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FEANTSA

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FEANTSA, the European Federation of National Organisations working with the Homeless (Fédération Européenne d'Associations Nationales Travaillant avec les Sans-Abri), is the only major European network that focuses exclusively on homelessness at European level and receives financial support from the European Commission for the implementation of its activities. [1]

56 relations: Anti-homelessness legislation, Back on My Feet (non-profit organization), Basic income, Blacklisting, Camden bench, Civil defense, Civil service, Closure (sociology), Cooling center, Council of Europe, Deinstitutionalisation, Dignity Village, Discrimination against the homeless, Economic inequality, Emergency management, Europe, European Anti Poverty Network, European Commission, European Public Health Alliance, European Union, Eurostat, Extreme poverty, Family estrangement, Food bank, Food Not Bombs, Forgotten man, Frontline Foundation, Historical trauma, Homeless shelter, Homelessness, Hostile architecture, Housing inequality, Human rights, In-group favoritism, Internally displaced person, Member state, Non-governmental organization, Ostracism, Poverty, Right to housing, Second-class citizen, Silent treatment, Social alienation, Social exclusion, Social protection, Social stigma, Social vulnerability, Soup kitchen, Statelessness, Street children, ..., Tent city, Trauma model of mental disorders, United Nations, Warming center, Website, Youth exclusion. Expand index (6 more) »

Anti-homelessness legislation

Anti-homelessness legislation can take two forms; legislation that aims to help and re-house homeless people, and legislation that is intended to send the homeless to homeless shelters compulsively, or criminalize homelessness and begging.

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Back on My Feet (non-profit organization)

Back on My Feet (BoMF) is a national non-profit organization focused on helping homeless people gain independence, living skills, and connect them with essential community resources.

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Basic income

A basic income, also called basic income guarantee, universal basic income (UBI), basic living stipend (BLS) or universal demogrant, is a type of program in which citizens (or permanent residents) of a country may receive a regular sum of money from the government.

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Blacklisting

Blacklisting is the action of a group or authority, compiling a blacklist (or black list) of people, countries or other entities to be avoided or distrusted as not being acceptable to those making the list.

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Camden bench

The Camden bench is a type of concrete street furniture.

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Civil defense

Civil defense or civil protection is an effort to protect the citizens of a state (generally non-combatants) from military attacks and natural disasters.

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Civil service

The civil service is independent of government and composed mainly of career bureaucrats hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leadership.

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Closure (sociology)

Social closure refers to the phenomenon by which groups maintain their resources by the exclusion of others from their group based on varied criteria.

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Cooling center

A cooling center is a air-conditioned public space set up by local authorities to temporarily deal with the health effects of a heat wave.

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Council of Europe

The Council of Europe (CoE; Conseil de l'Europe) is an international organisation whose stated aim is to uphold human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe.

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Deinstitutionalisation

Deinstitutionalisation (or deinstitutionalization) is the process of replacing long-stay psychiatric hospitals with less isolated community mental health services for those diagnosed with a mental disorder or developmental disability.

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Dignity Village

Dignity Village is a city-recognized encampment of an estimated 60 homeless people in Portland, Oregon, United States.

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Discrimination against the homeless

Discrimination against the homeless is the act of treating the homeless, or those perceived to be homeless, unfavorably.

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Economic inequality

Economic inequality is the difference found in various measures of economic well-being among individuals in a group, among groups in a population, or among countries.

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Emergency management

Emergency management or disaster management is the organization and management of the resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies (preparedness, response, and recovery).

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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European Anti Poverty Network

The European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) is the largest European network of national, regional and local networks, involving anti-poverty NGOs non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and grass-root groups as well as European Organisations, active in the fight against poverty and social exclusion.

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European Commission

The European Commission (EC) is an institution of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.

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European Public Health Alliance

The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) is a European non-profit association registered in Belgium.

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of EUnum member states that are located primarily in Europe.

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Eurostat

Eurostat is a Directorate-General of the European Commission located in Luxembourg.

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Extreme poverty

Extreme poverty, abject poverty, absolute poverty, destitution, or penury, was originally defined by the United Nations in 1995 as "a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs, including food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education and information.

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Family estrangement

Family estrangement (or, simply, estrangement) is the loss of a previously existing relationship between family members, through physical and/or emotional distancing, often to the extent that there is little or no communication between the individuals involved for a prolonged period.

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Food bank

A food bank or foodbank is a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to those who have difficulty purchasing enough to avoid hunger.

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Food Not Bombs

Food Not Bombs is a loose-knit group of independent collectives, sharing free vegan and vegetarian food with others.

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Forgotten man

Forgotten man is a phrase with several meanings, some of which are polar opposites.

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Frontline Foundation

The Frontline Foundation, located in downtown Los Angeles, California, is a non-profit charity organization that serves emergency meals to people on Skid Row.

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Historical trauma

Historical trauma (HT), a term used by social workers, historians and psychologists, refers to the cumulative emotional and psychological wounding of an individual or generation caused by a traumatic experience or event.

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Homeless shelter

Homeless shelters are a type of homeless service agency which provide temporary residence for homeless individuals and families.

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Homelessness

Homelessness is the circumstance when people are without a permanent dwelling, such as a house or apartment.

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Hostile architecture

Hostile architecture is an urban design trend in which public spaces are constructed or altered to discourage people from using them in a way not intended by the owner.

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Housing inequality

Housing inequality is a disparity in the quality of housing in a society which is a form of economic inequality.

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Human rights

Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, December 13, 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy,, Retrieved August 14, 2014 that describe certain standards of human behaviour and are regularly protected as natural and legal rights in municipal and international law.

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In-group favoritism

In-group favoritism, sometimes known as in-group–out-group bias, in-group bias, or intergroup bias, is a pattern of favoring members of one's in-group over out-group members.

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Internally displaced person

An internally displaced person (IDP) is someone who is forced to flee his or her home but who remains within his or her country's borders.

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Member state

A member state is a state that is a member of an international organization or of a federation or confederation.

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Non-governmental organization

Non-governmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, or nongovernment organizations, commonly referred to as NGOs, are usually non-profit and sometimes international organizations independent of governments and international governmental organizations (though often funded by governments) that are active in humanitarian, educational, health care, public policy, social, human rights, environmental, and other areas to effect changes according to their objectives.

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Ostracism

Ostracism (ὀστρακισμός, ostrakismos) was a procedure under the Athenian democracy in which any citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens for ten years.

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Poverty

Poverty is the scarcity or the lack of a certain (variant) amount of material possessions or money.

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Right to housing

The right to housing is the economic, social and cultural right to adequate housing and shelter.

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Second-class citizen

A second-class citizen is a person who is systematically discriminated against within a state or other political jurisdiction, despite their nominal status as a citizen or legal resident there.

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Silent treatment

The silent treatment is the refusal of somebody to speak to another person or persons and is often referred to as sulking.

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Social alienation

Social alienation is "a condition in social relationships reflected by a low degree of integration or common values and a high degree of distance or isolation between individuals, or between an individual and a group of people in a community or work environment".

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Social exclusion

Social exclusion, or social marginalization, is the social disadvantage and relegation to the fringe of society.

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Social protection

Social protection, as defined by the United Nations Research Institute For Social Development, is concerned with preventing, managing, and overcoming situations that adversely affect people’s well being.

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Social stigma

Social stigma is disapproval of (or discontent with) a person based on socially characteristic grounds that are perceived.

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Social vulnerability

In its broadest sense, social vulnerability is one dimension of vulnerability to multiple stressors and shocks, including abuse, social exclusion and natural hazards.

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Soup kitchen

A soup kitchen, meal center, or food kitchen is a place where food is offered to the hungry usually for free or sometimes at a below market price.

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Statelessness

In International law a stateless person is someone who is "not considered as a national by any state under the operation of its law".

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Street children

Street children are children experiencing poverty, homelessness or both, who are living on the streets of a city, town, or village.

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Tent city

A tent city is a temporary housing facility made using tents or other temporary structures.

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Trauma model of mental disorders

The trauma model of mental disorders, or trauma model of psychopathology, emphasises the effects of physical, sexual and psychological trauma as key causal factors in the development of psychiatric disorders, including depression and anxiety as well as psychoses, whether the trauma is experienced in childhood or adulthood.

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United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international cooperation and to create and maintain international order.

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Warming center

A warming center is a short-term emergency shelter that operates when temperatures or a combination of precipitation, wind chill, wind and temperature become dangerously inclement.

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Website

A website is a collection of related web pages, including multimedia content, typically identified with a common domain name, and published on at least one web server.

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Youth exclusion

Youth exclusion is a form of social exclusion in which youth are at a social disadvantage in joining institutions and organizations in their societies.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FEANTSA

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