(sociopolitical analysis by Julien Damon). • Analyzing the relationships between
the social service providers and the train station (ISFORT and ZSI laboratories).
Project for European Commission, Employment,
Social Affairs and Equal opportunities DG
HOPE
in
stations
aims
at
enabling
exchanges
of
good
practices
among
the
partner
countries
and
at
developing
new
inclusion
solutions
intended
for
homeless
people,
such
as
shared
training
tools
or
the
transposition
specific
services.
Evaluation
The
HOPE
in
Stations
project
is
a
European
project
involving
railway
companies,
public
authorities
and
NGOs.
It
aims
at
strengthening
the
role
of
train
stations
as
well
as
their
partners
in
the
handling
of
the
homeless
people
issue.
Set
in
motion
by
the
ANSA
(French
agency
for
active
inclusion),
HOPE
associates
seven
countries
(Belgium,
France,
Germany,
Italy,
Luxemburg,
Poland,
and
Spain)
and
receives
the
support
of
the
European
Commission
(PROGRESS
program
Transnational
Social
Experimentations).
The partners The
project
involves
the
following
stations:
Paris
Nord‐Est‐Magenta,
Brussels
Central,
and
Roma
Termini.
The
Madrid
Atocha,
Berlin
Zoologischer
Garten,
Warsaw
Central
and
Luxemburg
Central
stations
are
also
part
of
the
project,
even
though
to
a
lesser
extent.
The objectives HOPE
in
stations
plans
to
test
and
evaluate
the
impact
of
the
setting
up,
in
each
train
station,
of
a
reference
authority
which
would
be
in
charge
of
promoting
a
coordinated
response
to
the
homelessness
issue.
The
main
missions
of
the
reference
authorities,
as
defined
collectively
by
all
partners,
are
the
following:
coordinating
the
streetwork
activities,
creating
a
shared
database
gathering
all
information
on
homeless
people
in
and
around
the
station,
setting
up
a
training
program
on
homelessness
for
the
employees
of
the
stations
(railway,
cleaning,
security
and
parking
agents)
and
opening
a
dedicated
place.
As
a
social
experimentation
project,
HOPE
in
Stations
puts
a
strong
emphasis
on
evaluation,
and
involves
a
significant
inquiry
protocol,
in
order
to
understand
the
practices
and
expectations
of
all
the
stakeholders.
This
evaluation
follows
three
stages,
which
are
carried
out
by
different
research
entities:
• Analyzing
the
overall
context
of
homelessness
in
each
partner
station
(sociopolitical
analysis
by
Julien
Damon)
• Analyzing
the
relationships
between
the
social
service
providers
and
the
train
station
(ISFORT
and
ZSI
laboratories)
• The
homeless
people’s
own
experience
(ZSI
laboratory)
According
to
the
ex‐ante
and
ex‐post
methodology,
two
rounds
of
inquiries
have
been
carried
out
by
ZSI
one
year
apart,
one
before
and
one
after
the
setting
up
of
the
action
(Summer
Autumn
2010
and
then
Autumn
2011).
These
qualitative
and
quantitative
surveys
were
destined
to
several
NGO
structures,
homeless
people
in
and
around
the
concerned
stations,
and
to
the
participants
of
the
training
sessions.
The
event
of
the
16th
of
december
2011
presents,
on
the
basis
of
the
scientific
evaluation,
the
partners’
political
recommandations
to
the
European,
national
and
local
institutions,
concerning
this
coordinated
response
to
the
homeless
issue.
Following
this
transnational
social
experimentation,
the
reference
authority
will
be
implemented
in
several
Italian
and
Parisian
stations.
It
will
also
be
extended
to
the
City
of
Luxembourg.
Contacts:
sylvie.le.bars@solidarites‐actives.com
/
lucie.assmann@solidarites‐actives.com