Seminar: Social inclusion -strategies and pratices from Nordic countries part II

Social inclusion is a crucial aspect of homelessness work and Housing First. This seminar looks at
how inclusion is effectively promoted through peer work, low threshold work, meaningful activities, formation of opinion and meeting place. Examples from Helsinki (FI), Gothenburg (Swe) and Stockholm (Swe) show how all these things matter and should be included in the work around homelessness. The seminar is free of charge.

Programme

12:00 – 12:05           Welcome / NHA training & development group

12:05 – 12:50           Streetminds (Stockholm)

”Street Minds is a social cooperative and a non-profit organization with the aim of improving the
situation for the many people in Stockholm who lives in homelessness and abuse. We do that by
providing work and salary, but also by creating meaningful activities and formation of opinion.”

12:50 – 13:00          Break

13:00 – 13:45           Peerwork – practical examples of how to make individuals part of community through peer
and neighborhood work / Marko Lahtela & Juha Huimala, Rinnekodit (Fin)

13:45 – 14:00           Break

14:00 – 14:45           Peer-Led Meeting Place – Where Everyone’s Experience Matters / Viking Weiner & Mary
Larsen, Gothenburg City Mission (Swe)

14:45 – 15:00         Discussion

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