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At Street Nurses, we often notice that a refusal of help by homeless people is often misunderstood. One might perceive it as a lack of willingness to leave the street. But this refusal often hides much more complex reasons. As Pierre Ryckmans, the coordinating physician of our team, explains: "It’s not a rejection of the hand offered, but a response to difficult experiences or inadequate solutions." Understanding these refusals allows us to provide more appropriate and respectful support.

Join our team for the Brussels 20km on 25th May 2025, and run or walk to show your commitment to ending homelessness!

Here we are: 21 December, the first day of winter. It's cold, people are still sleeping rough. And every winter, it's the same story: the time has come for thermometer politics.

Wallonia has activated its extreme cold weather plan, running from November to the end of March, but this has not solved the problem of homelessness, leaving many people still sleeping rough. In Brussels, they are keeping an eye on the thermometer to launch services that risk saturation. These plans are only temporary measures. You'd think misery would be less of a problem in the sunshine.

JMy name is Cloé and I have been a nurse for 6 years. From the beginning of my career, I was attracted to social work, which automatically brought me to work for the homeless. For two years now I have been part of the non-profit organization Street Nurses, dedicated to accompanying this vulnerable group of people. 

At Street Nurses, accompanying work goes far beyond helping homeless people get off the streets. Once relocated, the difficulties faced by the people we help, remain numerous and are often much more complex than one might imagine.

Social housing in Brussels is in crisis: too few homes, interminable waiting lists, dilapidated buildings, and sometimes chaotic management... As budget cuts threaten, a collective of associations is calling for this essential solution to guarantee decent and affordable housing for all not to be abandoned.

Read this opinion co-written and signed by several associations in the sector. 

Launch winter campaign 2024: "Donation after donation, let's build a future for homeless people". As the year draws to a close, Street Nurses invites you to join a movement to change the lives of homeless people. Your support can make all the difference: every donation you make is another contribution to a better future.

Wounds and chronic diseases, such as diabetes or hypertension, are common health problems among homeless people. Precarious living conditions, limited access to care, and recurrent comorbidities significantly complicate the management of these diseases.

Living on the streets, in extremely precarious conditions of safety, sleep and food, usually leads, for practical or psychological reasons, to a deterioration in personal hygiene and clothing. This deteriorated state will be a warning signal for carers, and the extent of this deterioration will most often signal the seriousness of the situation.

Every year, people in precarious situations die in indifference on the pavements of our cities. Their end is often a lonely one, marked by isolation and distress. To mark All Saints' Day, the Collectif des Morts de la Rue is organising a day of tribute to remind us that these lives matter and must not be forgotten.

From 7 to 13 November 2024, the Street Nurses association, under the auspices of the Coll-Auctions auction house, is organising an exceptional comic strip auction. This hybrid event, which will take place online at Drouot.com and culminate in a special evening at Brussels City Hall on 13 November, pays tribute to Marie Gérard and Luc Louveaux, two passionate former volunteers who bequeathed their impressive collection to the charity. The sale will raise vital funds to combat the precarious situation of homeless people, while honouring their memory.

In September, Housing First celebrated its tenth anniversary. To mark this event, Housing First teams from all over Belgium gathered in Brussels to take stock of this decade.