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Together, let's end homelessness !

At Street nurses, as a medico-social organization, we are convinced that the end of homelessness in Brussels, Liège and elsewhere is possible.

Since 2005 in Brussels, and 2019 in Liège, we have been contributing to this by providing sustainable housing for the most vulnerable homeless people in terms of health.

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221 rehoused people

155 followed people in 2024

22942 patient procedures in 2024

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Neither a calling nor a sacrifice: providing care in the face of structural violence

I have been working in the healthcare and social sector for almost nine years. I joined Infirmiers de Rue / Straatverplegers more than six years ago—first as a field nurse, then as co-coordinator of the Housing First team (housing). My work has taken place on the street, in people’s homes, and in precarious living situations—where “classic” care pathways no longer reach people, or do not reach them sufficiently.

Some encounters stay with you

[I would like to share one of those encounters — the story of an elderly man who has been experiencing homelessness for around ten years, and whom our team has been supporting for quite some time.

The power of a change of environment

For nine years, Mr. P. lived in a home in a neighbourhood where he had his routines, his bearings — it was his place. But he was in a deeply fragile situation, marked by severe mental health issues and extremely problematic alcohol use.

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January 2026

Street Nurses turns 20: 20 years of fieldwork, humanity and hope

20 years! It doesn’t make me any younger… and at the same time, it brings back everything we have built together.

20 years of presence in the field, of consistency and humanity.
20 years that made it possible, among other things, for 230 people to leave the street, for hundreds of professionals to be trained, and for around 200 colleagues and dozens of volunteers to join us – and to build friendships, and sometimes more.

January 2026

Unemployment reform: when cutting benefits risks deepening precarity and homelessness

Since 1 January, the reform of unemployment benefits has become a reality for tens of thousands of people in Belgium. Presented as a response to budgetary constraints, it profoundly alters the balance of social protection. By limiting in time a right that served as an essential safety net, the difficulties linked to unemployment do not disappear: they are shifted elsewhere. This shift will have visible effects on social precarity and the risk of homelessness.

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