"It was an opportunity to develop Housing first/ Housing led approach in Liège by an exchange with other European cities".

"The organization of the one point counting during Covid19, the creation of the housing task force as a place of case management, the Housing first training program for social field work and the seminar, the ULG meetings around different issues (housing solutions, data, …), The Winter school in Braga" were some highlights of our experience in Roof.

Small Scale Action

Improving Housing First awareness  and communication between local  stakeholders 

New Communication channels to improve the knowledge of local  HF actions and the ROOF project. Improve communication on social  strategies implemented in local fields.

Through a survey with local stakeholders  the city of Liège saw a need to work on  internal and external communication tools.  The local group of service providers for the  homelessness is very strong but it is also  very much related to the staircase model.  There is a significant resistance to change  and to move towards Housing First. The SSA therefore is focusing on better cooperation  between the different organizations to then  communicate as a collective. The SSA will  consist of developing new solutions both for  communication and for housing solutions.  This will be done through a new collaboration  with the Master of social design and the  Master in architecture.

As next steps we have: "Ensuring continuous monitoring of the chronically homeless through the creation of a one-stop shop, strengthening the supply and quality of support Increasing the supply of public and private housing for the homeless, and the creation of a 24-hour low-threshold center for drug users".