3. Helsinki HOME & HOUSING

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Erasmus+ project : 'PERSON FIRST'
3rd Study-Visits and Exchanges
in Helsinki 14 - 15 - 26 - 17 June
HOME - HOUSING as HUMAN RIGHT

No Fixed
Abode

Home .... - Housing ..... - Shelter ..... ....... ............. ............. Introduction HOUSING RIGHT and social services : Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. Universal Declaration of Human Rights Art. 25 700.000 Homeless in Europa (2022 Feantsa - FAP) but this number of invisible or so much visible homeless ... is destined to grow. The slogan today (as every 10 years...) repeating "end of homelessness in the next 10 years" 2030!. but who ever launches these slogans knows very well that it is not possible to realise a minimum progress in this fight against homelessness and poverty if don't take remedial action planning a real political and economic - social - cultural investment. Today the social phenomenon of homelessness are a symptomatic expression of a deepest and complex malaise of the society and the structure that is given. In the past century and before , the homeless were considered poor wretches than individually consequence of their individual problems and for this discharged to the care of assistance organizations. According to the collective 'Les Morts de la rue' : in 2021 at least 706 people died on the street in France* ", (and this is non-exhaustive number) .... and sure this number have grown by far in recent years .. How many in 27 European Countries dead yeach year?... what about prevention?... about investment and accessibility ?.... How many of these invisible or so all too visible .... are the victims of poverty and illness?... of injustice?... of stigmatization?... shamefully visible for our wellbeing society?... ............................................................................................................................................................. P R O G R A M Erasmus + Person First PLAN* OF THE STUDY VISIT, HELSINKI 14.-17.6.2023 We will have our team of experts by experience with us for the 3 days THEME: HOUSE vs. HOME
DAY 1 WEDNESDAY 14 June
from 18:00 to 19:30	Arrival : meeting at the hotel conference room/ or No fixed abode premises. Practical information on the days to come. Hotel: https://www.sokoshotels.fi/fi/helsinki/original-sokos-hotel-tripla?gclid=CjwKCAjwge2iBhBBEiwAfXDBRyzUbW7RH0GuILyhbwdoET8IldgbbLP4BApvlpFiG1yIo6A8NlDYGxoCufAQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds No Fixed Abode Peer support and volunteering center Vepa: https://vvary.fi/vepa/ Welcome and introduction general info Briefing of Agenda by Partner 'No Fixed Abode' Coordinator Q & A
DAY 2 THUESDAY 15 June
08:45	Sanna and Tiina will pick all from the hotel Sokos Hotel Tripla
09:00 -11:00	Two optional visits; Participants can choose from two options either Visit to Sällikoti – The house of Fellows, the first Housing First-unit in Finland. https://vvary.fi/asumispalvelut/ or Alppikatu housing unit ; The former shelter which was renovated to a Housing first unit https://www.pelastusarmeija.fi/paikkakunnat/helsinki/asumispalvelu
11:30	Hietaniemi service center for the homeless. Run by City of Helsinki. https://www.hel.fi/helsinki/en/socia-health/socia-support/homeless/hietaniemenkatu/hietaniemenkatu
approx.13:00	Move to No Fixed Abodes Vartiosaari Island / 20 minutes from the centre Crossing the mainland and island 5 minutes way by boat. Lunch in Vartiosaari – offered by No Fixed Abode The information from dietary options needed! No Fixed abode presents their work in Vartiosaari. https://vvary.fi/vartiosaari/ Vartiosaari house is No Fixed Abodes summer place for the homeless. It’s about a 15min boat ride away from main land. It’s a place for the homeless run by peers and homeless themselves. No alcohol or other intoxicant allowed. Reflections of the day
Approx.17:00	Crossing by boat to the mainland and bus to the city Sauna for people who wants to stay in Sauna And taking people back to mainland to busstop after in the evening
DAY 3 FRIDAY 16 June
09:00-12:00	Seminar in the former mental hospital Lapinlahti https://lapinlahdenlahde.fi/ In the seminar there are presentations and participants from the theme Home -Housing – support etc.. at least (changes possible) 1. The Finnish Foundation for Supporting Ex-offenders: housing and supporting ex-offenders https://www.krits.fi/foundation-for-supporting-ex-offenders-in-english/ 2. Pro-tukipiste: promoting the wellbeing, health and safety of people selling sexual and erotic services and their right to equal treatment https://protukipiste.fi/ 3. The housing Finance and Development Centre for Finland- 4. Blue Ribbon foundation- Home for All https://www.sininauhasaatio.fi/toimintamme/yhteiskunnallinen-vaikuttaminen/koti-kaikille-asukas-ensin/
12:00-13:00 13:30-15:30	Soup lunch in Lapinlahti Participants can choose from two options : either: 2a. Ruusulankatu housing first -unit. The Blue Ribbon Foundation https://www.sininauhakoti.fi/asumisyksikot-ja-asunnot/ruusulankatu-helsinki/ or 2b. Liisankoti, supported housing unit for women https://www.suurhelsinginvalkonauha.fi/liisankoti/
Joint Dinner	Soup lunch in Lapinlahti for people who want to but - registration and dietary options needed before! at the special place in Helsinki by the sea. Dinner and drinks with food offered by No fixed abode ( other drinks on own behalf) https://ravintolasarkanlinna.fi/
DAY 4 SATURDAY 17 June
9:30-11:00	Meeting at the No Fixed Abode premises - reflect and review, practical issues Visit to temporary housing unit Tupa if we have time or interest https://vvary.fi/tag/tupa-yksikko/ THE END of the Visit!!
11:00-12:00	Check-out and departure

H O M E      and     H O U S I N G

Proposed Topic for   Study Visits

Helsinki: 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 June 2023

Recommendations for the best exchanges :

Ø Listen carefully : for this reason we urge to start the exchange not at the entrance but comfortably in a room after having introduced yourself.

Ø The correlation and collaboration with other areas (pillars)
it's very important :

    1. Social Assistance,

    2. Health and Mental Health

    3. Home – Housing

    4. Empowerment and participation, is very important

Ø Write down the main elements of the exchange, which will be repeated at the mini-seminar and webinar