FEANTSA Em­ploy­a­bil­i­ty Starter Kit

Work and meaningful occupation are powerful but often underdeveloped tools to promote inclusion of people experiencing homelessness. This Starter Kit provides guidelines and information about enhancing employability and promoting employment of people experiencing homelessness. The main target audience is organisations that have little or no experience of providing employment-related services and initiatives to homeless people. In addition, this Starter Kit might be useful for employers who are working with people who are, or have recently been, homeless. The Starter Kit draws from expertise developed by the member organisations of FEANTSA who provide employment related services to people experiencing homelessness.

The title of the Starter Kit refers to “employability” rather than to employment because in some countries not-for profit organisations are not permitted to provide employment
services such as work placement or employment support to their users. Additionally, the legal framework allowing for supported employment doesn’t exist in all European countries. Therefore the focus of this guide remains on the “pre-employment” side of the recruitment cycle and concentrates primarily on supportive measures in skills development and enhancement, as well as on job search.