Training: Empowering young professionals to end homelessness in Europe
Apply until 9 April
Empowering young professionals to end homelessness in Europe - Training
When: 22-26 June 2026. Participants should arrive on Sunday 21 and depart on Saturday 27.
Where: The Braga Youth Centre, located in the historic centre of Braga (Portugal) and offering comfortable accommodation with training rooms. Accommodation is provided in shared rooms of 3 to 4 people.
What: This is a 5-day training course which departs from traditional courses and uses non-formal education instead. This means you’ l be encouraged to share your experiences as a professional with colleagues from across Europe, which will be the basis for learning.
The course will give young professionals an opportunity to compare current trends and challenges on homelessness across Europe, to identify solutions and to empower them to have a stronger voice in their organisations. There will also be a space to discuss the strategic direction and follow-up activities for FEANTSA Youth.
Therefore, the aim of the training is to raise awareness about the European, youth and human rights dimensions necessary to tackle homelessness. The following objectives are set:
- To improve the understanding of homelessness in different local or national contexts within Europe.
- To learn about good and bad practices in solving homelessness and provide tools for participants to transfer these learnings to their local contexts.
- To get introduced to the link between human rights and homelessness, including European instruments to protect human rights.
- To raise awareness about the role which young professionals play in ending homelessness in Europe.
- To discuss fo low-up activities to increase the youth perspective in the debates and policies concerning homelessness in Europe.
Application process
A total of 25 participants will be selected based on these criteria:
- Motivation
- Be aged between 18 and 35 years old
- Experience working in the area of homelessness
- Understanding of human rights-based approaches to social issues
- Willingness to engage in follow-up activities and collaborative work after the training
- Geographic, gender and age balance
- A special attempt will be made to select participants with different professional and personal backgrounds, to ensure diversity in the group.
Application form: Please follow this link. Online applications are now open and will close on 9 April 2026. Applicants will be notified if they have been selected or not in the week of 13 April.
Costs: All travel, accommodation and meal costs will be covered by FEANTSA. There isn’t a registration fee, either. Further details to book travels will be provided to selected participants.
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This training is organised with funding from the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe.
