July 2023
Royal recognition for our commitment to end homelessness !
The National Holiday is an opportunity for the King to highlight remarkable people and/or causes that are close to his heart. This year, the end of homelessness and the team at the non-profit organisation Street Nurses are being honoured through the ennoblement of Emilie Meessen - the association's co-founder and delegated administrator.
June 2023
Training "Hygiene and precariousness" (Namur)
How can the issue of hygiene be approached with precarious audiences? In collaboration with RAPeL, Street Nurses is offering training on these issues for professionals in the psycho-medico-social sector on September 14 and 28, 2023 in Namur.
June 2023
Thanks to you, we raised €40,000 for our cohousing project for ex-homeless people!
Wow! Our crowdfunding campaign has come to a successful close, with €42,720 raised. 280 of you have given your financial backing to this project. That's fantastic! Thanks to your support, 3 ex-homeless people will be rehoused in shared accommodation. A huge thank you for your participation!
May 2023
The Brussels 20km 2023: what a team! (photos)
On Sunday 28 May 2023, over 200 runners and walkers joined us at the Parc du Cinquantenaire to proudly wear the colours of Street Nurses. Together, we took another step towards ending homelessness. Here are the photos from this memorable day!
May 2023
Order the new edition of our handbook "Sortir de la rue"(only available in French)
The new edition of our handbook on exiting homelessness is now available! Order now to access the details of the approach developed by Street Nurses to accompany homeless people towards reintegration.
May 2023
18th tribute ceremony to the street deaths
This Wednesday, May 24, 2023, the "Collectif morts de la rue de Bruxelles" invites you to its annual tribute ceremony to the persons who had a street life and died in 2022. Our team will be present and invites you to join them to commemorate each of them at their true value.
May 2023
New shared housing project for ex-homeless people: how will it work?
Street Nurses set itself the objective of collecting 40.000 € by the end of May 2023 to renovate a Brussels single-family house. From the beginning of summer, it will host a shared housing project, i.e. for people who left street life behind and will share the rent of this house. What role for the future co-tenants and the Street Nurses team?
May 2023
Conference report: how do we end homelessness in Belgium by 2030?
How to end homelessness in Belgium by 2030? Find here and in our new report the key elements, the highlights and the perspective of the debates of the conference “From dream to reality: ending homelessness in Belgium” held by Street Nurses in October 2022.
May 2023
Thinking about your legacy? Come and meet us at the Testament.be infosessions
The Street Nurses team is pleased to invite you to a free legal information session on the theme "In addition to my family and friends, how can I make a bequest or donation to a good cause?" organised by the non-profit organisation Testament.be on Thursday 25 May 2023 in Antwerp (Dutch) and on Tuesday 20 June 2023 in Brussels (French).
April 2023
Crowdfunding: why should you support the co-housing project for ex-homeless people?
The “Odon” co-housing project is a first for Street Nurses. With this innovative solution we can, from the summer of 2023, offer homeless people new accommodation. Your help is essential because to make this possible we need to collect 40,000€. Here are four good reasons to get you on board and help us making this dream come true.
March 2023
Homelessness: Minister Lalieux convinced by Housing First projects
On Tuesday 21 March 2023, part of the Street Nurses team met the Federal Minister for Social Integration and the Fight against Poverty, Karine Lalieux. On the agenda were constructive exchanges around a common vision: that of a Belgium where homelessness is no more.
March 2023
Never too old to participate in the 20km of Brussels
Like many people, you may think that running the 20 km of Brussels is not for you. You might even go so far as to say that you are "too old for this"... What if we told you that a 69 year old man has already taken up the challenge by wearing the colours of Street Nurses?