Posts tagged "Finland"
Finland Tops The Happiness Index
How Finland’s #HousingFirst Solved Homelessness
Finland Has The Cleanest Air In The World
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Nordics + Nature: ‘freedom to roam’ is a right
“Housing First” – a new approach for addressing long-term homelessness
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“How Finland tackled homelessness and why Birmingham might be following in their footsteps”
A revolutionary new scheme under which rough sleepers are given a home straight away could be officially piloted here in Birmingham (UK) after showing success abroad.
The “Housing First” principle gives rough sleepers a permanent stable home and address rather than move them through various shelters, hostels and supported accommodation.
It has proved such a success in the USA, Finland and several other countries that the Local Government Secretary Sajid Javid is looking to pilot the scheme here – and the West Midlands is making a bid to be that test bed.
In The World’s Most Successful Public School System, There’s Almost No Homework
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How Finland Created One of the Best Educational Systems in the World (by Doing the Opposite of U.S.)