HomeLab

Integrated Housing and Labour Services in the Social Rental Enterprise Model

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HomeLab on Housing Europe’s website

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Housing Europe, a member of HomeLab’s Dissemination Board, recently informed housing researchers and professionals about the project in an article published on its website. Launched on October 1st, 2016 the “HomeLab – Integrated Housing and Labour Services in the Social Rental Enterprise model” is a project supported by the European Union’s Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (”EaSI”). Carried out under the leadership of Metropolitan Research Institute (MRI), the project aims at promoting the social and labour market integration of vulnerable groups through the horizontal integration of individualised case handling in employment, housing and social support, in the framework of implementing the Social Rental Enterprise (SRE) model.

 

 

First HomeLab Consortium Meeting, Warsaw

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The first Consortium meeting of the HomeLab project, hosted by Habitat For Humanity Poland, was held on the 27th and 28th of April, 2017 in Warsaw.The meeting was attended by all the HomeLAb consortium partners  and addressed a large number of topics to prepare the launch of the pilot projects and the monitoring process based on the results of the first six month of planning.

 

Main topics of the meeting were:

  • presentation of the Pilot projects (see below)
  • introduction of Dissemination Board members
  • evaluation process
  • integrated services delivery

A field-trip was also organised to the community rehabilitation center of Monar Foundation in Wyszkow. The center was renovated in cooperation with Habitat For Humanity Poland. Clients of the center constitute one of the target groups of the HomeLab project.