FEAD 2018 Catalogue of case studies

Table of Contents Foreword. 6 Austria – Distributing school starter parcels effectively across the country . 8 Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection Belgium – Distributing freshly made soup using unsold products. 10 Federal Public Service for Social Integration, Anti-Poverty and Social Economy Croatia – Tackling economic vulnerability through volunteering opportunities . 12 Zadar Archdiocese Caritas Cyprus – Preventing malnutrition and early school leaving with free breakfasts . 14 Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture Cyprus – ‘Baby dowry’: Supporting disadvantaged parents in welcoming a newborn . 16 Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance of the Republic of Cyprus Czech Republic – ‘Chefs without borders’: reintegrating homeless women through cooking . 18 Silesian Diakonia Czech Republic – Tailored food and material assistance for the most deprived. 20 Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) Estonia – Monitoring FEAD target group participation in ESF and other accompanying measures. 22 Ministry of Social Affairs Finland – ‘Cheers for Health’: Easing access to health services for the most in need. 24 The Finnish National Organisation of the Unemployed France – ‘Red Cross on Wheels’: providing mobile social assistance. 26 Red Cross France France – Guaranteeing the equal treatment of vulnerable EU citizens overseas. 28 French Federation of Food Banks Germany – Preventing homelessness . 30 Counselling centre for housing security (FAWOS) Germany – ‘ACASA in Dortmund’: Counselling vulnerable EU mobile citizens. 32 Diakonie Dortmund and Lünen Italy – Accompanying the hard to reach in designing their own path out of poverty. 34 Caritas Diocese of Verona Diverse approaches to supporting Europe’s most deprived: FEAD case studies 2018 4