Homelessness – Struggle in the City

Rooflessness or Rootlessness: What is the Home in Homelessness?

Posted on 14/12/202014/12/2020 by admin

Author: Thum Yong Ze Aloysius

What is a home to you? Where can we call home? A home goes beyond just a physical housing but is also a sense of social belonging and connection. Homelessness too, is thus more than a lack of housing … (read more)

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How Can We Approach Employment for the Homeless?

Posted on 14/12/202003/02/2021 by admin

Author: Thum Yong Ze Aloysius

The challenges of the homeless are often cyclical, where it is both a cause and consequence of various social problems. To break the poverty cycle, it is essential to invest in long-term interventions such as upskilling or long-term vocational training. However, due to the significant poverty tax imposed on the poor and homeless, these investments are demanding and impractical … (read more)

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How Is Homelessness Affecting Children’s Education?

Posted on 14/12/202014/12/2020 by admin

Author: Aniek Moonen

When we think about homelessness, we tend to forget the children behind the adults. In the past ten years, the amount of homeless families in the Netherlands has exploded. For children living in these conditions, the performance in primary and/or secondary education is often severely impacted … (read more)

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Does Having a Job Mean You Will Have a House?

Posted on 26/10/202016/11/2020 by admin

Author: Tom Freijsen

In short, no. In The Netherlands, the number of people considered “economically homeless” has been persistently increasing … (read more)

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A Meal on Wheels: How Does the Kessler Soup Bus Feed the Homeless and Build Community?

Posted on 14/12/202014/12/2020 by admin

Author: Aniek Moonen

Every day of the week, all year round, the Kessler Stichting parks its Soup Bus at one of two known locations in The Hague to provide warm evening meals for the homeless. The Kessler Stichting, founded to assist the vulnerable populations of The Hague, has committed itself to making sure no-one who already lost their home must also lose their food security … (read more)