Greek program among top 10 final candidates “Housing and work for the homeless” in the Pan-European Prize for Policy Innovation.

This program is implemented by the General Secretariat of Social Solidarity of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.

The awards are organized each year by the Institute for Political Innovation, an Austria-based organization that promotes innovative ideas in politics with the aim of strengthening democracy in Europe.

This year’s awards are presented for the sixth consecutive year and include eight categories: democracy, climate protection, technology for democracy, education, better governance, social cohesion, local development and partisan innovation. More than 1,000 European citizens vote on the basis of the innovation of each program and the impact it has on the local community in which it is implemented.

The Shelter and Work for the Homeless program was ranked among the top 10 programs in the Social Cohesion category among 337 project applicants from 26 European countries.

Thus, Giorgos Stamatis, Secretary General of the organization “Social Solidarity and Fight against Poverty”, will take part in the final announcement of the winners, which will take place in Warsaw on May 11, 2023.

Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Domna Mihailidou said: “Just three months after the official launch of the Housing and Work program that we have introduced as a permanent public policy, we are really proud that it has been nominated for the Pan-European Innovation Award in policy areas. This is a program that is not
this is another transitional solution, but an important one as it effectively combats homelessness. After all, homeless people are not invisible to us! We see them, listen to them, support them and, above all, improve their quality of life by helping them integrate into society and the labor market. For four years now, we have been striving to create an inclusive and inclusive society. A society in which we will all think first of all about “we” and not “I”. We continue. We don’t leave anyone behind.”

Giorgos Stamatis, Secretary General of Social Solidarity and Combating Poverty, said: “The program of housing and work for the homeless is an effective state policy aimed at the gradual and substantial reintegration of the homeless into work and public life. Participation of the program in the “Political Innovation” award and its selection
European citizens among the general population, is an important recognition of the efforts made by the government and the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs to develop inclusive and effective policies that strengthen social cohesion and promote human rights.”

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