A Roof over your Head, A Job in your Pocket- Youth Solidarity Income RSJ

2022 France

Nearly a quarter of 18-25-year-olds in the Métropole de Lyon live below the poverty line. There are already tools to help them, but they are not enough in this crisis. The youth...

Young People Housing & Homelessness Social Inclusion Integrated Care & Support Minimum Income

HoCare 2.0

2022 Czech Republic

Europe has an ageing population and a shortage of caregivers. As the primary consumer of the silver economy (+50% share), the health sector is under pressure. Older adults have...

Ageing & Care Housing & Homelessness Integrated Care & Support Digitalisation

Housing First in Odense

2022 Denmark

Homelessness was a significant problem in the city before Odense started this programme. For instance, in 2009, there were roughly 208 homeless persons in Odense, and as of 2022...

Housing & Homelessness Social Inclusion Integrated Care & Support Minimum Income

U25- Together for Young People in Vienna, Austria

2022 Austria

The number of young, unemployed beneficiaries of means-tested minimum income increased significantly in the past years. They often face obstacles in integrating into the labour...

Young People Housing & Homelessness Minimum Income Social Inclusion Integrated Care & Support

Putting People First: Investing in Social Services, Promoting Social Inclusion

21 October 2022

Each year, the ESN European Semester Group follows the European Commission’s cycle of policy coordination with EU Member States known as the European Semester and produces a report based on a questionnaire completed by public...

Social services alone cannot solve the homelessness crisis

21 February 2022

ESN's Chair Christian Fillet joined a discussion organised by the Red Cross EU office to highlight the role of public social services and the need for an integrated approach.

Supporting the social agenda of the French EU Presidency

28 January 2022

Fair wages, eradicating homelessness, advancing on the child guarantee, and inclusion of people with disabilities – these are the main priorities of the French EU Presidency, that began on 1 January. 

European Social Services Awards 2021 - Striving for excellence in social services

23 June 2021

The achievements of social services in this exceptional year are evidence of the extraordinary commitment of those in the sector to improving the quality of life of disadvantaged people. Do you want to see your great effort...

Building More Resilient Social Services - See your effort rewarded

31 May 2021

Do you want your services or programmes to be recognised at European level? If so, tell us how you made a difference in supporting vulnerable people during the Covid-19 pandemic, and you could be a winner at the next European...

Residential Self-Government – A Form of Advocacy for Residents in Institutional Care

2020 Hungary

In Hungary, if most residents wish, a “residential self-government” can be founded. Residential self-government serves to honour the interests of the residents in the broader...

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