Tag: shelters
Residents of Houten are threatening legal action after the mayor’s statements regarding refugee shelters
Mayor Isabella has acted biased and careless in the plans surrounding the refugee shelter, the residents say. The municipality wants to house 175 asylum seekers in the so-called ‘Houten Hub’,…
Utrecht sounds the alarm and wants more money for homeless shelters
Utrecht, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague also believe that more attention should be paid to preventing homelessness. For example, by tackling the housing shortage. They therefore advocate a “broad approach…
North African homeless people cause headaches in night shelters
A large group of safelanders is causing problems at the night shelter in Utrecht. The cold weather regulation is in force there. This means that no one has to sleep…
Young people were held in shelters in Västerås – trio sentenced for serious assault
The incident took place in a shelter in the Pettersberg district, where the perpetrators repeatedly kicked, hit and stomped on the three guys. Violence that caused the victims to start…
Coffee house opens overnight for homeless turned away from shelters
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News A daytime coffee house for homeless Londoners has begun opening at night for up to 15 people at a time to sit, get warm…
Bunnik wants to open small-scale refugee shelters at the end of next year
The shelter is spread over two locations. Both buildings still need to be renovated, as they are currently not suitable for permanent shelter. More than forty Ukrainian refugees are now…
No more room in homeless shelters in Utrecht and Amersfoort: ‘People are forced to sleep on the street’
The pressure on Amersfoort and Utrecht is extra high because people from surrounding areas are moving to the big cities, says Marcel Vonk of Stichting Goud, the advocate for the…
Sirens sound in the Israeli Parliament! MPs fled to shelters
The clashes between Israel and Hamas continue for the 10th day. Rockets fired from the Gaza Strip caused panic in Jerusalem. While the opening session of the Knesset (Israeli parliament)…
The municipality of Amersfoort is handing out tents to combat the shortage of homeless shelters
Spangenberg says that it is twofold that the tents must now be provided. But he explains that he and his team think pragmatically. And if there is a problem, such…
Follow us down into one of Sweden’s largest shelters
full screen The shelter is located 15 meters below Klara church in central Stockholm. With its 6,000 square meters spread over two levels and 8,000 shelter places, it is one…