Welcome, Registration & Coffee
Welcome by moderator
Welcome by the European Commission
Welcome by Sean Klein moderator of the day
Opening by:
Yves Leterme, Chair of the Platform Steering Board
Katarina Ivankovic-Knezevic, Director of Social Affairs, DG EMPL, European Commission
Introduction to the topic of the day “Designing national strategies: approaches”, Q&A & pool with the audience
Eoin O’Sullivan, School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin
Presentations of the 3 national strategies that will be discussed throughout the day: DK, IE and PT
Stine Højland Pedersen, Special Consultant
Department for Marginalised Adults, Ministry of Social Affairs and Senior Citizens
Rosemarie Tobin, Principal Officer, Homelessness Policy, Funding and Delivery, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Henrique Joaquim, National Coordinator of the National Strategy for the Integration of Homeless People
Session 1 - Design of a national strategy to end homelessness: National Strategy Denmark
Topics:
- Diagnostic of challenge: challenge assessment, choice of definitions, identification of target groups (scope of the strategy)
- Policy framework (social protection, housing policies, social services) and institutional set up (cross-ministerial cooperation, cities-national cooperation, engagement of third sector, etc.)
- Evaluation system
Speaker:
Stine Højland Pedersen, Special Consultant
Department for Marginalised Adults, Ministry of Social Affairs and Senior Citizens
Facilitator:
Freek Spinnewijn, Director European Federation of National Organisations working with the Homeless
18 Participants
Session 1: Design of a national strategy to end homelessness: National Strategy Ireland
Topics:
- Diagnostic of challenge: challenge assessment, choice of definitions, identification of target groups (scope of the strategy)
- Policy framework (social protection, housing policies, social services) and institutional set up (cross-ministerial cooperation, cities-national cooperation, engagement of third sector, etc.)
- Evaluation system
Speaker:
Rosemarie Tobin, Principal Officer, Homelessness Policy, Funding and Delivery, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Facilitator:
Mike Allen, Director of Advocacy, Communications & Research at Focus Ireland
15 Participants
Session 1: Design of a national strategy to end homelessness: National Strategy Portugal
Topics:
- Diagnostic of challenge: challenge assessment, choice of definitions, identification of target groups (scope of the strategy)
- Policy framework (social protection, housing policies, social services) and institutional set up (cross-ministerial cooperation, cities-national cooperation, engagement of third sector, etc.)
- Evaluation system
Speaker:
Henrique Joaquim, National Coordinator of the National Strategy for the Integration of Homeless People
Facilitator:
Nicholas Pleace, Director of the Centre for Housing Policy, University of York, UK
20 Participants
Coffee break
Session 1 – continued
Importance of monitoring and evaluation effective to measure progress and steer policy changes :
- National Strategy 1
- National Strategy 2
- National Strategy 3
Lunch
Session 2 - Design of a national strategy to end homelessness: National Strategy Denmark
Topics:
- Diagnostic of challenge: challenge assessment, choice of definitions, identification of target groups (scope of the strategy)
- Policy framework (social protection, housing policies, social services) and institutional set up (cross-ministerial cooperation, cities-national cooperation, engagement of third sector, etc.)
- Evaluation system
Speaker:
Stine Højland Pedersen, Special Consultant
Department for Marginalised Adults, Ministry of Social Affairs and Senior Citizens
Facilitator:
Freek Spinnewijn, Director European Federation of National Organisations working with the Homeless
17 Participants
Session 2 - Design of a national strategy to end homelessness: National Strategy Ireland
Topics:
- Diagnostic of challenge: challenge assessment, choice of definitions, identification of target groups (scope of the strategy)
- Policy framework (social protection, housing policies, social services) and institutional set up (cross-ministerial cooperation, cities-national cooperation, engagement of third sector, etc.)
- Evaluation system
Speaker:
Rosemarie Tobin, Principal Officer, Homelessness Policy, Funding and Delivery, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Facilitator:
Mike Allen, Director of Advocacy, Communications & Research at Focus Ireland
14 Participants
Session 2 - Design of a national strategy to end homelessness: National Strategy Portugal
Topics:
- Diagnostic of challenge: challenge assessment, choice of definitions, identification of target groups (scope of the strategy)
- Policy framework (social protection, housing policies, social services) and institutional set up (cross-ministerial cooperation, cities-national cooperation, engagement of third sector, etc.)
- Evaluation system
Speaker:
Henrique Joaquim, National Coordinator of the National Strategy for the Integration of Homeless People
Facilitator:
Nicholas Pleace, Director of the Centre for Housing Policy, University of York, UK
21 Participants
Coffee break
Session 2 – continued
Importance of monitoring and evaluation effective to measure progress and steer policy changes :
- National Strategy 1
- National Strategy 2
- National Strategy 3
Ibid.
Coffee break
Reporting from the parallel sessions, discussion with the audience and conclusions
moderated by Michele Calandrino, Team Leader Disability and Inclusion, DG EMPL, European Commission
End of the Day
*** Networking Dinner***
Welcome and Coffee
Meeting of the European Platform to Combat Homelessness
Draft agenda:
- Workstream on definition, counting, monitoring: update by the OECD work on monitoring framework and policy toolkit;
- Workstream on Mutual Learning activities of the Platform, including the evaluation of the mutual learning event of the previous day (23 June);
- Workstream on Access to Financing: presentation by the Council of Europe Bank and 2 Member States (tbc);
- Exchange on way forward: timeline and suggestions on specific topics;
- Any other business.
Moderated by Yves Leterme, Chair of the Platform Steering Boar
41 Participants
Grab and go lunch & End of the event