Talking about the good stuff — NGO-Communicator in the field of homelessness, Austria
Ready to kick off the year with a positive outlook on how to end homelessness? Not only does this doc by Invisible People beautifully showcase how #HousingFirst is a direct way out of homelessness: without coercion, but with all the tools needed for a life of security and dignity. It also gives us an interesting mix of viewpoints. There are tenants, socials workers and Housing First experts arguing for housing as a basic human right. There's a conservative politician with his own spin on why ending homelessness is a benefit. A spin, of course, which we, working in the humanitarian and social care sector, might not put front and center. This broad consensus, though, that homelessness only ends with permanent, affordable housing and Housing First as a core policy of homelessness service, has led to Finland becoming a role model in the field. A special perk is the dynamic between laconic Fins and a super-enthusiastic US-American host. In the end, Mark Horvath asks: "When will Americans do what we need to do to fix the affordable #housing crisis and to start providing homeless people with the housing and support services they need?" In the year of very decisive European Parliament elections (and crucial election in my own country), let's also make this a leading question for ourselves! https://lnkd.in/dMY5wNhw
