Homelessness and Social Work in Europe

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Homelessness and Social Work in Europe
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Leaflet Content
Background and EU context
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Conference objectives
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Programme Overview
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Thursday’s programme in Detail
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Brussels service visits
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European Networks
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Creative Spaces
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Dinner
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Friday’s programme in Detail
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Workshop Rooms
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Practical Information about the Egmont Palace
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Participants List
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Communications about the Conference
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Language Policy
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Social Media
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Notes
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Future Conferences
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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.
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CONFERENCE
OBJECTIVES
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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
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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)
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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.
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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
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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
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How has Canada scaled up Housing First? Ca meron Keller, National Director of the Canadian experiment At Home/Chez Soi 2009-2013
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Latest evid ence and lea rnings fro m the Belgian experiment. Coralie Buxant, General Coor-
dinator of Housing First Belgium
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Video extract fro m th e Housing First Guid e Eu rope
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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
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State of play of Housing First in Europe. Volker Busch-Geertsema, Head of the European
Observatory on Homelessness,
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Launch of the Housing First Guide Europe. Ma ria-Jose Aldanas, Project officer, FEANTSA
& Nicholas Pleace, University of York, UK
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.”
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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.”
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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#FEANTSA2016
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