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The impact of the economic crisis on tackling homelessness at local level
FEANTSA European seminar hosted by the Committee of the Regions
Thursday 28 May, 2009, Brussels
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Seminar context
The European Parliament adopted a Written Declaration 111/2007 on ending street homelessness in Europe (declaration signed by 438 Members of European Parliament). Homelessness is at the top of the EU anti-poverty agenda led by the European Commission and national governments. Homelessness has been chosen as a priority theme in 2009 for transnational exchanges between ministries of social affairs in the 27 EU countries.
Seminar themes
The theme of the seminar will be about bridging the gap between EU ambitions on homelessness and local realities, with a focus on the impact of the economic crisis on tackling homelessness at local level (impact on profiles of homelessness, impact on budgets, impact on strategies). This seminar will bring together 80-100 participants from across Europe, and namely local practitioners working on homelessness who wish to gather information and benefit from transnational exchanges on this theme.
Seminar documentsSeminar report EN, FR Programme EN, FR, HU, ESSpeakers EN, FR
Seminar presentations
Leslie Morphy, Chief Executive, Crisis UK
Recent survey findings showing growing numbers of repossessions in the UK and increasing vulnerability to homelessness
Dr. Miguel Angel Navarro, Sociologist, Spanish Comission for Assistance to Refugees
Growing population of immigrant workers in Spain becoming homeless
Sonia Olea Ferreras, Head of Homeless programme in Caritas Spain
Effects of the economic crisis on homeless people
Cathal Morgan, Director of Dublin Homeless Agency, on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Ireland Homelessness budgets in a time of economic crisis - making the best of what we have
Dick Reinking, Senior Policy Advisor, Municipality of Utrecht, The Netherlands
Key elements in drawing up an effective budget for a local homeless strategy
Jarek Jozefczyk, Vice-Director of Social Welfare, Municipality of Gdynia
Poland impact of the crisis on local homeless policy in Gdynia - how to keep a long-term strategy
Pam Orchard, Assistant Director at Edinburgh Cyrenians
Changing strategies - getting better quality and more services from a limited budget in Scotland, UK
Mairi Keddie, Planning, Partnerships and Commissioning Manager, Edinburgh City Council
City of Edinburgh Council Delivering the Homelessness Strategy
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