Homeless young people

Through the scheme Hjem til Dig (in Danish At Your Place), well-functioning families lend a helping hand to young people on the edge of homelessness. The families will open their own homes for a period of three to six months, letting their young guests participate in their everyday lives. Not only will the guests be staying with the families, they will also become a part of the family and experience a feeling of coherence, social ground rules, structure, peace of mind, caring, and the sense of belonging in a well-functioning home. In 2017, the Bikuben Foundation granted DKK 2.6m for the establishment of the scheme At Your Place, which is a Danish adaptation of Depaul UK's thoroughly tested concept in Britain, Nightstop. The Danish adaptation is being developed in a collaboration between The alliance, A Home for All, the Danish Red Cross, the Danish Red Cross Youth, and the municipalities of Aarhus, Copenhagen and Roskilde. The first match between a family and a young person will be made in the course of 2018.

The Kollegiemodellen is based on the fundamental idea that the road leading away from homelessness is about more than simply having a place to live. It is as much about friendships, sharing communities and networks with other young people – and it is about getting an education. Since September 2016, we have earmarked ten rooms in the Bikuben residence hall in Copenhagen and eight in our residence hall in Odense, for homeless young people between the age of 17 and 30 years who are either students already or planning to be so within a year. We have moreover established a close collaborative relationship with the involved municipalities. The residence-hall scheme has taken into account the fact that many of the young homeless are struggling with mental or social problems which will require particular efforts. This is why the municipality facilitates comprehensive support before, during and after move-in. The municipalities will refer such young people as, in their assessment, will be good matches for the residence hall. The residence hall will contribute actively by making an effort to establish good communities encompassing all the young residents of the respective residence halls. We shall be more than pleased to provide information about how your residence hall can become a part of the modern residence-hall scheme, which is focused on precisely such community spirits as an increasing number of young people are seeking.

Hjem til Alle er sammen med København Kommune, Aarhus Kommune, Roskilde Kommune, Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune, Aalborg Kommune, Realdania, Socialstyrelsen, VELUX FONDEN og Bikubenfonden ved at udforske nye og bæredygtige måder at tilvejebringe flere betalelige boliger og sikre intensiv, fleksibel og individuelt tilrettelagt social støtte og adgang til fællesskaber for unge, der ikke har et hjem. Bikubenfonden har støttet indsatsen med 3 mio. kr.