the ‘back from the streets’ project- an alternative housing led approach in hungary
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European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
The ‘Back From The Streets’ ProjectAn alternative housing led approach
in HungaryAndrea Szabó
Public Foundation for the HomelessHungary
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Program context From 2010 strong political pressure to reduce rough
sleeping (mainly at visible places, city centres, public areas)
New local and national law on the use of public places, new approach of (visible) homelessness by the police and local authorities
Strong need of service providers for recourses to finance reasonable and professional social work tools
New programs to help rough sleepers into appropriate accommodation
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Program context: Activities of the Public Foundation for the Homeless
Public Foundation for the Homeless
Development of the homeless-service system in Hungary
FOGLAK Project Office
Research, communication, support for service providers
Foundation Office – Fund
allocation, tendering
Service providing for homeless people
State -Agency role
NGO role
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Development of the homeless-service system in Hungary
FOGLAK Project Office
•Pilot project co-founded by the state and the EU 2008-2012.•Development of new approaches and social work tools promoting social inclusion and mainstream employment of homeless people
Research, communication, support
for service providers
•Awareness raising campaigns, events•National conference on homelessness•Meetings and formal consultations between relevant national or local political actors and the service providers
Fund allocation, tendering
• Allocation of governmental recourses dedicated to develop the service system for homeless people in the annual national budget
• Planning of the new calls considering the policy development directions, the implementation and adaptation of new approaches
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Program background Late 2010:
Remaining found from a closed program financed by the Ministry of Human Recources, coordinated by the Public Foundation
First consultations with the ministry to use the resource for the new issue (visible rough sleeping)
Early 2011: Designing the call, developing the terms and conditions Promoting the new program for the service providers (the applicants)
From March to November 2011 Dealing with administrative issues Dealing with reduced found
December 2011 call for proposals April 2012 final grant agreements March – May 2012 start of supported programs December 2012 – January 2013 closure of supported programs
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Program details The found
Source: National budget, Ministry of Human Resources Amount: 104 million HUF ≈ 371,428 €
Supported programs 18 programs: 7 in Budapest, 10 Cities in countryside
Target group Pimary target group: 209 chronic rough sleepers (109
living in cities in countryside, 100 living in Budapest) Secondary target group: 61 homeless people living in
shelters (19 living in Cities in countryside, 42 living in Budapest)
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Program details: locations
Budapest
Cityies in countryside: Szombathely, Mosonmagyaróvár, Veszprém, Székesfehérvár, Tatabánya, Kecskemét, Szolnok, Kazincbarcika, Debrecen, Nyíregyháza
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Participants pathwaysChronic Rough sleeping
PRIMARY TARGET GROUP
NO SHELTER
HomeLong term care (nursing home, or psychiatric care)
One-night or temporary shelter
HomeLong term care (nursing home, or psychiatric care)
Providing free beds in one-night shelter or temporary shelter – help to move on for participants in sheltersSECONDARY TARGET GROUP
HomeLong term care (nursing home, or psychiatric care)
New easy access shelter for chronic rough sleepers
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
WHY IS THE EVALUATION NECESSARY?
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
flexible individual support in housing
homelessness
shared housing, “training dwell-ings”, etc.
regular dwelling with (time-limited) occupation agree-ment based on special conditions
regular self- contained
dwelling with rent contract
reception stage
Long term rough sleeping
One-night Shelter (more rules, limited tolerance of alcohol, free service)
Temporary shelter (service fee, strict rules, better living conditions)
regular self- contained
dwelling with rent contract
Easy access services (crisis shelters, few order, free service, tolerance of alcohol etc.)
‚Elsőként Lakhatás’ –
in Hungary
Street work
X XOriginal figure fromDr. Volker Busch-Geertsema
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
An example: evaluation of a previous housing led program
Program aim: promoting social inclusion and mainstream employment of homeless people
Found: co-financed by the EU and the state Target group: homeless people using any service Data collection: specific software designed for the
programs The database: 6 Region; 16 City; 23 supported
program; 1062 homeless individual; 596 supported participants; 447 successfully completed individual support plan
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Two indicators of programs at the end of the follow up period
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
How can these indicators be interpreted?
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
How can these indicators be interpreted?
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
How can these indicators be interpreted?
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
How can these indicators be interpreted?
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Evaluation of programs3rd of February survey
Independent annual survey since 1999 Designed and coordinated by a working group Target group: homeless people in contact with service providers (street
work, shelters, temporary accommodations) Location: 1999-2005 Budapest, 2006-2011 larger cities of Hungary also,
2012 smaller towns of Hungary also Number of respondents 6,000-8,500 at each last 6 survey, 32,000 individual
between 03.02.2006 and 03.02.2012. The service providers can join to the data collection The data collection is on the 3rd of February each year The social workers are offering the questionnaire for the homeless people,
and they also help to understand the questions or write down the answers The questionnaire is anonym and voluntary
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Evaluation of programs3rd of February survey - Data structure
Constant questions every year, and annual focus themes each year – some of them repeatedly asked in a longer period
Each individual has an identical number generated each time at the same method from the monograms and birth date
The long term follow up of each individual respondent is possible including the place of the data collection (eg. on streets, in shelter etc.)
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Evaluation of programs The 3rd of February provides baseline data of
each years on the structure and locality of the target group
Each individual in the supported ‚Back from the streets’ programs will be searched in the database, and all answered questions can be analysed as an individual history of homelessness
Also matching indicator data will be collected on ‚Back from the streets’ participants and compared to the baseline data
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Evaluation of programs Qualitative data collection
Regular meetings with service providers focusing on useful good practises and barriers when access to the private rental or social rental housing is sought for their homeless clients
On site interview both with social workers project leaders, and participants (part of the program-monitoring)
Detailed interview at two selected programs on the impact of the programs
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
CONTACT
Hajléktalanokért KözalapítványPublic Foundation For The HomelessAndrea Szabószabo.andrea@hajlektalanokert.huhttp://www.hajlekot.hu/+36-20-989-38-61
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