Purpose  §   Conduct  a  compara0ve  case  study  of  

permanent  housing  ini0a0ves  in  the  Netherlands    

§  Outline  housing  policies  and  programs  in  the  Netherlands  to  apply  to  new  permanent  housing  programs  developing  in  the  United  States    

§  Evaluate  the  Netherlands  housing  models  and  its  poten0al  applica0on  in  the  United  States    

§  Compare  research  that  can  inform  permanent  housing  policy  for  in0mate  partner  violence  survivors  (IPV)  in  the  United  States  

§   Review  US  social  and  housing  policy  and  local  permanent  housing  programs  in  the  United  States  

§  2009  HEARTH  Act  §  Women  Aware:  Permanent  

Housing  solu0ons  §  New  Des0ny  Housing  §  Pathways  to  Housing:  Housing  

First  

§  Search  for  and  review  policy  and  programs  in  the  Netherlands  

§  Reviewed  Dutch  Housing  Market  §  2009  The  Next  Phase,  Policy  Plan  

on  Domes0c  Violence  §  G4  Homelessness  Ac0on  Plan  §  Housing  First  Europe  (HFE)  

 §   Take  note  of  and  summarize  sec0ons  

related  to  permanent  housing  then  organize  by  topic:  “Dutch  Housing  Market:  the  rental  market”,  “the  G4”,  and  “Housing  First  Europe”  

§   Permanent  suppor0ve  housing  is  a  fairly  new  concept  in  the  United  States  especially  applied  to  IPV  survivors    

§   The  Netherlands  has  a  strong  social  housing  program  u0lized  by  35-­‐40%  of  its  popula0on  and  new  policies  addressing  homelessness  

 

§  A  final  compara0ve  case  study  document  describes  informa0on  gathered  and  make  cri0cal  comparisons  

§  One  focus  is  the  comparison  of  the  two  compe0ng  approaches  to  homelessness  as  described  below  

§  The  larger  project  will  u0lize  the  outcomes  of  the  case  study  to  inform  next  steps,  which  may  include  field  work  in  the  Netherlands  

 Thank  you  Professor  Andrea  Hetling  for  your  mentorship,   sacrificed   0me,   and   amazing  support  during  this  internship.      Thank  you  to  Ann  Marie  Hill  as  well  for  running  the  internship  course  and  guiding  me  in  professionalism.      

     Background  photo  by  flickr  user  portemolitor  

Methods  

Significance  

Outcomes  

Acknowledgments  

Evalua0on  

G4  Homelessness  Ac-on  Plan  

Housing  First  Europe  (HFE)  

“Treatment  à  Housing”  VS.  

“Housing  à  Treatment”  

Graphics  by  Busch-­‐Geertsema,  2013   Graphics  by  Busch-­‐Geertsema,  2013