Presentation given by Alessandro Radicchi, ONDS, Italy at a FEANTSA seminar on "", hosted by the Committee of the Regions, June 2010

1. partner of
ONDS
National Observatory on poverty and solidarity
in the italian railway stations garesolidaiere.net
Osservatorio Nazionale sul Disagio e la Solidarietà
nelle stazioni italiane
Homelessness in public and private spaces: The Stations
Some simple questions
04 June 2010, Bruxelles - FEANTSA
Alessandro Radicchi
Director of ONDS, Italy
National counsellor of fio.PSD La Sapienza
Roma
with the collaboration of
Gianni Petiti and Laura Cucinotta
(Europe Consulting Onlus)
a project by
© shaker.roma.it
www.onds.it

2. This man is a problem
…and this is a station www.onds.it

3. This man is a problem for
 The railway company
Image, smell, platforms used as a toilet
→ Remove
 Security and Police
Illegal activities
→ Arrest
 Local Authorities
Social Inclusion
→ Re-orient
 Passengers
A hitch
→ Step over
Antonio
 Himself
What to do with my life?
→ Survive !
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4. why homeless people
choose stations?
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5. common view homeless view
Pickpocketing Source of money
Threat Shelter
Dirty Clean
Unsafe Safe
A dangerous gang A community
Everyday’s life and habits “A little bit of history repeating”
(Propellerheads)
The station www.onds.it

6. Not all the stations are “streetly” the same
Mobile Help Center
77 Stations analized
THREE KINDS OF STATIONS in the Lazio Region
• Living Stations
Big Central Stations where
to stay day and night
• Sleeping Stations
Suburbs / airports where
just to sleep at night
• Transit Stations
Hubs, Temporary presence
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7. Is the station the BEST
place for Homeless people
to spend their day?
YES
They can use facilities, toilets,
restaurants, and so forth
services Railway Companies provide for passengers
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8. Is the station the RIGHT
place for Homeless people
to spend their day?
NO!
Homeless people have the right of a proper shelter
Railway Companies are not Charities nor Public Authorities
Homeless people are in stations
because they find there something
that is missing in the society
A lack of social services ?
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9. A possible solution
Railway
Companies
Local
Authorities 3rd sector
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10. Private Sector Funding
Networks A possible solution
Railway
Companies
Charity and
Voluntary Ass.
Stations
Stakeholders
Citizens
Local
Authorities Users 3rd sector
station
community
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11. onds
similar places,
Help Centers National Network
different services, open
same strategies. next opening
work in progress
Modena
Rapallo
Rimini
Bari
Salerno
Tools
DB
Osservatorio Nazionale sul Disagio e la Solidarietà
nelle stazioni Italiane
National Observatory on poverty and solidarity
in the Italian railway stations
seminars www.onds.it

12. onds
similar places,
Help Centers National Network
different services, open
next opening
Every day in the ONDS network:
same strategies.
work in progress
•380 interventions Rapallo
Modena
• 40 new people taken in charge Rimini
28 men and 12 women
10 Italians and 30 foreigners Bari
21 aged 18 / 39, Salerno
Tools
16 aged 40 / 59
3 aged over 60.
DB136.400 interventions per year
14.600 Nazionale sul Disagio e la Solidarietà people assisted
Osservatorio new homeless
nelle stazioni Italiane
National Observatory on poverty and solidarity
in the Italian railway stations
seminars www.onds.it

13. MERCI de votre attention
LINKS
The real Antonio is not a problem anymore.
www.onds.it Now he sleeps in a sheltering center close to the station,
www.ferroviedellostato.it and he is a friend of most of the station’s stakeholders
www.europeconsulting.it Don’t miss to meet him
in the 4 min video before the coffee break.
www.shaker.roma.it
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