FEANTSA, the European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless is an umbrella of not-for-profit organisations which participate in or contribute to the fight against homelessness in Europe. It is the only major European network that focuses exclusively on homelessness at European level.
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Latest News
New: European Research Conference: "Access to Social Housing for Homeless People in Europe" - Registration and Programme
New: "Made to Measure? Quality in Social Services from the Perspective of Services Working with Homeless People", Homeless in Europe magazine, Spring 2012
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| Forthcoming FEANTSA Events |
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Funding strategies: Building the case for homelessness, Friday 8th June
2012, Brussels, Belgium
Co-hosted by the Committee of the Regions, FEANTSA and HABITACT, this seminar will aim: 1. To reflect on prerequisites for successful funding strategies in the current economic climate, along three broad themes: budgeting, diversifying funding sources, cost-efficiency. 2. To give examples of existing funding strategies to tackle homelessness, with concrete/practical information for local organisations attending the seminar. |
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7th European Research Conference, 21st September 2012, York, UK
FEANTSA’s European Observatory on Homelessness, the European Network for Housing Research Working Group on Welfare Policy, Homelessness and Social Exclusion and the Centre for Housing Policy at the University of York, are pleased to announce the 7th Annual Research Conference on Homelessness in Europe entitled Access to Housing for Homeless People in Europe. Registration is now open and the programme is avaialble. |
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Housing Rights Watch Conference on Contemporary Housing Issues in a Changing Europe - Galway, Ireland - 20th & 21st April 2012
The Conference addressed issues such as: homelessness and housing rights; the impact of the Treaty of Lisbon on housing, land and planning, homelessness,
disability and other issues and recent developments in EU mortgage law. |
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Housing First: A Key Element of European Homelessness Strategies, Brussels, 23rd March 2012
Hosted by the French Permanent Representation to the EU
Members of the informal ministries' forum facilitated by FEANTSA took part in this workshop which was co-organised by FEANTSA and the Permanent Representation of France to the EU. |
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European Conference, Luxembourg City, 21st October 2011
This year's annual conference focused on Quality in social services from the perspective of services working with homeless people. |
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European Consensus Conference on Homelessness
The Belgian Presidency of the EU Council organised a Consensus Conference on Homelessness on the 9th and 10th of December, in co-operation with FEANTSA, the European Commission and the French government. |
FEANTSA 'Ending Homelessness' Campaign
 | The April 2012 FEANTSA Flash is now online [03/05/2012]
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| European Report in Quality on Social Services from the Perspective of Services working with Homeless People [13/01/2012]
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| Belgium National Report 2011 - Quality of Social Services from the
perspective of Services Working with Homeless People
[13/01/2012]
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| Overview of transnational statistical initiatives on homelessness and poverty [17/11/2011]
This document provides an overview of all initiatives related to homelessness statistics in Europe which are relevant for the work of FEANTSA. It is divided into 3 sections: European Union, United Nations, Other international sources. |
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| Homelessness and Homeless Policies in Europe: Lessons from Research [2010]
This independent study was commissioned by FEANTSA in the context of the European Consensus Conference on Homelessness, an official event of the 2010 Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU). |
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| The European Journal of Homelessness, Volume 4, December 2010,Volume 3, December 2009 Volume 2, December 2008 & Volume 1 December 2007 [2009]
The European Journal of Homelessness provides a critical analysis of policy and practice on homelessness in Europe for policy makers, practitioners, researchers and academics. The Journal can be downloaded from FEANTSA's Research website www.feantsaresearch.org or ordered from the FEANTSA bookshop.
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| The changing role of service provision: Barriers of access to health services for homeless people [2006]
This paper examines the approaches adopted to meet the health needs of homeless people in Europe. The focus is on barriers of access to health care and the nature of health interventions. The paper draws upon evidence from seven EU countries and aims to describe the different approaches in their national context as well as to draw comparative lessons from the evidence. |
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» More Research
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Over the past 10 years, the FEANTSA European Observatory on Homelessness has
produced a series of books covering a range of themes related to
homelessness. You can find more information on the books available for
purchase in the "FEANTSA Bookshop"
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