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03 | Superpowers instead of stigma: A key to visibility & self-determination

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German
Thursday, November 6, 2025
10:45 - 11:45

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Housing First for Women is more than a social project—it is a feminist shift in perspective. The Berlin-based model by the SkF challenges dominant narratives: homelessness is not personal failure, but a result of structural inequality and patriarchal violence. For seven years, the project has been successfully placing women into safe, permanent housing—unconditionally and without forcing adaptation. With a housing stability rate of 90%, it proves that trust works better than control. HFF makes visible what has long been invisible: female homelessness, often shaped by violence, poverty, and exclusion. The key to a home becomes more than just a tool—it becomes a symbol of freedom, security, autonomy, healing. This talk shows how HF challenges power structures, breaks stigmas, and supports women discovering their own “superpowers.” It’s not about top-down charity, but about real participation and reclaiming space. A bold model that inspires new pathways in homelessness services—feminist, radical, and effective.


Speaker

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Christin Weyershausen
Housing First For Women
Sozialdienst katholische Frauen e.V.

Superpowers instead of stigma: A key to visibility & self-determination

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Speakers

Marei Kleiner
Psychologin
Sozialdienst Katholischer Frauen Berlin E.v.

Lena Wild
Socialworker
Housing First for Women Berlin - SkF

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