers: Hosted by Infirmiers de Rue which provides outreach by paramedical teams, follow-up and housing - mainly Housing First - for homeless people in Brussels. This session will focus on the Informal ministries forum: hosted by the Belgian Public Planning Service Social Integration, this meeting will bring together national and regional civil servants responsible for homelessness. They meet on an annual basis and the impact of EU developments on their work. ORANGE ROOM importance of the continuity of global care for homeless people and will facilitate a knowledge exchange between stakeholders and medical and also other professionals. This hotspot is directed to service providers working with people who are homeless or recently housed. EUROPE ROOM HOPE, Homeless People in Europe: This meeting is directed at people who are experts by their past experience of homelessness. They will be welcomed by Brussels-based participation experts from La Strada. BLUE ROOM EU Homeless and Mobile Citizens Network: hosted by FEANTSA, broaching the key theme of EU free movement (update on latest developments, jurisprudence, and emerging challenges). SAX ROOM 11 Programme-Day 1 9th JUNE 2016 Creative Spaces Homeless, not addressless: Streetcorner workers from Belgium woul d like to discuss the importance of providing homeless people with a postal address. In Belgium, homeless people can have a postal address, or ‘reference address’ which is a postbox where mail can be delivered and which gives them an administrative ‘fixed abode’ so that benefits can be paid etc. Does this exist in other European countries and does it offer the advantages it is designed to offer? SAX ROOM Environmentally sustainable solutions for homeless people: presentation of the Archi-human concept initiated by Belgian architect Luc Schuiten. The concept has a double objecti ve: firstly to build individual housing units for homeless people, and secondly the regeneration of unexploited/underused neighbourhoods. This presentation will be the starting point for creative European exchanges on this theme. EUROPE ROOM Communications and homelessness: How do we communicate on homelessness in 2016? How can we use the techniques and technol ogy available to us to not only aid homeless people, but also to mobilise the public and policy-makers? This hotspot will feature the presentation of the S.I.M.O.N. app by Simon Community Northern Ireland and Scotland. There will also be a chance for participants to share their own practices and ideas. ARENBERG ROOM Train in Stations: a new project to train station agents on homelessness: Hosted by Gare Européenne et Solidarité, the network of railway companies developing Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives in the field of homelessness and poverty, this hotspot will focus on a new module to train station agents on social issues. ANSA – Agence Nouvelle des Solidarités Actives (France) and Europe Consulting Onlus (Italy), pilot and partner in Train in Stations, will discuss the evolution of homelessness in railway areas and the importance of providing station agents with the necessary tools to interact with marginalised people and with the network of third sector organisations providing social services. SAX ROOM Women and homelessness: presentation of European DAPHNE project results “Women Rough Sleepers in Europe: Homelessness and Victims of Domestic Abuse” by Professor Kate Moss (Wolverhampton university, UK). This will be followed by an exchange about different challenges and solutions to women’s homelessness, with a focus on homeless women’s exposure to violence both as a cause and consequence of their homelessness, and will look at further potential areas of European cooperation. EUROPE ROOM 12 Programme-Day 1 9th JUNE 2016 Dinner The dinner on Thursday night will take place at La Tentation. At the dinner there will be a theatre performance, written and performed by current or former homeless people. The performance will be carried out by members of key Belgian organisations giving a voice to people with experience of homelessness: DAK and Front Commun SDF. The play is brought to you with the suppor t of Housing First Belgium The Play: What Goes Around Comes Around ‘What Goes Around Comes Around’ tells the story of Jean, a young man without a job, who is lost after his unfinished school career. He meets Lies in a psychiatric asylum, and she becomes the light in his dark life. After his release he becomes homeless and ends up on the street. Looking for guidance he builds his way to a better life. The play came into being 10 years ago in Antwerp when DAK (Homeless Action Committee), a self-organized group of homeless people, was asked to contribute to the ‘International day in the fight against poverty’. The idea arose to let the voice of the homeless people be heard through the means of a play. On the occasion of the conference ‘“Leveraging the European consensus to win the fight against homelessness” the play has been updated. Homeless - and ex - homeless people are involved in the writing and the acting. Jeremy Blommaert directs and the technique is in the hands of Randy Paradis. Production by DAK. The play is in Dutch. Subtitles in English will be projected on a screen. La Tentation : 28 Rue de Laekensestraat , 1000 Brussels 13 Programme-Day 2 10th JUNE 2016 FRIDAY 10 th JUNE 2016 FEANTSA ANNUAL EUROPEAN POLICY CONFERENCE 9:00-17:30 8:00-9:00 Registration Plenary session I EU ROPE ROOM 9:00 Welcome Willy Borsus, Belgian Federal Minister for Social Integration Danny Lescrauwaet, FEANTSA Belgium Mike Allen, FEANTSA President 9:30 Keynote address – Following up on the Europe an consensus reached in 2010 Reflections on the European consensus on homelessness reached in 2010, on the evolution of the European social agenda sin ce, and questions to th e panel of experts. Keynote speaker: Frank V andenbroucke, President of the 2010 European Consensus Conference Jury and former Belgian Minister for Social Affairs 10:00 – 11:00 Panel discussion – Debating the consensus Robert Aldridge, Chief Executive, Homeless Action Scotland, UK Raquel Cortes Herrera, Deputy Head of Unit, European Commission Boróka Féher, Researcher, BMSZKI, Hungary Peter Fredriksson, Special Adviser, Ministry of Environment, Finland Eoin O’Sullivan, Coordinator, European Observatory of Homelessness and Editor, European Journal of Homelessness Joan Uribe, Sant Joan de Déu, Spain Moderator: Mike Allen, FEANTSA President The moderato r will take the six consensus conference questions answered in 2010 and invite the panel members to reinterpret them in the light of recent problems and opportunities. 1. What does homelessness mean? 2. Ending homelessness: a realistic goal? 3. Are housing-led policy approaches the most effective methods of preventing and tackling homelessness? 4. How can meaningful participation of homeless people in the developmen t of homelessness policies be assured? 5. To what ex tent should people be able to access homeless services irrespective of their legal status and citizenship? 6. What should be the elements of an EU strategy on homelessness? 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break SAX ROOM 14 Programme-Day 2 10th JUNE 2016 11:30-13:30 Workshop Session I Inspiring Practices – What’s New in the Field? 1: Homelessness: highlighting different gender perspectives, challenges, and solutions BLUE ROOM Chair: Robert Aldridge, Homeless Action Scotland, UK - Specific challenges encountered by homeless fathers. Marleen Heylen, CAW De Kempen, Belgium - The vital role housing plays in tackling and responding to domestic abuse. Gudrun Burnet, DAHA, UKZ 2: Innovative housing solutions for homeless people AREN BERG ROOM Chair: André Gachet, Advisor, FAPIL, France - Good quality housing for very vulnerable people: the Domus p roject. Sara Waelbers, Housing support worker, CAW Antwerpen, Belgium - Can empty housing genuinely be converted into real solutions fo r homeless p eople? Bronagh D'Arcy, Development Director, Túath Housing, Ireland 3: Experience the Shared Solutions participatory methodology in practice Key question to parti cipants: “How can co-production be an effecti ve way to deliver services?” LIBRARY Facilitators: Sanna Tivola, No Fixed Abode, Finland David Kidd, Glasgow Homelessness Ne twork, Scotland 4: Effective health interventions for homeless people – building bridges across sectors ORANGE ROOM Chair: Dalma Fabian, Policy officer, FEANTSA - Data matching: understanding the impact of homelessness on health services. Neil Hamle t, National Health Service, Scotland, UK - Mental health and homelessness: providing support to fron tline workers working with homeless people. Mahe Aja, Psychologist, Coordinator of the mental health support tea m, SMES -Belgique, Belgium 5: Are you in? Building a European movement to end street homelessness EUROPE ROOM Chair: David Ireland, Director, Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF), UK BSHF in partn ership with FEANTSA is coordina ting the European End Street Homelessness Campaign - a new pan European movement of cities, wo rking together to permanen tly house Europe’s most vulnerable p eople and end ch ronic street ho melessness in those cities by 2020. Speakers will talk about the experience of three of th e early pa rticipating cities in the ca mpaign Barcelona, Valen cia, and London. - Marta Olaria, Advocacy officer, Arrels Fundació, Spain - Luis Perea (Strategic Development Director) and and Begoña Pastor (Director for Mediterranean Area), RAIS Fundación, Spain - Petra Salva, Director of Services, St. Mungos, UK 13:30 –14:30 Lunch break (MIRROR ROOM) 15 Programme-Day 2 10th JUNE 2016 14:30-16:30 Workshop Session II Political Debates – How to Leverage the Consensus? 6: Access to adequate accommodation for asylum seekers and the role of the homeless sector BLUE ROOM Chair: Mauro Striano, Policy officer, FEANTSA - Asylum refo rm in France and the evolving role of th e homeless sector. Juliette Delaplace, Migration policy officer, FNARS, France - The impa ct of the rising tide of asylu m-seekers on the homeless secto r in Germany. Thomas Specht, Director, BAG-Wohnungslosenhilfe, Germany 7: Housing first/Housing led: Is it necessary to change the paradigm? LIBRARY Chair: Volker Busch-Geertsma, European Observatory on Homelessness - The role of social experimenta tion in driving change in th e homeless sector : observations fro m Belgium. Coralie Buxant, Coordinator, Housing First Belgium - European consensus-building to shift thinking in the homeless sector: key steps to launching the Housing First Europe onlin e guide. Ma ria -José Aldanas, Project officer, FEANTSA 8: National strategy on homelessness – key to success or pitfall? ORAN GE ROOM Chair: Stefano Galliani, fioPSD, Italy - Evaluation of the Danish homelessn ess stra tegy: mixed results. Lars Benja minsen, Resea rcher, SFI, Denmark - Dutch homelessn ess stra tegy – the key role of local authorities. Rina Beers, Senior policy officer, Federatie Opvang, The Netherlands 9: How much does homelessness cost – the pros and cons of cost -efficiency argument ARENBERG ROOM Chair: Julia Wygnanska, Researcher, Poland - Results of recen t resea rch on costs of homelessn ess in Belgium – reflection on implications for public policy. Danny Lescrauwaet, Steunpunt Algemeen Welzijswerk, Belgium - Human rights versus cost-effectiveness as drivers of public policy to address homelessness. Julien Damon, Associate professor Sciences Po Paris, France 10: How can we effectively wor k together to prevent and end youth homelessness? EUROPE ROOM Co-chairs: Roswitha Harner and Pasi Ojala, Members of FEANTSA Youth - Policy recommendations on ways to address the effects of homelessness on child ren and young people in Flanders. Bruno Vanobbergen & Leen A ckaert, Childrens Rights Commissioner, Belgium - A Way Home: innovative and effective model for p reven tion and collaboration to end youth homelessn ess in Canada. Melanie Redman, Executive Director, A Way Home, Canada & Stephen Gaetz, Professor and Director of the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, York University, Toronto, Canada 16:30-16:45 Coffee Break SAX ROOM 16 Programme-Day 2 10th JUNE 2016 16:50 –17:30 Concluding Plenary session: Ask Europe. What do other EU Stakeholders have to say on homelessness? Key question: What can other EU stakeholders do themselves to tackle homelessness? What alliances are possible? Moderator: Freek Spinnewijn, FEANTSA Director Julien Dijol, Deputy Secretary-General, Housing Europe Denis Haveaux, Director, Red Cross EU Office Joanna Maycock, Secretary-General, European Women’s Lobby Nina Renshaw, Secretary-General, European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) Conference closing words Julien Van Geertsom, President Belgian Public Planning Service - Social Integration 17 General Information Practical information: Egmont Palace By Metro Line 2 and 6 : Stop "Porte de Namur” By Bus Bus 34, 54, 71, 64 and 80 : Stop "Porte de Namur" or Bus 27, 95 and 96 Stop "Petit Sablon" in front of the petit sablon at the stop "Royale" in front of the Bozar By Tram Trams 92 and 93 Stop "Petit Sablon" next to “Notre Dame du Sablon” By train "Gare Centrale" or "Gare de Luxembourg" Parking Parking Poelaert-Zavel Poelaertplein - 1000 Brussels Tel: 02/289.12.60 - Fax: 02/289.12.79; cob@interparking.com Parking Deux Portes Waterloolaan 2A - 1000 Brussels Tel: 02/549.51.60 - Fax: 02/549.51.89; cob@interparking.com Parking Louiza - Stefania (Wiltcher’s) Louisalaan 83A - 1060 Brussels Tel: 02/539.25.79 - Fax: 02/538.36.86; cob@interparking.com Egmont Palace: 8BIS Place du Petit Sablon, 1000 Brussels 18 General Information Attendance List AUSTRIA Thursday 9th June RoswIitha HARNER Neunerhaus Renate KITZMAN Peoples aid Vienna Christian PERL Bawo - Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Wohnungslosenhilfe Sophie PLATT Verein Wohnen Friday 10th June Roswitha HARNER Neunerhaus Stefan JANKER Caritas Vienna Renate KITZMAN People’s Aid Vienna Michael LANGWIESNER Fonds Soziales Wien Christian PERL Bawo - Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Wohnungslosenhilfe Sophie PLATT Verein Wohnen Evelin PRAGER SZAMUEL HOPE HOmeless PEople BELGIUM Thursday 9th of June Eef ACKERMANS OCMW Hasselt Bruno ADAM Ville de Namur - Service de Cohésion sociale Vinnes AERTS Beschut Wonen Antwerpen Turhan AKYAZILI CAW Antwerpen (De Plataan) Farida ALLAMI Public Planning Service Social Integration Muriel ALLART Smes-B Valérie ANDOULSI Public Planning Service Social Integration Pierre ANDRE Street Nurses Sabine APPARUIT Public Planning Service Social Integration Evelien APPERMONT OCMW Hasselt Lies BAARENDSE HUURpunt 19 General Information Tatiana BABAKA FATAKI Samusocial Leen BAEKE CAW Oost-Vlaanderen Ellen BAERT Samenlevingsopbouw Antwerpen stad vzw Anna Zsófia BAJOMI Office of MEP Tamás Meszerics Sylvie BALLE Croix-Rouge de Belgique Paulina BANAS EUROCITIES Frédérique BARTHOLEYNS DUNE asbl Isabelle BARTHOLOMÉ SPW Melissa BEECKMAN OCMW Gent Veerle BEERNAERT Samenlevingsopbouw Antwerpen stad vzw René BEGON CVFE Juan Carlos BENITO SÁNCHEZ UCLouvain An BERNAERT OCMW Gent Hoyois BIANCA Service d'accompagnement de Bruxelles Blancke BIRGER Bico Federatie/Fédération Bico Jeremy BLONDELET Housing first Namur Helen BLOW Steunpunt Algemeen Welzijnswerk Eveline BOHEZ CAW Centraal-West-Vlaanderen Baudouin BOLSSENS Front Commen des SDF Gabrielle BONVARLEZ Public Planning Service Social Integration Malika BOULOUAIZ HF Chareloi Laurene BOURGUIGNON Samusocial Eva BRATANATA Uilenspiegel Lindsay BREE CAW Antwerpen (De Plataan) Peter BREPOELS steunpunt algemeen welzijnswerk Charlotte BROSIUS Housing First Belgium Carleen BRUTUS Public Planning Service Social Integration Sandrine BUTAYE ASBL Infirmiers de rue Coralie BUXANT Housing First Belgium Maaike BUYST Stad Gent Christel CALISTRI Educateurs de rue de la commune de Saint-Gilles Valérie CAPRASSE Ixelles-Prévention Valérie CAPRASSE Ixelles-Prévention Kevin CASTRO Housing First - Hasselt 20 lysiane COLINET Relais social urbain de Mons-Borinage Sanne COREMANS Housing First - CAW Antwerpen Jean CRAHAY Opération Thermos Sophie CRAPEZ ASBL Comme chez nous Isabelle CUYT CAW Antwerpen (De Plataan) Martine CUYVERS Housing First Limburg - OCMW Genk Janetta DANIYYOVA Public Planning Service Social Integration Janetta DANYIOVA Public Planning Service Social Integration Noëlle DARIMONT Relais social urbain namurois Saïd DASSAZ Front commun sdf Mickael DAUBIE NAMI De Roover DAVID CAW Antwerpen (De Plataan) Said DAZZAZ FRONT commun SDF Nadia DE VRIEZ National Lottery Renaud DE BACKER Relais Social Namur Geert DE BOLLE Huis Inclusief Inge DE CRAENE OCMW Gent Jeff DE GROOF PV Beschut Wonen Antwerpen Nicolas DE KUYSSCHE Le Forum - Bruxelles contre les inégalités Nadine DE MARIO SARTOR National Lotery Nadine DE MARIO SARTOR Loterie Nationale Alain DE MUYSER BENELUX Nadine DE MARIO SARTOR Loterie Nationale Alain DE MUYSER BENELUX Steffy DE PUYSSELEIR Housing First Marijke DE ROECK Caw Antwerpen Sébastien DE SMET SASLS - Comensia Nadia de VRIEZE Loterie Nationale Koen DE VYLDER CAW Antwerpen Hilde DE WILDE stad Diest Leslie Karla DE WOLF Le Forum - Bruxelles contre les inégalités Patrick DEBUCQUOIS Caritas in Belgium Willem DEFIEUW vzw ARA Marie DEFREYNE RBDH Dorien DEGENS OCMW Leuven 21 Fanny DEKEYSER Street Nurses Christine DEKONINCK Cabinet Minister Smet Sevan DELFOSSE Housing First Namur Laura DEMARTHE Housing First Namur Catherine DEPASSE CPAS de Charleroi Vincent DESIROTTE CPAS DE SAINT GILLES Pascale DESPRETS Cpas de Molenbeek André DESSY Maelle DEWAELE Relais social de Charleroi Rob DEWINTER CAW Antwerpen Giuseppina DI RUGGIERO HF Charleroi Veerle DIRICKX Samenlevingsopbouw Antwerpen stad vzw LANGLOIS DOMINIQUE SDF FRONT COMMUN Eric DOSIMONT CPAS de Charleroi Sarah DOUXFILS Housing First Namur François-XavierDRAIZE RAPeL Carine DREESEN Housing First - Hasselt Véronique DUCHENNE Conseil Supérieur National des Personnes handicapées Christian DUJACQUIER CPAS de Charleroi Alice DUPONT ASBL Solidarité SDF Mons Emmanuel DUVAL CPAS de Charleroi Redouan EL GHABRI Croix-Rouge de Belgique Anne-Lorie EPIFANI Cpas de Charleroi Aurélie FONTAINE CPAS Molenbeek Véronique FOUBERT La M.A.I.S. Guerrero GAELLE Asbl Infirmiers de rue Graziana GALATI Emilia-Romagna Region - EU Office Antoine GALLE Straathoekwerk voor daklozen DIOGENES Frederique GALO caw Gerda GEERTS Woonbegeleiding Linkeroever CAW Antwerpen Catherine GERARD Housing First - SMES-B Aude GIJSSELS samusocial Jan GILISSEN CAW Limburg Sébastien GODART CEMO ASBL Ozlifet GOKGUZ VMSW Josee GORIS Public Planning Service Social Integration 22 Tim GREVEN Cabinet Secretary of State, Mrs Sleurs Silvano GUELI promarex asbl Magali GULLENTOPS CPAS Molenbeek Jannie HAEK National Lottery ZEINA HANNA CPAS 1000 Bruxelles Ben HARVEY JS Koen HERMANS LUCAS KU Leuven Peter-Jan HEYLENBOSCH OCMW Gent Géraldine HIRSCHY CPAS Molenbeek Joëlle HOUBEN Relais Social Liège Johan HUYGEN CAW Limburg Suzanne HUYGENS Pensionnée Geert INSLEGERS Vlaams Huurdersplatform Patrick ITALIANO Université de Liège Liesbeth JACOBY caw antwerpen Arnaud JACQUINET Housing First - Liège Sabrina JANS OCMW Hasselt Joost JANSE OCMW Gent Stéphanie JANSEN Public Planning Service Social Integration Marie JANSSENS Administration communale Ixelles Ursula JARAMILLO SVKA vzw Liliane JONGEN Atthis Yurda KARAMAN OCMW Gent Vincent KATTOUW CAW Antwerpen Margaux KATZ CPAS de Bruxelles Birgit KERSTENS Self-employed Jozefien KIEKENS VMSW Emilie LACOTE SAMU SOCIAL Genevieve LACROIX relais social de charleroi Nancy LAENEN SPRB Liesbeth LAMBRECHT CAW Antwerpen Stephane LECLECQ Mutation Production Eric LECONTE Public Planning Service Social Integration Christopher LEEMANS OCMW Gent Stéphane LEFEBVRE National Lottery 23 Mathieu LEFORT ASBL Soleil du coeur Fabrizio LEIVA-OVALLE Public Planning Service Social Integration Marjorie LELUBRE Housing First Belgium Frédéric LEMAIRE Public Planning Service Social Integration Els LEMMENS OCMW Leuven Luigi LEONORI SMES Europa Santé Mentale Exclusion Sociale Danny LESCRAUWAET Steunpunt Algemeen Welzijnswerk Charlotte LHOIST 4wings foundation Aurélie LIETEN gemeente Ixelles Jean Louis LINCHAMPS la Strada Centre d'appui - Brussels Sébastien LO SARDO Le Forum - Bruxelles contre les inégalités Jo LOCQUET POD Maatschappelijke Integratie Cassio LOPES SPRB Vincent LORGE Relais Social de Charleroi Fulgence LUPAKA ISSA AZALA Public Planning Service Social Integration Hilde LUYTS Housing Department - Flanders Government Nathalie MAERTENS OCMW Roeselare Frank MAES Caw Zuid-West-Vlaanderen Ellen MAES CAW Antwerpen Passage Thomas MAESEELE OCMW Gent Cecile MAGOGA Ville de Liège Christine MAHY Réseau Wallon de Lutte contre la Pauvreté Laurent MAISSE Ville de Liège François MANSY Solidarité Sdf - Mons Lucie MARTIN La Strada Isabelle MATTE Service d'accompagnement de Bruxelles Joanna MAYCOCK European Women's Lobby Paul MEERSMAN Samenlevingsopbouw West-Vlaanderen Emilie MEESSEN Infirmiers de rue Nicole MONDELAERS La Strada Yannick MONET Public Planning Service Social Integration Geneviève MONIN Abri de Nuit Namur Sofiane MOUMÈNE samu social Liesbet MULLIE CAW Dupont NADIA W13, intergemeentelijke vereniging 13 OCMW's en Zuid-West-Vlaanderen Pas de Porte et Solidarité SDF et personnes démunies Mons 24 Johan NEIJENS CAW Limburg Christine NOËL Smes-B Nathalie NONNWEILER Public Planning Service Social Integration Deborah ODDIE AMA Elisabet OKMEN student Joana OLIVEIRA ESTIF Virginie OLIVIER Cpas de tubize Veronique OLIVIER Relais social urbain namurois Andrea OOSTERLYNCK POD Maatschappelijke Integratie Céline OPDEBEEK Housing First Charleroi Leentje PARADIS CAW Limburg Domenico PASQUARELLI FRONT COMMUN SDF Sarah PECTOR OCMW Gent Jean PEETERS FRONT COMMUN SDF Bart PEETERS Brussels Platform Armoede Marleen PEETERS OCMW Marie PELGRIMS Woonbegeleiding Linkeroever Ryckmans PIERRE asbl Infirmiers de rue Hugo PIETERMANS ZNA PZ Stuivenberg Magali PLOVIE Service de lutte contre la pauvreté Lieve POLFLIET CAW Oost Brabant vzw Valérie PROUMEN Public Planning Service Social Integration Christine RAMELOT SPW Tamara RAU CAW Antwerpen (De Plataan) Kevin RELISZKO CAW Antwerpen Louise REMICHE ARCA (Association Régionale des Centres d'Accueil) Christelle RIGA Relais Social du pays de Liège Sandrine ROCHEZ Housing First - SMES-B Florence ROTHIER Public Planning Service Social Integration Tino RUYTERS Free Clinic vzw Antoine SAINT-DENIS Europe for People & AEIDL (ESF Transnational Platform) VirginieSAMYN 4wings Foundation Laurence SAUVAGE CPAS de Forest Gilles SCHEIJNEN Housing First Antwerpen Laurence SAUVAGE CPAS de Forest Gilles SCHEIJNEN Housing First Antwerpen 25 Karolien SCHEPENS CAw Limburg IsabelleSCHMIT Archi Human asbl Rudy SCHOLLAERT Caw Zuid-West-Vlaanderen Joeri SCHRAM CAW Antwerpen (De Plataan) Geraldine SERRAS OCMW Gent Tine SEYNAEVE OCMW Roeselare Jean SPINETTE CPAS de Saint-Gilles, président de la conférence des 19CPAS de la Région Bruxelloise Piet STEENSSENS CAW Antwerpen Aline STRENS asbl Diogènes Jocelyne TALON Public Planning Service Social Integration Pascale TAMINIAUX King Baudouin Foundation Anne TESSE 4Wings Foundation Karel THYS CAW Oost-Vlaanderen Georges TONON Public Planning Service Social Integration Laurens TROCH Kaizen Julie TURCO AMA Pauline VACHAUDEZ Public Planning Service Social Integration Kimberley VAN DAELE OCMW Gent Laurens VAN DORPE Cabinet Minister, Mrs Homans Julien VAN GEERTSOM Public Service Social Integration Johannes VAN GEERTSOM Public Planning Service Social Integration Olivier VAN GOETHEM Public Planning Service Social Integration Caroline VAN GOIDSENHOVEN Cabinet Budget Minister Filip VAN LANCKER Provincie West-Vlaanderen Patricia VAN LARMOEN FRONT COMMUN SDF Sophie VAN MALLEGHEM Cabinet Budget Minister Séverine VAN MIEGHEM Benelux Christiane VAN OPDENBOSCH Gemeenschappelijk Daklozen Front Ronald VAN PAASSEN Housing Department - Flanders Government Lotte VAN RANST Welzijnszorg Kempen Cindy VAN RANST OCMW Gent David VAN VOOREN Vlaamse Woonraad Veronique VANCOPPENOLLE CAW Oost-Vlaanderen 26 David VANDERBURGH Université catholique de Louvain Tine VANGROENWEGHE samenlevingsopbouw Lindsey VANHENTENRIJCK Housing First Limburg Christine VANHESSEN AMA Patricia VANSNICK ASBL Les Trois Portes Marc VANTHUYNE OCMW Schaarbeek Marc VERHELST dheid en Gezin Vlaamse overheid, Departement Welzijn, Volksgezon- Matthijs VERSCHUEREN caw Antwerpen Marc VERHELST dheid Vlaamse overheid, Departement Welzijn, Volksgezonen Gezin Matthijs VERSCHUEREN caw Antwerpen Joy VERSTICHELE Vlaams Huurdersplatform Jana VERSTRAETE KU Leuven & UAntwerpen Britt VERVLIET OCMW Gent Patrizia VIGLIONE CPAS de Molenbeek-Saint-Jean Corinne VILLEE Relais Social Tournai Vilugron Silva VIVIANA Service d'accpompagnement de Bruxelles Celine VIVIER Opération Thermos asbl Sara WAELBERS CAW Antwerpen Martin WAGENER ISFSC Maryline WATERKEYN Housing First Namur Josiane WAUTIER AMA Lilas WEBER Fonds des Affections Respiratoires - FARES asbl Nele WELVAERT Regionaal Welzijnsplaform.be EvelyneWITTKE Public Planning Service Social Integration Wim WOUTERS Kabinet Minister Jo Vandeurzen Anja WULTEPUTTE Ocwm Gent Friday 10th of June Leen ACKAERT kinderrechtencommissariaat Mahe AJA Cellule d'Appui du SMES-B Maria ALDANAS FEANTSA Muriel ALLART Smes-B Sabine AMATO Public Planning Service Social Integration Valérie ANDOULSI Public Planning Service Social Integration SABINE APPARUIT SPP INTEGRATION SOCIALE 27 Leen BAEKE CAW Oost-Vlaanderen Sylvie BALLE Croix-Rouge de Belgique Beverly BERNARD PPS Social Integration Helen BLOW Steunpunt Algemeen Welzijnswerk Willy BORSUS SPP intégration sociale Carleen BRUTUS Public Planning Service Social Integration COralie BUXANT Housing First Belgium Sophie CRAPEZ ASBL Comme chez nous Renaud DE BACKER Relais social urbain namurois Philippe DE CRAENE Front Commun SDF / Gemeenschappelijk Daklozenfront Nicolas DE KUYSSCHE Le Forum - Bruxelles contre les inégalités David DE ROOVER CAW Antwerpen (De Plataan) Koen DE VYLDER CAW Antwerpen Evelien DEMAERSCHALK LUCAS KU Leuven Evelien DEMAERSCHALK LUCAS KU Leuven Vincent DESIROTTE CPAS DE SAINT GILLES Maite DESMET Infirmiers de rue Emmanuel DUVAL CPAS de Charleroi Dalma FABIAN FEANTSA Antoine GALLE Straathoekwerk voor daklozen DIOGENES Josee GORIS PPS Social Integration Liz GOSME FEANTSA Denis HAVEAUX Red Cross EU Office Leen HELLINCKX CAWBrussel Frans HEYLEN CAW De Kempen vzw Marleen HEYLEN CAW De Kempen Geert INSLEGERS Vlaams Huurdersplatform Marie-Alice JANSSENS CAW Brussel PUERTO / Huis van Vrede Marie JANSSENS Administration communale d Ixelles Samara JONES FEANTSA Fabrizio LEIVA-OVALLE Public Planning Service Social Integration Luigi LEONORI SMES-Europa Santé Mentale Exclusion Sociale Danny LESCRAUWAET Steunpunt Algemeen Welzijnswerk Jean Louis LINCHAMPS La Strada Centre d'appui - Brussels 28 Sébastien LO SARDO Le Forum - Bruxelles contre les inégalités Joanna MAYCOCK European Women's Lobby Paul MEERSMAN Samenlevingsopbouw West-Vlaanderen Emilie MEESSEN Infirmiers de rue Laurent MERTENS FEANTSA Nicole MONDELAERS la Strada Liesbet MULLIE W13, intergemeentelijke vereniging 13 OCMW's en CAW Vlaanderen Christine NOËL Smes-B Emma NOLAN FEANTSA Virginie OLIVIER Relais Social Urbain Namurois Ruth OWEN FEANTSA Wim PEETERS OCMW Antwerpen Odette PEINADO FEANTSA Nina RENSHAW EPHA Pierre RYCKMANS Infirmiers de rue Isabelle SCHMIT Archi Human Chloé SERME-MORIN FEANTSA Freek SPINNEWIJN FEANTSA Robbie STAKELUM FEANTSA Aline STRENS asbl Diogènes Mauro STRIANO FEANTSA Pascale TAMINIAUX King Baudouin Foundation Alexandra TRIPS Smes-B Laurens TROCH Kaizen Pauline VACHAUDEZ SPP IS Katleen VAN DEN BROECK KU Leuven Johannes VAN GEERTSOM POD Maatschappelijke Integratie Lotte VAN RANST Welzijnszorg Kempen David VAN VOOREN Flemish Housing Council Veronique VANCOPPENOLLE CAW Oost-Vlaanderen Tine VANGROENWEGHE Samenlevingsopbouw West-Vlaanderen Bruno VANOBBERGEN Kinderrechtencommissariaat Marc VERHELST EN GEZIN Vlaamse overheid, Departement Welzijn, Volksgezondheid 29 Joy VERSTICHELE Vlaams Huurdersplatform Jana VERSTRAETE KU Leuven & UAntwerpen Corinne VILLÉE Relais Social Urbain de Tournai Sara WAELBERS CAW Antwerpen Lilas WEBER Fonds des Affections Respiratoires - FARES asbl Wim WOUTERS Kabinet minister Jo Vandeurzen CZECH REPUBLIC Thursday 9th June Katerina CAPUTOVA Association of Shelters Marek MIKULEC Agency for Social Inclusion Stepan RIPKA Platform for social housing Jiří RŮŽIČKA S.A.D. Tereza SIMOVA Navrat Friday 10th June Katerina CAPUTOVA Association of Shelters in the Czech Republic Veronika HOTOVÁ Association of social care providers of the Czech Republic Marek MIKULEC Agency for Social Inclusion Jiří RŮŽIČKA S.A.D. Gabriela COTKOVA Nadeje Tereza SIMOVA Navrat DENMARK Thursday 9th June Lars BENJAMINSEN SFI - The Danish National Centre for Social Research Maria CLEMENSEN Hjemloeseenheden, Copenhagen Municipality Karin EGHOLM National board of social services Kaare ENGEL Overførstergården John ERIKSEN Toften § 110 Rie ERIKSEN Hjemloeseenheden, Copenhagen Municipality 30 Harald GJERSØE SAND Anja HANSEN Toften § 110 Bo HEIDE-JOCHIMSEN projekt udenfor Karen-Marie HELTOFT Toften § 110 Per K. LARSEN Overførstergården Max MORTENSEN Toften § 110 Claus PEDERSEN Toften § 110 Birthe POVLSEN National Board of Social Services Tom RØNNING Odense Kommune Ian SCHMIDT Toften § 110 Ask SVEJSTRUP SAND Anne Mette Konstmann THOMSEN Toften § 110 Tine VESTERBØG Projekt UDENFOR Friday 10th June Gitte AALBÆK Projekt UDENFOR Lars BENJAMINSEN SFI - The Danish National Centre for Social Research Martin BERTHELSEN SAND Maria CLEMENSEN Hjemloeseenheden, Copenhagen Municipality Karin EGHOLM National board of social services, Denmark Kaare ENGEL Overførstergården John ERIKSEN Toften § 110 Rie ERIKSEN Hjemloeseenheden, Copenhagen Municipality Harald GJERSØE SAND Anja HANSEN Toften § 110 Bo HEIDE-JOCHIMSEN Projekt Udenfor Karen-Marie HELTOFT Toften § 110 Ninna HOEGH Projekt Udenfor Leif JENSEN SAND Per K. LARSEN Overførstergården Gitte LUNDGREN Odense Kommune Max Mortensen Toften § 110 Claus Pedersen Toften § 110 Birthe POVLSEN National Board of Social Services Tom RØNNING Odense Kommune Ian SCHMIDT Toften § 110 Heinz WOLF Kirkens Korshær 31 AskS VEJSTRUP SAND Ole SVENDSEN SAND Anne Mette KONSTMANN THOMSEN Toften § 110 Tine VESTERBOEG PROJEKT UDENFOR HEINZ WOLF Kirkens Korshær FINLAND Thursday 9th June Peter FREDRIKSSON Ministry of the Environment Kimmo HANNUS Helsinki Deaconess Institute Juha KAAKINEN Y-Foundation Kari KARHU No Fixed Abode Heidi MERILÄINEN No Fixed Abode Pasi OJALA Y-Foundation Reijo PIPINEN No Fixed Abode Sari TIMONEN Y-Foundation Taina HYTÖNEN Y-Foundation Heidi LIND Criminal Sanctions Agency, Central Administration Eero UNTAMALA Y-Säätiö Friday 10th June Peter FREDRIKSSON Ministry of the Environment, Finland Kimmo HANNUS Helsinki Deaconess Institute Taina HYTÖNEN Y-Foundation Juha KAAKINEN Y-Foundation Kari KARHU No Fixed Abode Anna LEPPO Kriminaalihuollon tukisäätiö, NGO, Finland Heidi LIND Criminal Sanctions Agency, Central Administration Heidi MERILÄINEN No Fixed Abode Pasi OJALA Y-Foundation Reijo PIPINEN No Fixed Abode Sina RASILAINEN The Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland (ARA) 32 Sanna SCHMANDT Syväpuro home Teemu STENBERG Syväpuro home Sanna TIIVOLA No fixed abode Sari TIMONEN Y-Foundation Eero UNTAMALA Y-Säätiö FRANCE Thursda y 9th June Maritsa ANASTASIOU ACSC Romain BORDEYNE ACSC Jacques BRESSON ACSC Pascale ESTECAHANDY DIHAL Gabrielle GUERIN Agence nouvelle des solidarités actives Marlene LERUD education nationale Kris LERUD paix publique Catherine PAQUEMAR Emmaüs Défi Clara PIOLATTO EHESS Florine SIGANOS Fondation Abbe Pierre Veronique STELLA fondation abbe pierre Bruno TORREGROSSA Un Chez-Soi d'Abord Paris - Association Aurore Sandra TOSELLO Stavros Niarchos Foundation Olivier VILT Un chez soi d'abord - Lille Friday 10th June Maritsa ANASTASIOU ASSOCIATION DES CITES DU SECOURS CATHOLIQUE RomainBORDEYNE ASSOCIATION DES CITES DU SECOURS CATHOLIQUE Jacques BRESSON ASSOCIATION DES CITES DU SECOURS CATHOLIQUE Michelle CATTANIA Aivs de rennes metropole Mir CHANTAL Groupe SOS Solidarités Rachel COHEN La Mie de Pain Julien DAMON Sciences Po / Eclairs Jean Michel DAVID Cllaj Val de Bièvre JULIETTE DELAPLACE FNARS 33 Eliane GACHET FAPIL ANDRE GACHET FAPIL Marie GAFFET Bénévole associative Pierre GATTEGNO Union Nationale des CLLAJ SAMUEL LE FLOCH FNARS OLIVIER MARGUERY FONDATION L'ARMEE DU SALUT Florine SIGANOS Fondation Abbe Pierre Clémentine SINQUIN Fondation Abbé Pierre Veronique STELLA fondation abbe pierre Bruno TORREGROSSA Un Chez-Soi d'Abord Paris - Association Aurore Sandra TOSELLO Stavros Niarchos Foundation GEORGIA Friday 10th June TAMAR CHUBABRIA Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center (EMC) LINA GHVINIANIDZE Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center (EMC) GERMANY Thursday 9th June Volker BUSCH-GEERTSEMA GISS & European Observatory on Homelessness Tamar CHUBABRIA Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center Johan GRAßHOFF Diakonisches Werk Hamburg Rusudan NANAVA Alliance for Protection of Social Rights Werena ROSENKE BAG Wohnungslosenhilfe Petra Project Frostschutzengel Plus - GEBEWO Berlin SCHWAIGER Andreas SELLNER KAG Wohnungslosenhilfe Thomas SPECHT BAG Wohnungslosenhilfe Friday 10th June Volker BUSCH-GEERTSEMA GISS & European Observatory on Homelessness 34 Werena ROSENKE BAG Wohnungslosenhilfe Petra SCHWAIGER Projekt "Frostschutzengel plus" GEBEWO - Soziale Dienste Berlin Andreas SELLNER KAG Wohnungslosenhilfe Thomas SPECHT BAG Wohnungslosenhilfe Kunz STEFAN KAG Wohnungslosenhilfe GREECE Friday 10th June Evdoxia KAILA Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Social Solidarity Ioanna PERTSINIDOU PRAKSIS Dimitra SIATITSA Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Social Solidarity HUNGARY Thursday 9th June Boróka FEHÉR BMSZKI Luca KOLTAI Habitat for Humanity Hungary Veronika KOVÁCS BMSZKI Judit POPOVICS Menhely Alapítvány (Shelter Foundation Hungary) Andrea SZABÓ Habitat for Humanity Hungary Friday 10th June Péter BAKOS HAJSZOLT Péter BREITNER BMSZKI Boróka FEHÉR BMSZKI Anna KELEMEN Oltalom Szeretetszolgálat Luca KOLTAI Habitat for Humanity Hungary Veronika KOVACS BMSZKI Balázs KRAJCSOVICS Habitat for Humanity Hungary Géza LABORCZI Oltalom Szeretetszolgálat 35 Judit POPOVICS Menhely Association Andrea SZABÓ Habitat for Humanity Hungary Babett TATÁR BMSZKI Judit VIDA BMSZKI IRELAND Thursday 9th June Mike ALLEN Focus Ireland Jackie BONFIELD Midwest Simon Community Brian FRIEL Peter Mc Verry Trust Helen MCCORMACK Simon Communities of Ireland Niamh RANDALL Simon Communities of Ireland Friday 10th June Mike ALLEN Focus Ireland Jackie BONFIELD Midwest Simon Community Aoife BOYLE Novas Initiatives Vicky BUTLER Daisyhouse Bronagh D'ARCY Túath Housing Association Brian FRIEL Peter Mc Verry Trust Dunia HUTCHINSON Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Catherine MAHER Focus Ireland Helen MCCORMACK Simon Communities of Ireland Kathleen MCKILLION Irish Council for Social Housing Eoin O'SULLIVAN European Observatory on Homlessness Niamh RANDALL Simon Communities of Ireland Eugene TONER Novas Initiatives 36 ITALY Thursday 9th June Anita ADAMO fio.psd Marco ALIOTTA fio.PSD Cristina AVONTO fio.psd Sara BALDISSERRI fio.psd Paolo BRUSA fio.psd Caterina CORTESE fio.PSD Jessica FIORELLI EUROPEAN INTER-UNIVERSITY CENTRE OF HUMAN RIGHTS (EIUC) Stefano GALLIANI fio.psd Alexej PAOLI Public Company - Azienda Servizi Sociali Bolzano - ASSB Simona TENAGLIA institute for vocational training Michele TRABUCCO Caritas veneziana Alena Mareen WOTKA Autonome Provinz Bozen Südtirol Friday 10th June Anita ADAMO fio.psd Marco ALIOTTA fio.PSD Cristina AVONTO fio.psd Sara BALDISSERRI fio.psd Paolo BRUSA fio.psd Donatella DE VITO fio.psd Stefano GALLIANI fio.psd Alexej PAOLI Azienda Servizi sociali Bolzano Gianni PETITI Europe Consulting Onlus Michele TRABUCCO fiopsd Danilo TUCCONI caritas bolzano - bressanone Alena Mareen WOTKA Autonome Provinz Bozen - Südtirol 37 LITHUANIA Thursday 9th June Vytautas BUTĖNAS Vilnius Caritas Inesa RADKVIČIŪTĖ Vilnius Caritas Inesa RADKEVICIUTE Vilnius archdiocese CARITAS Friday 10th June Vytautas BUTĖNAS Vilnius Caritas Aida KARCIAUSKIENE Caritas Lithuania LUXEMBOURG Thursday 9th June Emmanuel CORNÉLIUS Ville d0Esch-sur-Alzette Dominique FABER Cabinet Minister for Health and Family, Mrs Cahen Marco HOFFMANN Confédération Caritas Luxembourg Isabelle KLEIN Ministère de la Famille et à l'Intégration Maureen LANNERS Ville d'Esch-sur-Alzette Laurence LORANG Caritas Accueil et Solidarité asbl Marc PAULY Caritas Accueil et Solidarité asbl Gilles ROD CNDS Sam SCHMITZ CNDS Stephanie SORVILLO Ministère de la Famille Luxembourg Friday 10th June Emmanuel CORNÉLIUS Ville d'Esch-sur-Alzette Marco HOFFMANN Confédération Caritas Luxembourg Maureen or Stéphanie LANNERS or AREND Ville d'Esch-sur-Alzette 38 Laurence LORANG Caritas Accueil et Solidarité Stephanie SORVILLO Ministere de Famille Luxembourg Marc PAULY Caritas Accueil et Solidarité NETHERLANDS Thursday 9th June Vanessa BAL Cabinet Secretary of State van Rijn Martine BLANKE Gemeente Amsterdam / afd. Zorg Nienke BOESVELDT Utrecht University Maarten DAVELAAR Social Research & Innovation / PAja!-Participatory Audits Tineke HAAKMA Student Anke JANSEN Bureau ZIN Diederick KLEIN KRANENBURG Gemeente Amsterdam / afd. Zorg Corma POELEN mental health Danilo TUCCONI caritas bolzano - bressanone Judith WOLF Impuls Netherlands Center for Social Care Research - Rad boudumc Friday 10th June Rina BEERS Federatie Opvang Martine BLANKE Gemeente Amsterdam / afd. Zorg Nienke BOESVELDT Utrecht University MAARTEN DAVELAAR AUDITS SOCIAL RESEARCH & INNOVATION / PAJA!-PARTICIPATORY JET DE WAIJ Gemeente Amsterdam / afd. Zorg Diederick Klein KRANENBURG Gemeente Amsterdam/afd. Zorg Sylvia MAC GILLAVRY Werkplaats MO Edo Paardekooper OVERMAN Werkplaats MO Corma POELEN mental health Sandra VAN LAAR Straatconsulaat Den Haag Johannes WEEDA Leger des Heils Judith WOLF Impuls Netherlands Center for Social Care Research Radboudumc 39 NORWAY Thursday 9th June Petter DAHLE NAPHA - Norwegian resource center for community mental health Hedda EILERTSEN BARVIK Husbanken Liv KRISTENSEN Husbanken Friday 10th June Hedda EILERTSEN BARVIK Husbanken Liv KRISTENSEN Husbanken POLAND Thursday 9th June Katarzyna CHOTKOWSKA Fundacja Ius Medicinae Katarzyna LECH Fundacja Ius Medicinae Jakub WILCZEK St. Brother Albert's Aid Society Julia WYGNAŃSKA Housing First - Evidence baced Advocacy, Poland Friday 10th June Katarzyna CHOTKOWSKA Fundacja Ius Medicinae Katarzyna LECH Fundacja Ius Medicinae Marek POPIELECKI Monar Association Anna SUSKA Pomorskie Forum na rzecz Wychodzenia z Bezdomnosci Dariusz SUSZWEDYK Kamilianska Misja pomocy Spolecznej Katarzyna TOEPLITZ Kamilianska Misja pomocy Spolecznej Jakub WILCZEK St. Brother Albert's Aid Society Julia WYGNAŃSKA Housing First - Evidence baced Advocacy, Poland 40 PORTUGAL Thursday 9th June Teresa DUARTE AEIPS Friday 10th June MARIA EMILIA BATISTA LOPES Saom António BENTO Centro Hospitalar Psiquiátrico de Lisboa Teresa CAEIRO Instituto de Segurança Social,IP Claudia FERNANDES CAIS SALOME MARQUES Fundação de Assistência Médica Internacional Filipe MIRANDA Norte vida Agostinho RODRIGUES Norte Vida ROMANIA Thursday 9th June Cristina ENACHE Asociatia Casa Ioana Nicoleta GONTARIU-SECRIERU Asociatia Casa Ioana Mirela PARASCHIV CICADIT, University of Bucharest Ian TILLING Asociatia Casa Ioana Friday 10th June Mirela PARASCHIV CICADIT, University of Bucharest Ian TILLING The Casa Ioana Association SERBIA 41 Friday 10th June Milena STOJKOVIC Housing Center Marko TOMASEVIC Klikaktiv - Center for Development of Social Policies SLOVENIA Friday 10th June Primož ČASL Kings of the street Špela RAZPOTNIK Kings of the street SPAIN Thursday 9th June Maite ARRONDO Consultant on Housing Policies María Elena AYUSO LENO FACIAM Carmen BELCHÍ GARCÍA AIRES Roberto BERNAD RAIS Foundation José Manuel CABALLOL RAIS Foundation Vanesa CENJOR RAIS Foundation Cristina HERNÁNDEZ RAIS Foundation RUBÉN PASCUAL GRUPO5 Begoña PASTOR RAIS Foundation Luis Carlos PEREA RAIS Foundation Ania PÉREZ DE MADRID AIRES Friday 10th June Maite ARRONDO Consultant on Housing Policies María Elena AYUSO LENO FACIAM Carmen Belchí GARCÍA AIRES Roberto BERNAD RAIS Foundation José Manuel CABALLOL RAIS Foundation Vanesa CENJOR RAIS Foundation 42 EnriqueDomínguez BARTOLOMÉ Cáritas Española Anna Garcia GARCIA UTE SUARA- Sant Pere Claver- Garbet Eduardo GUTIÉRREZ SANZ PROVIVIENDA Cristina HERNÁNDEZ RAIS Foundation Maite MAURICIO JAREÑO UTE SUARA- Sant Pere Claver- Garbet Andrés MOLINA PACHECO UTE SUARA- Sant Pere Claver- Garbet Marta OLARIA Arrels Fundacio RUBÉN PASCUAL GRUPO5 Begoña PASTOR RAIS Foundation Luis Carlos PEREA RAIS Foundation Ania PÉREZ DE MADRID AIRES Joan URIBE VILARRODONA Sant Joan de Déu Serveis Socials SWEDEN Thursday 9th June Kjell LARSSON Sweden national association of City Missions Friday 10th June Kjell LARSSON Sweden national association of City Missions UK Thursday 9th June Robert ALDRIDGE Homeless Action Scotland Cate ALLISON Manchester Action on Street Health Erica BAMFORD CHNI Gudrun BURNET Peabody Lee BUSS Evolve Housing + Support Allison CALDER Rock Trust 43 Martin CAWLEY Turning Point Scotland Matthijs DOWNIE Crisis Jeremy GRAY Evolve Housing + Support Chris HANCOCK Crisis Rick HENDERSON Homeless Link David KIDD Glasgow Homelessness Network Clare KIELY Comic Relief Kelan MCCLELLAND Simon Community NI Patrick MCGETTIGAN Simon Community NI Patrick MCKAY Turning Point Scotland Nik MILNES Community Campus 87 Ltd Kate MOSS University of Wolverhampton Nicholas PLEACE University of York Kate POLSON Rock Trust Joanne PRESTIDGE Homeless Link Lisa RAFTERY Homeless Link Nicola REA Manchester City Council Rebecca SLOAN Changing Lives Jon SPARKES Crisis Ligia TEIXEIRA Crisis Sarah WALTERS Shelter Friday 10th June Robert ALDRIDGE Homeless Action Scotland Willv ATKINSON The Wallich Erica BAMFORD CHNI GUDRUN BURNET Peabody Lee BUSS Evolve Housing + Support Allison CALDER Rock Trust Martin CAWLEY Turning Point Scotland Renata DESOUZA Amnesty International Matthew DOWNIE Crisis Jeremy Gray Evolve Housing + Support Neil HAMLET NHS Health Scotland Chris HANCOCK Crisis Rick HENDERSON Homeless Link 44 Hugh HILL SIMON COMMUNITY SCOTLAND David IRELAND Building and Social Housing Foundation David KIDD Glasgow Homelessness Network Clare KIELY Comic Relief Lorraine MCGRATH SIMON COMMUNITY SCOTLAND Patrick MCKAY Turning Point Scotland Auriol MILLER Cymorth Cymru Nik MILNES Community Campus 87 Ltd Kate MOSS University of Wolverhampton Steven PLATTS Glass Door Nicholas PLEACE University of York Kate POLSON Rock Trust Joanne PRESTIDGE Homeless Link Lisa RAFTERY Homeless Link Nicola REA Manchester City Council Petra SALVA St Mungo's Mark SMITH St Mungo's Jon SPARKES Crisis Lyndall STEIN Building and Social Housing Foundation Ligia TEIXEIRA Crisis Malavika VARTAK Amnesty International Sarah WALTERS Shelter EUROPE Friday 10th June Raquel CORTES HERRERA European Commission 45 INTERNATIONAL Thursday 9th June Bard - Bardhyl RAMA WDH ALBANIA Michael PIU St Patrick's Community Support Centre Ltd AUSTRALIA Cameron KELLER Director At home/Chez soi CANADA Sam TSEMBERIS Pathways Housing First Institute USA Michael PIU St Patrick's Community Support Centre Ltd AUSTRALIA Stephen GAETZ Canadian Observatory on Homelessness CANADA Cameron KELLER Kaleidoscope Training and Consulting CANADA Melanie REDMAN A Way Home Canada CANADA Friday 10th June 46 General Information Communications about the conference (Press Release) “Leveraging the European Consensus to Win the Fight against Homelessness” Brussels, 01/06/2016. FEANTSA, the Belgian Public Planning Service – Social Integration, Housing First Belgium and Steunpunt Algemeen Welzijnswerk invite you to “Leveraging the European Consensus to Win the Fight against Homelessness” – a two-day conference ta king place at the Palais d’Egmont on 9-10 June 2016 in Brussels, Belgium. Set in a difficult political context with the homelessness sector under mounting stress, there is a greater need than ever of European support to channel energy and resources towards lasting solutions. Elke Sleurs, Belgian State Secretary for Combating Poverty: “In setting the target of raising 20 million people out of poverty and social exclusion by 2020, the Europe 2020 Strategy opens up a real opportunity to develop a more ambitious plan to tackle poverty at the European level.” Julien Van Geertsom, President of the Belgian Public Planning Service - Social Integration: “The approximately four million people a year who experience homelessness urgently need European support. We already have the methods and the knowledge of how to fight and prevent homelessness; now we have to advance these through the appropriate support and European investment. The conference will centre on the European consensus on homelessness which was reached in 2010 under the Belgian Presidency of the European Union. It will aim to reinterpret and reevaluate the consensus in light of new emerging challenges for Europe: increasing poverty, economic pressure on Euroz one and other countries, waves of refugees arriving from further afield, and more. FEANTSA Director, Freek Spinnewijn: “Six years ago, we reached a consensus at European level on some of the most essential questions related to homelessness. Whilst this has not lost its potential to unite forces to reverse the worrying European trend of rapidl y growing homelessness, we cannot ignore that during the last six years, the EU is now facing some new and unprecedented challenges. We are therefore coming together again to discuss how to further leverage this European consensus in order to progress on homelessness in the current EU political context.” 47 General Information The 2010 European Consensus Conference on Homelessness called for a shift from using shelters and transitional accommodation as the predominant solution to homelessness towards ‘housing led’ approaches. This change of perspective signaled a huge paradigm shift and put into question those professional practices which perform weakly in terms of reassertion into housing. The 2016 conference will present different innovative practices such as the Housing First model, which has already proved itself to be an effective and sustainable way of moving people into housing. Julien Van Geertsom, President of the Belgian Public Planning Service - Social Integration: “Today, the housing-based approach of Housing First is more and more encouraged across Europe. We have even experimented with it in Belgium – and with great success. Housing First Belgium has shown that ending homelessness is possible and it encourages us to design policies differently to fight against homelessness and makes action at the European level even more urgent.” In Belgium, Housing First started with a pilot project called Housing First Belgium. Housing First was tested in eight Belgian cities and towns (Brussels, Molenbeek, Antwerp, Ghent, Char- leroi, Liège, Hasselt and Namur) and were supported by the Belgian State Secretary for Combating Poverty, via a subsidy from the National Lottery. Thanks to Housing First Belgium, more than 150 homeless people were able to successfully and directly move from rough sleeping to housing. After two years, these people, who often suffered from physical and/or mental health problems, as well as problems of addiction, showed their capacity to live in housing, thanks to the intensive support and multi-disciplinary teams. 90% of the tenants in this project are still in housing. The evaluation shows that their administrative and financial situation has stabilized, their health has improved, they have gained self -confidence and a process of social and professional integration has begun. It is also important to note that their hospital costs have decreased by 46% over the two years. To sum up, Housing First seems to be the most efficient approach (low investment costs for governments and a high and sustainable individual and societal impact). Elke Sleurs, Belgian State Secretary for Combating Poverty: “I am confident that through a housing-led approach, accompanied by multidisciplinary support, we can significantly reduce chronic homelessness. This of course, requires the full commitment of all concerned authori- ties. The success of this approach depends on a common approach and a precise methodology, as well as the commitment of public services. The excellent results of the Housing First Belgium project prove the importance a nd success of these conditions. Through their collaboration, the partners have demonstrated a high level of expertise and have developed innovative practices.” 48 General Information Language Policy The main working languages of the conference will be English/French/Dutch (including in the workshops). For the Thursday networking hotspots, informal translation will be provided in the service visits, and the main working language of the European network meetings and creative spaces will be English. 49 General Information Communications Wifi code in the Egmont Palace: Network: Guest (no password) The wifi will not b e available in the Libra ry /FEANTSA /sppintegrationsociale /PodMaatschappelijkeIntegratie /housingfirstbe /kennisplein.be @FEANTSA @spp_is @housingfirstbe @SteunpuntAWW Use the conference hashtags (below) when tweeting for your tweet to appear on the live twitter feed #FEANTSA2016 #mygoalisahome 50 General Information Notes 51 52 53 See you next year at the FEANTSA Policy Conference in Poland! Save the Date 23 September 2016 – Copenhagen, Denmark 11th European Research Conference “Homelessness and Social Work in Europe” Registration opening early June 2016 www.feantsaresearch.org 54 A special thank you to the conference organisers SPP Intégration Sociale , POD Maatschappelijke Integratie Valérie Andoulsi Josée Goris Fabrizio Leiva-Ovalle Pauline Vachaudez Housing First Belgium Coralie Buxant Steunpunt Algemeen Welzijnswerk Helen Blow Danny Lescrauwaet FEANTSA María José Aldanas Liz Gosme Yasmin Hegazy Callum Jones Emma Nolan Odette Peinado 55 #mygoalisahome #FEANTSA2016 This publication has received financial support from the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation "EaSi" (2014 -2020) The information contained in this publication does not automatically reflect the official position of the European Commission Copyright © 2016 FEANTSA , All rights reserved. Printed by the PPPSI The Brussels service visits are organized by: 56