Laureate of the 2014 European Award

Bâtiment Housing Fast

Emilie Meessen and Pierre-Louis Christianne during the Convergences Awards’ ceremony on wednesday 10th at the Paris City Hall. © Lucie Brux

The central objective of the project is the reinsertion of homeless people in Brussels into adapted housing. The social impact is twofold. First, Infirmiers de rue works on social reinsertion by supporting homeless individuals through direct psycho-medical and social services all the way from the streets to their stabilization in housing. Second, Care & 1000 Homes offers adapted lodging to people who do not have access to housing at the existing market prices. These homes are sustainable in order to allow patients to stay in stable housing over the long-term.

This approach is specific because it focuses on the most vulnerable homeless patients, and it was selected following a 2012 feasibility study with the help of university students in Brussels and other specialists on housing the homeless in New York, Vienna, Amsterdam, etc. The initial experiences of this project show success rates between 80-92% for reinserting long-term homeless people in individual housing for over two years.

Contacts :
Emilie Meessen
emilie.meessen@infirmiersderue.be