The Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland (ARA)

    The Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland (ARA) is a government agency operating under the Ministry of Environment. Our agency was established in 1949 to solve post-war housing shortage in Finland. Since then, we have subsidized over 1 million new homes in Finland (around 1/3 of all housing production). (source here) Nowadays we are […]

    Respond

    Respond, an Approved Housing Body and service provider, has been working all around Ireland for 39 years. Our vision is that every family and individual in Ireland will have high‐quality housing as part of a vibrant and caring community. Housing and decent accommodation, in the areas where people want to live, are central to improving […]

    Housing First Berlin

    Housing First Berlin (HFB) is a partnership project of the non-profit organizations Neue Chance gGmbH and Berliner Stadtmission. It has been financed as a model project by the social department of the city of Berlin since 2018. It curently counts eight staff members, with different qualifications, and around 40 participants housed in their own flats. […]

    World Habitat

    World Habitat is an independent, global housing charity based in the UK, which works to find, showcase and bring the best housing solutions to the places they are needed most. They have specific programmes which focus on awards, community-led housing and homelessness. World Habitat has been an advocate of Housing First since awarding the Y-Foundation […]

    Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

    The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is led by the Metro Mayor, Steve Rotheram. It is made up of six local authorities (Halton, Sefton, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral) and is home to 1.6 million residents. The Metro Mayor ensures that decisions made through our devolution deal with Government, directly benefit our people and […]

    Simon Community

    The Simon Communities of Ireland are a network of independent communities across the country that provide homeless, housing and treatment services to people facing the trauma and stress of homelessness. With a proud history of over 50 years responding to local needs, the Simon Communities of Ireland works to end long-term homelessness in Ireland, and […]

    Limor

    LIMOR provides housing, support, and a range of services to homeless people and people at risk of becoming homeless across the Netherlands. We are the driving force behind the national Housing First Netherlands platform, together with a few other organisations. At LIMOR, we are convinced that ending homelessness starts with providing housing (and support), and […]