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31st August 2012
The Geographies of Homelessness: Homeless Experiences and Homeless Policy in Different Spaces
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FEANTSA is supported by the European Commission
The information contained in this website does not necessarily reflect the position or opinion of the European Commission.
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Employment
Work and employment play a fundamental role for the social integration and personal fulfilment of an individual. The lack or loss of employment is often a trigger factor that leads to homelessness. For people experiencing homelessness, reintegration into occupational activities and employment is crucial in order to move out of poverty and social exclusion. It helps in establishing a social network, gaining experience, improving skills, developing self esteem and moving towards financial independence.
Since its creation in 2002, FEANTSA's employment working group brings together experts in the area of employment and homelessness from eight EU countries. Its aim is to discuss and develop effective approaches to tackle homelessness and housing exclusion through the inclusion of people who are homeless into employment and related activities. The working group closely monitors European employment policies and regularly publishes background papers and policy statements. It is also forum for mutual learning and sharing of good practices.
FEANTSA is developing a European Employability and Homelessness Forum in order to reach out to partners outside of the homelessness sector. The forum aims to provide a platform for transnational exchanges on employment and homelessness through the newsletter "Employability and Homelessness" and an online database.
Employability and Homelessness Newsletter
This newsletter features interesting employability initiatives for people experiencing homelessness and presents latest information resources on this topic.
Employment and Homelessness Database
This database brings together information about employment projects for people experiencing homeless throughout Europe as well as documentation on this topic.
Employment and Homelessness: Annual theme 2007
In 2007, employment and homelessness was FEANTSA's Annual Theme. Over the course of the year, FEANTSA prepared a European Report and organised a major European conference in Zaragoza/Spain.
For more information about the employment working group, please contact the Chair, Ian Perkins: ian.perkins@crisis.org.uk or the working group coordinator gwendolyne.orchard@feantsa.org
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[01/2010]
Europe will not deliver for people living in extreme poverty
FEANTSA's comments on the EU 2020 strategy |
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[08/2009]
Supported employment for people experiencing homelessness:
The role of work integration social enterprises (WISE)
This paper provides a critical analysis of work integration social enterprises (WISE) for the employment of people experiencing homelessness. |
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[04/2009]
Tackling financial inclusion is not enough for people experiencing homelessness
FEANTSA response to the Commission Consultation on
Financial Inclusion: Ensuring Access to a basic Bank Account
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[01/2009]
Acces to Employment for People experiencing Homelessness: Recommendations for Member States and the European Union
Existing employability initatives usually fail to reach out to the most excluded groups, such as people experiencing homelessenss.
This Policy Statement sets out recommendations for Member States and the European Union to make employment policies for people experiencing homelessness more effective in the future. The recommendations are based on the findings of FEANTSA’s European Report 2007 “Multiple Barriers, Multiple Solutions” . |
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[06/2008]
FEANTSA Peer Review contribution: The social economy from the perspective of active inclusion, Belgium
FEANTSA was invited as one of the official stakeholders to the Belgian peer review. The Peer Review looked at the role of the social economy for providing job opportunities for people far from the labour market. |
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[11/2007]
European Report 2007: Multiple barriers, Multiple solutions
The FEANTSA European Report 2007 is based on national reports from 16 EU countries and aims to provide an overview about the employment situation of people experiencing homelessness as well as efforts to overcome their barriers to employment in the European Union as a whole. |
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| [09/2011] Employability Starter Kit. How to develop employability services for homeless people.
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| [05/2009] Multiple barriers, multiple solutions: Employment for people who are homeless in the European Union
This article takes up some of the key findings of the FEANTSA European Report 2007 and discusses them in the framework of EU policies that aim to foster the labour market reintegration of the people furthest away from the labour market. The article was first published in Italian langauge in the magazine: Il seme e l'albero, April 2009. www.fondazioneandreadevoto.it |
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| [04/2009] Homelessness in European Employment Policies
This background paper provides a brief introduction to European employment policies and tools. It aims to identify some of the key initiatives at European level in the field of employment that are or may become relevant from a homelessness perspective. Last update: April 2009 |
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| [10/2006] Multiple barriers, multiple efforts: Employment barriers and solutions for homeless individuals
This document points out exisiting barriers to employment for people who are homeless and makes recommendations on how to best address these obstacles in a holistic manner. The findings of this analysis are based on the expertise of the FEANTSA employment working group as well as international research. |
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| European Council Remains Determined to Stimulate Growth and Jobs [12/3/2012]
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| Portugal: CAIS Wins European Prize [12/3/2012]
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| Report on Homelessness and Employment [10/1/2012]
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