⌛One week left to apply ⌛ Applications for @epochpractice.bsky.social's next training on Peer Work, happening in Vienna on the 24th and 25th of November will close in one week. Make sure to apply to get a chance to participate, learn and exchange. 🔗 Apply: bit.ly/45fMQH4 🗓️ Deadline 22 August 2025

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Apply before 5th September to attend our upcoming Study Visit to Munich! forms.gle/BUzazCQLMGcw...

🚨 Job alert! FEANTSA is hiring a Health Policy Assistant to support advocacy & research on health inequalities and #homelessness. Apply before 10 September! 🔗 www.feantsa.org/en/about-us/...

Applications are open! Apply now to participate in our Study Visit to Munich, Germany on 21 & 22 October 2025. All information can be found via the link below. lnkd.in/eBX_Tw-w 📅 Application deadline: 6 August 2025 @feantsa.bsky.social @freekspinnewijn.bsky.social @housingfirsthub.bsky.social

For many undocumented people, decent housing remains an illusion. In the latest issue of @feantsa.bsky.social magazine, we write about how to move forward.

📢 New Magazine Issue: Migration and Asylum The latest Homeless in Europe magazine returns to migration and homelessness — not because it’s new, but because it persists. 🔗Read: bit.ly/44LnJvE

🔴Almost 1/5 LGBTIQ+ people (18.7%) have experienced #homelessness at least once in their lives, compared to 4% of the overall European population. Fighting discrimination improves opportunities, reduces social exclusion, and ultimately prevents homelessness among LGBTIQ+ people. 🏳️‍🌈 bit.ly/4lt4Vqm

🌡️ Monday marked the first official week of summer, and with rising temperatures come rising risks. Our new FEANTSA brief looks at how heatwaves impact people experiencing homelessness and shares key recommendations and inspiring practices from across Europe. Read the brief here: bit.ly/44ir8QP

🟡 New FEANTSA Women webinar! Join us on 8 July for a conversation with ANEW's Marian Barnard & Caroline Snowe on #homelessness, pregnancy, and maternal health. ANEW offers trauma-informed support for mothers and infants, promoting safety, stability, and long-term well-being. 🔗 bit.ly/4eoRiX2

⌛ The launch of our report "Supporting Those Who Support: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Staff Wellbeing in #Homelessness Services" starts in one hour! 💻 Join the webinar on Zoom: lnkd.in/dPNuC59c 🗒️ Download the report: lnkd.in/dvgcYM5Z

🔴 Registrations are open! Join us in Utrecht for Europe's leading research conference on #homelessness, co-organised by FEANTSA's European Observatory on Homelessness and the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht. 📆 18 & 19 September ❗ Registrations close on 15 August 🖇️ bit.ly/4i3XDaL

FEANTSA is at the #EUSEW today, for a session on social inclusion in the green transition. 💡 We asked the audience which measures should be prioritised in the National Social Climate Plans ( NSCPs) and National Building Renovation Plans (NBRPs). The top answer? Direct direct income support!

🚨 Applications are open for the next FEANTSA Youth Study Session, supported by the Council of Europe! This year’s focus is on developing intercultural competencies within #homeless service providers to better support increasingly diverse youth populations. 📝 Info & how to apply: bit.ly/4dt8VUW

Trans people are disproportionately affected by #homelessness. How can homelessness services better support them ❓ ⌛ In one week, we’ll be hosting a webinar focused on supporting trans women in homelessness services. 🗓️ 11 June, 10:00 AM 📝 Register here: lnkd.in/dKjeZR6f

Our event "Intersections of Migration and Homelessness in Europe" is fully booked in person, but you can still join us online❗ 📅 Thursday, 5 June, 14:30 - 17:00 Co-organised with MEPs @saskiabricmont.bsky.social (Greens) & Cecilia Strada (S&D). 🔗 saskiabricmont.typeform.com/to/gPEa5qbw

As #MFF consultations unfold, the EU can take inspiration from New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA). It mandates that ≥35% (aim: 40%) of climate funding benefits disadvantaged communities. 📄 Full Brief: bit.ly/4kjZpWJ ⬇️ Lessons below:

Today @FEANTSA’s Dalma Fabian joins a panel at the Mental Health Summit 2025 at the @europarl.europa.eu 🧠 💬 Stay tuned for her insights on the link between homelessness and mental health, and why we need housing-led, trauma-informed, and gender-sensitive solutions #MentalHealthWeek

🧠This #MentalHealthWeek, MEP András Kulja & MEP Zoltán Tarr will host the 2025 Mental Health Summit FEANTSA's Dalma Fabian joins the panel on 19 May: "A gendered, trauma-informed approach to ending homelessness” 📍 EU parliament & Online 🔗Register: bit.ly/4k87cab

Termina el Foro de @feantsa.bsky.social en #Atenas donde, junto a decenas de organizaciones europeas, hemos debatido sobre soluciones de vivienda al #sinhogarismo, nuevos retos en el escenario político actual y propuestas para frenar el aumento del sinhogarismo en personas migrantes.

Closing the #FEANTSAForum 2025 with a brilliant keynote from @mkushel.bsky.social: 💬 "How do we get out of this mess? The solution to #homelessness is housing. Solving the disconnect between housing prices and incomes"

"Homelessness is a choice. We choose it with our policies", warns @juhakahila.bsky.social Tough but timely talk as colleagues from Hungary, Netherlands, Finland and Italy report on homeless services under populist governments at @feantsa.bsky.social Forum.

🗨 "The issue of rights for homeless people is not only about the right to housing, but the right to culture" Arts & homelessness session at the #FEANTSAForum 2025!

Thank you to our excellent speakers from the seminar "Lives on the margins: sex work and homelessness" 📌The new research report from @eswa-network.bsky.social: 📚"No Place to Call Home: How Housing Policies and Criminalisation Impact Migrant Sex Workers" www.eswalliance.org/housing

🗨 "Maybe the answer to the question of #shelter is asking people with lived experience what works. The real question is dignity and respect." Martinho Dias, Peer Worker at CRESCER, at the #FEANTSAForum 2025 Thank you! 👏🏼

Martinho Dias (Portugal): "In 11 years nobody said no to housing first accomodation, but many refused shelters" @feantsa.bsky.social FEANTSA Forum

Opening plenary at the #FEANTSAForum 2025! We are debating the question of #shelter. Where are we with shelter, and where are we heading❓️

Here we go again! FEANTSA Forum second day @feantsa.bsky.social

Connecting with #homelessness experts from Europe and beyond - Our director @xandi67.bsky.social reporting from @feantsa.bsky.social Forum 2025 in Athens👇

Glad to count you in again this year!

Thanks for joining us! Looking forward to your session ☺️

For our next #SimonTalks webinar we are delighted to have Ruth Owen, Deputy Director of @feantsa.bsky.social joining us fresh from the FEANTSA Forum in Athens. Join us as we discuss Homelessness in Europe. Register 👇 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

💡UPCOMING WEBINAR💡 From housing insecurity and debt to poor targeting mechanisms, too many people still aren't getting the support they need for the green transition. Join FEANTSA & @rescoop.eu on 28 May to explore how Social Climate Plans can better reach those most in need. 🔗 bit.ly/3GZggPS

🏳️‍⚧️Supporting Trans Women: A Case Study of #Homelessness Services in Frankfurt In this webinar, Natalie Haug will explore the systemic challenges transgender people face within homelessness services, particularly the lack of inclusive infrastructure & tailored support. 🗓️11 June, 10h 📝 bit.ly/4iRdR73

WEBINAR: Repurposing vacant spaces to create housing solutions❓ Join us on 21 May to launch our new report and selection of best practices on reusing vacant spaces for tackling #homelessness and housing exclusion. 📝 Register here: www.feantsa.org/en/event/202...

New report: #Homelessness surges in the heart of the Europe 9,777 people were recorded as homeless in #Brussels on a single night, an increase of 25% since the previous count @feantsa.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/home...

🚨 The EU’s proposed Returns Regulation risks criminalising homelessness and punishing NGOs that support undocumented migrants. #Migration is not a crime. #Homelessness is not a reason for detention. 👉 Read FEANTSA’s full statement: bit.ly/42M52FV

Interesting written question from the chair of the EMPL Committee in the European Parliament @liandersson.bsky.social and colleagues from @left.eu & @greens-efa.eu Looking forward to the answer from the EU Commission. #homelessness

Access to adequate #housing is a human right, yet for many Roma, it's out of reach due to systemic discrimination, forced evictions, and segregation, often leading to #homelessness. ✨ To all Roma – we wish you strength in your fight for rights across Europe. Opre Roma! But Bersh Angle!

📣 Exciting news! This week, our AC approved three new members. Please join us in welcoming GISDA (United Kingdom), Nadácia DEDO (Slovakia), and @legerdesheils.bsky.social (Netherlands)! We’re thrilled to have you on board and look forward to working together to #EndHomelessness across Europe.

🏳️‍⚧️ On #TransDayOfVisibility, we stand with the trans community and draw attention to the housing exclusion they face. 🔴 According to recent data, 31% of trans women and 25.9% of trans men have experienced homelessness at least once in their lives, compared to 4% of the general population.

Every night in Europe, almost 1.3 M people sleep rough or in emergency accommodation - equivalent to the population of Prague. At least 400k children suffer this fate. Together with @feantsa.bsky.social, we are committed to ending homelessness, ensuring no child is left without a home.

💥 The #FEANTSAForum 2025 is already two-thirds sold out! Registrations are open until 22 April, but with spaces selling out rapidly, we may close registrations early if all tickets are sold. 🖇️ bit.ly/FEANTSAForum25 👋🏽 See you in Athens!

Strong input @feantsa.bsky.social President Jules van Dam at EP-EC event on affordable housing We need more housing but we need esp. more houses for most vulnerable such as people who are homeless. It is illusion to claim that focusing on middle incomes will free up affordable housing for homeless!

⌛ Our webinar on coalition building to end youth #homelessness will happen tomorrow! Registration is still open: bit.ly/4huevqr Don't miss the chance to discuss with experts from End Youth Homelessness Cymru & the Irish Coalition to End Youth Homelessness!

❗ The decision of the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) of the Council of Europe in the Complaint No. 203/2021, FEANTSA v. Belgium, is now public. It confirms serious violations of the European Social Charter in relation to the right to #housing in the Flemish region of Belgium.

Extremely worrying - both the actions of MEPs ánd of the EU Commission. The Guidance note of the Commission on grants for NGOs makes no sense. It shows how little in-house expertise there is on how NGOs function…

Applications for the EPOCH Practice Study Visit in Métropole de Lyon, France on 3-4 June 2025 are filling up fast – spots are limited! The study visit will include a plenary presentation on Lyon's #homelessness strategy, site visits to innovative local services, and more! 🔗 bit.ly/3DC0Jo7

Have you registered yet❓Spaces at the #FEANTSAForum 2025 are filling up fast! Meet with professionals and stakeholders from across Europe and beyond, exchange ideas and knowledge, and shape the future of #homelessness policies and services. 🔗Register here: bit.ly/FEANTSAForum25

🔴 Last chance to submit your abstract for the 19th European Research Conference on Homelessness! The submission deadline is tomorrow, 15 March. 📃 Submit your abstract (max. 300 words) in English, including theoretical framing, research methods, and a short bio (max. 100 words). 🔗 bit.ly/4i3XDaL