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Update on latest researches in Poland (and in
Pomerania Province) Piotr Olech Pomeranian
Forum in Aid of Getting Out of Homelessness
(PFWB) Paris 2-3.03.2007 FEANTSA Data Collection
WG
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• Summary Report on Social-demographic survey in
  Pomerania Province
• Similarities and differences between 2001, 2003
  2005
• Trends Ageing More youth Unemployment
• ETHOS 1 2
• Increasing numbers 2001 2144 people 2003
  2384 people 2005 2753 (larger scale or better
  methodology)
• Weakness of integration system of homeless people
  (strong intervention, weak integration, no
  prevention)

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• Fourth Social-demographic survey in Pomerania
  Province 2007
• 7th December 2007
• 500 people involved in survey
• More than 100 institution involved
• Small changes in the methodology
• More training, longer instruction-guide book
• After this survey decision on repeating this
  research every 5 year

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Psycho-social Profile of Homeless Population in
Tricity University of Gdansk and PFWB 200
interviews 33 people in shelters, hostels
(ethos 2) 33 rough sleepers (ethos 1) 33 -
people in garden sheds (mixed) Fields
psychological and social situation, history
sexuality health fazes of homelessness ethos
family support Report summer 2007 Present
findings Qualitative of homelessness (ethos 1)
have a stronger impact on psycho-social condition
of homeless person than quantative of
homelessness (years of being homeless)
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Religious of Homeless Population in Pomeranian
Province University of Gdansk and PFWB 600
questionnaires in whole Province Main
findings Catholics 88 There is no correlation
between homelessness and growing or decreasing of
faith One of the main sins is using drugs!
(30) Distrust to others lower religious
practices Hierarchy of moral standards (home
health, family job)
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Homeless People and Recycling of
Trashes J.Kazmierczak Special sub group of
homeless people Very independent high
earnings Group which is not using any of support
(social welfare) Collective work (groups) Huge
economical impact on polish recycling market
(scrap centres) Addiction to alcohol (control of
using) Market niche very rational subgroup
Great knowledge about market (glass, paper,
food scrap) Different places of living (ethos)
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• Client Register System Saint Brothers Albert
  Aid Society
• - National Data Base in Saint Brothers Albert Aid
  Society Institutions
• Electronical Data Base
• Create to the end of 2007
• Compendium useful to creating Data Base
• Project of data base is ready

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Web site on Data Collection Project of Julia
Wygnanska www.bezdomnosc.edu.pl EOH report in
polish ETHOS Latest reports from surveys Data
Bases Etc
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Estimates on number of homeless people in
Poland Mariusz Wachowicz Method Poland
Provinces (15 Regions) Powiat (few
counties) Two Powiats in every region in Poland
(ballot one powiat with services and one
without services) 30 Powiats (242 counties)
survey 10 of the counties Estimation or data's
on homeless population 30 powiats separated for
number of citizens
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Whole survey counties with more than 5 millions
of citizens 14 of whole population Estimation
on number of homeless people 62 000,00