Successful Project Keeps Homeless People Off the Streets in Leuven: "First Housing, Then Support"

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The project in which Leuven offers housing to the homeless is a success. Since the start of operations in 2020, 16 of the 18 homeless people have been able to keep their homes. This is done through the 'housing first' principle. Participants first receive peace and safety in a studio or apartment before they work on their addiction or psychological problems. "On the street there is no perspective: you are only focused on surviving," says Erwin (…