Best practices of inclusiveness, migration and refugee housing. How do we jointly work on inclusion and a better place for all vulnerable people in European cities ? Two networks of practioners from the social housing sector shake hands and show how we do that !

EFL European Federation for Living and EURHONET Facts: Eurhonet: 36 members, social/public housing organisations, 5 countries EFL: 22 housing organsiations, 6 scientific members, 16 private partners, 9 countries EFL European Federation for Living and EURHONET Two closely related network organisations in social housing. Our goals: 1.Learning from each other in an international context 2. Innovation through cooperation and exchange 3. Practising of learned lessons 4. Improving the social housing sector and it’s players Work together on better chances for vulnerable people !

Topic Group Social Domain and Integration Established as joint group in 2010 Composed by professionals from social housing providers Experts in Social Management Cooperates with International Union of Tenants (IUT) Real European in number of countries: Denmark England Germany Finland France Italy Netherlands Scotland Sweden

What have we done ? IMPROVING SOCIAL QUALITY URBAN AREAS We focus on urgent social challenges in our sector We developed a toolbox with instruments to support to HO’s We make use of best practices from Europe Members can make use of measurement instruments: Social Return on Investments (alternative to ROI) We developed strategies : The Neighborhood Approach We share methods that work ! And some of these ideas are rewarded by Europe. ERHIN (*)Awards for EFL and Eurhonet Housing Associations ERHIN:European Responsible Housing Integrated Neighborhood Approach based on results Neighborhood Analysis Tool Interventions + Measurement (SROI) Best Practise Bolzano Best Practise London Best Practise Paris Best Practise Berlin Best Practise Amsterdam

Example Best Practices Glasgow - Used methodology: SROI: Social Return on Investments: Based on facts and monitarisation of social effects investment in communities. Costs and Revenues. What we learned : Systematic appraoch Value of measuring concrete effects Examples of projects: Fighting fuel poverty with 6 fte energy advisors Job provision via contracted building companies Apprenticeship and training young people Fighting Food Poverty by providing meals (deal with supermarkets) Click & Connect: Free internet and courses, given by youth Recycle furniture : free for low income people

Example Best Practices PARIS CSR Approach CSR Certification Language courses Prevention of Social Segregation: common rooms for tenants: library, study rooms, PC’s 130 premises for local associations Reducing rental charges Active removal of tenants who show anti social behaviour

Refugee Housing and Integration: How do we handle this topic ? 1. Survey EFL/ EURHONET members: find out differences and similarities Legal situation per country Obligations and tasks social housing providers Housing delivery model Own practices (staff) and activities in this field 2 . Learn and share about : Housing provision Yes/ no clustering in urban areas (segregation vs inclusion) Self support vs government/ other stakeholders Integration in neigborhoods Welcoming newcomers Leading to work… 3. Joint toolbox : solutions and best practices  Online platform development EFL/ EURHONET You will learn much more from our next presenters !

Program this afternoon Mixed housing example – Elzenhage (EH)   Assisting refugees into employment Bo-Vest Copenhagen, Denmark Gewobag Berlin ,Germany,  Volunteering Helsingborgshem Helsingborg, Sweden Dogewo Dortmund, Germany       Question and answers,        Introduction to the excursion End of the meeting 15.15 Bus leaves to Amsterdam Oost

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