The excluded parts of modern societies consist often of un-employed and/or homeless people, addicted in one way or another. These people have little or no money and thus depend on social welfare to find a place to stay or clothes for dressing. Since the earning and spending of money nowadays is an important part of participation, they are lacking access to the most basic ways of social integration and are therefore put more and more aside.

The target group of Stëmm vun der Strooss consists of the homeless and unemployed people as well as former prisoners and drug addicts. The association is located in the cities of Luxembourg and Esch/Alzette where it offers a cafe, mobile ambulance, social helpdesk, housing agency, showers and a laundry to support these people in their everyday life and their (re)-integration into society. The staff of Stëmm vun der Strooss consists of full and part time employees as well as volunteers offering alphabetisation and computer courses or social support.

The different services encompass basic medical services, showers and laundries, a helpdesk for indebted persons, two cafes, free clothes for job applications and the chance to rent a flat via Stëmm vun der Strooss. All services are offered at low costs, for example 50 Cents for a coffee, a shower or using the laundry. This small fees guarantee that the recipients don’t take the services for granted and learn again to save money and spend it thoughtfully.

For services like renting a flat, Stëmm vun der Strooss works as a middleman between the homeless and the landlord, thus guaranteeing that the rent is paid in time.

Due to the combination of different services for minimum costs, Stëmm vun der Strooss offers the chance to find slowly back into the social and public life. People are supported step by step to move on from being dependent recipients of welfare to independent persons who are capable again of taking care for themselves.

They are trained to earn little money in the beginning, save it and spend it then thoughtfully to recover slowly from former problems like drug abuse or debts.

Homeless people, unemployed, former prisoners and drug addicts

Office rooms and space in general is crucial when it comes to set up the different services like cafes, showers or laundries. Since the work of Stëmm vun der Strooss is non-profit, it is important that the rooms can be rented for little or no costs or are provided for free by the local authorities. In the long run, volunteers are also essential for keeping the office running because the organization's staff do a lot of work for free.

Stëmm vun der Strooss asbl
105, rue du cimetière
L-1338 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Phone: +352 49 02 60
stemm@stemmvunderstrooss.com

Stëmm vun der Strooss asbl
32, Grand Rue
32, Grand Rue Esch/Alzette
Luxembourg
Phone: +352 26 54 22
stemm@stemmvunderstrooss.com

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Urban Policy > Social inclusion & integration

Integration of social groups