4 INCLUSION : 4 European cities for Inclusion

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4 INCLUSION 4 European cities for Inclusion

• FEANTSA, October 2007
• Workshop 5 What can we learn from EQUAL ?

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ABOUT THE AIM OF 4 INCLUSION

• What is 4 inclusion ?
• A transnational partnership of agencies working
  with homeless people and trying to bring
  solutions to labour market exclusion and multiple
  disadvantage.
• Aims of 4Inclusion ?
• Sharing expertise, learning and good practice
  across Europe about how to support disadvantaged
  individuals and especially homeless people to
  move (back) into the labour market.
• Where does 4Inclusion Operate?
• The four Development Partnerships (DPs) involved
  in 4Inclusion are based in Budapest, London,
  Madrid and Paris.

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COMMON OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

• 4 themes identified common to each partner's
  activities
• Objective 1 - Routes into Activity (lead Madrid)
• Objective 2 - Routes into the Labour Market
  (lead Paris)
• Objective 3 - Multiple Disadvantage and Labour
  Market Exclusion (lead Budapest)
• Objective 4 - Empowerment and Participation
  (lead London)

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COMMON LESSONS LEARNT
Overarching Finding Employability services for
homeless individuals should be part of a holistic
approach

• Key Themes
• 1. Routes to activity
• Financing flexible activities at the
  pre-employment level
• Valorising leisure and creative activities (arts,
  sports)
• Creating alternative solutions (social
  enterprise, supported employment and
  volunteering)
• 2. Routes into the labour market
• Links with employers
• Qualification of social teams (job advisor..)
• Looking sustainability of work
• 3. Multiple disadvantages
• Developing integrated strategies (housing,
  health, employment)
• Addressing the multiplicity of barriers (gender,
  age, disability, ethnicity, physical or mental
  health, substance abuse, legal status, etc).

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HOW TO FIND MORE ABOUT 4 INCLUSION
Those products and toolkits will be available on
the 4Inclusion Website (www.4Inlcusion.org) from
November 2007