Anna Johansson

Länken - supporting rough sleepers from initial point of contact to housing

2012-07-09

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Stockholms Stadsmission – key facts

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• Founded in 1853• Christian roots and ethos – equal opportunities for all is core value• Today Not for-profit Civil Society Organisation• Core services: Education, Social Enterprise, Social Services• Approx 400 paid members of staff, 300 part-time volunteers• Three main funding streams; public grants/contracted services,

donations/sponsorship, revenue from Social Enterprise• Provide services to 1200 children, young people and adults daily

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Painting the picture – homelessness in Stockholm

• 2982 people homeless in Stockholm, including 400 rough sleepers

• Increase in national homelessness figures 30-45 % since 1999

• 30 % of homeless diagnosed with dual diagnosis

• Alcohol- and drug dependency problematic

• Mental health issues common

• Focus on “roof over head-guarantee”

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Contact:Outreach work

Build trust

Day Centre services:

Basis of change

Ombudsmanship:On service user's

own terms

Resettlement: Ensure

sustainability

Model built on high service user involvement and qualitative advocacy work- private funding enables us to work on service user's own terms

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Länken can provide services for 140 individuals at any one time

• 30 people in sustainable housing / year

• 75 % reach own goals / year

• Provide day center services for 150 people/day

• Model evaluated by service user revision

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CONTACTanna.johansson@stadsmissionen.sewww.stadsmissionen.se

Photo: Bobo Olsson