Online training on mobile EU citizens in homelessness

Thursday 16th & Friday 17th March I 10:00 - 12:00 CET

 

Resources:

 

Objectives

  • Raise awareness about gender-specific issues among mobile EU citizens in homelessness, and provide tools to address them and to make services more gender-inclusive.
  • Provide knowledge about history and culture of Roma & Travellers, and about how to better support mobile EU citizens with Roma background who experience homelessness.
  • Promote EU funding opportunities for mobile EU citizens in homelessness, sharing good practices

Day 1, Thursday 16th March: Exploring the intersectionalities of homelessness among mobile EU citizens

- 10:00-10:10 Welcome & Intro, by FEANTSA team

- 10:10-10:20 An overview on women’s homelessness and how services can adapt to be more gender-inclusive, by Dalma Fabian (FEANTSA)

- 10:20-10:35 Sharing experiences: the work of Armée du Salut with women in homelessness, by Olivia Gayraud (Armée du Salut, France)

- 10:35-10:50 Sharing experiences: creating a safe space for women in Crossroads (Stockholm), by Camila Valdés (Ombud & Team Leader at Crossroads)

- 10:50-11:00 Q&A

- 11:00-11:10 Coffee break

- 11:10-11:30 Historical framework and overview of homelessness among Roma, by Marina Csikos (independent consultant)

- 11:30-11:45 Sharing experiences: the work of Roma Support Group (UK) with mobile EU citizens in homelessness, by Mihai Calin Bica (Campaigning and Policy Coordinator at Roma Support Group)

- 11:45-12:00 Q&A

 

Day 2, Friday 17th March: The use of EU funding for mobile EU citizens in homelessness

- 10:00-10:10 Welcome & Intro, by FEANTSA team

- 10:10-10:30 Mapping of available EU funding for homeless service providers, by Ruth Owen (FEANTSA)

- 10:30-10:50 Sharing experiences: the work of Bischof-Hermann Stiftung in Münster with FEAD, by Stefanie Beckmann (coordinator at BHST)

- 10:50-11:00 Coffee break

- 11:00-11:20 Sharing experiences: the use of EU funds in the reception of mobile EU citizens in Trieste, by Marco Aliotta (Caritas Trieste)

- 11:20-11:30 EU funding for the inclusion of people with Roma background, by Lavinia Banu (European Commission)

- 11:30-11:50 Q&A session

- 11:50-12:00 Conclusions by FEANTSA team