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Dignity in emergency housing assistance. There needs to be more focus on the issue of dignity in emergency housing services. Every person living, working, and visiting in facilities is entitled to it. Especially when “arriving” it.is an important aspect. Mostly in the foreground are assistance plans funding, applications. This may be important but must never… Continue reading Dignity by Jürgen Schneider

Rougly the last 18 months our European homeless people have become more isolated and separated from the general public then ever before Covid 19, whether they are street homeless or in a shelter. Most have not had a possibility to socialise and no means of protecting themselves against Covid 19 nor going into isolation/quarantine. From… Continue reading About the homeless of Europe during Covid 19

BAWO: Dringende Maßnahmen für obdach- und wohnungslose Menschen aufgrund des Corona-Virus Um die weitere Ausbreitung des Corona-Virus einzubremsen ist es notwendig, dass alle Bürgerinnen und Bürger zu Hause bleiben, und ihre Wohnung nur für unbedingte Besorgungen verlassen; alle Sozialkontakte sollen auf ein Minimum reduziert werden. Die BAWO weist darauf hin, dass die derzeitige Situation für… Continue reading Corona news Austria

“Housing, the front line defence against the COVID-19 outbreak,” says Leilani Farha, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing. GENEVA (18 March 2020) – As Governments worldwide are relying on people to stay home to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, they must take urgent measures to prevent anyone falling into homelessness… Continue reading Housing for homeless during Covid 19

Corona Risk – Protects the homeless! The corona virus now has Germany under control. Politicians are asking people with previous illnesses, old and young, to limit themselves socially. Say – stay at home. The homeless cannot. They have no home. They are particularly at risk. Life on the street is extremely hard and gnaws on… Continue reading Covid 19 Info