gender-sensitive housing first
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Presentation given by Elly Loibl during the "The dynamics of women’s homelessness: are different responses needed at service level?" seminar at the FEANTSA 2014 Policy Conference, "Confronting homelessness in the EU: Seeking out the next generation of best practices", 24-25 October 2014, Bergamo (Italy)TRANSCRIPT
Gender sensitive Housing First
in Austria
Elvira Loibl
The dynamics of
women´s homelessness
Overview
Women´s Work Group of BAWO in Vienna
Housing First and Gender
Women-oriented social work with homeless people
Prospects
Women´s Work Group
BAWO Austria …
… is a platform of homeless services
….the women´s work group: gender sensitive social work
Housing First
to ensure safety and protection against violence
the accessibility of your home
the location of the apartment in the house
the equipment of the apartment
empowerment: offers concerning the maintenance of the
apartment
the lease
Women-oriented social work
with homeless people
women-specific teams (women counsel women)
cooperation with other women-specific facilities
(e.g. facilities working for protection against violence)
trainings in dealing with violence
Prospects
define homeless women as a target group with their
specific biographies and needs
women-specific teams in all fields of social services
day care centres for women
counselling centres for homeless women
Thank you for your attention!
Elvira Loibl
FrauenWohnZentrum, Caritas Vienna
Springergasse 5
A – 1020 Vienna
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