Call for artists project in Poznan (PL): 'First an appartment'

'This is an unconventional way of showing people experiencing homelessness in the city' says Dobrochna Janas, the mayor's plenipotentiary for the protection of tenants' rights and housing projects. 'With the use of professional photographs, we wanted to present the everyday life of people in the crisis of homelessness, to show that it does not differ from what we do. Photography is a special means of artistic expression that allows us to reach a wide audience.'

The assumption of the project is to develop an innovative instrument to support people in the crisis of homelessness by implementing the programme "First Housing". The city is represented in it by employees of the Office of Housing Affairs and the Office for Coordination of Urban Projects and Revitalisation. The project has enabled nine partner cities to collaborate internationally on housing and the homelessness crisis.

The "Housing First" programme is an instrument to effectively support people who experience homelessness. What is interesting about it is that it reverses the order of assistance compared to traditional systems. Moving a person in need to an independent flat and then starting to work on the problems they are facing is an aid instrument that has worked well in many European cities.

As part of the project activities, a Local Action Plan was developed and an application to monitor people in crisis of homelessness in Poznań was started.

The project is possible thanks to non-governmental organisations that support people in the crisis of homelessness and that made it possible to take photos at the centres.

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