Exodus Amsterdam
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Exodus Amsterdam is located in the center of Amsterdam. The overarching organization is an NGO called “Stichting Exodus Nederland”. This organization was founded in 1979 and their mission is to have a safe society where people can build a meaningful life with new opportunities. They offer various services, including assisted living to people in detention […]
Martien Schaaperhuis
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Martien Schaaperhuis is a protected living facility in Amsterdam. This location is a development-oriented housing facility where residents initially receive intensive support and gradually learn to manage more aspects of their lives independently. The residents aim to eventually transition to their own housing. The focus is on providing assistance with meaningful daytime activities, financial management, […]
Spaarnevleugels
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Spaarnevleugels is an initiative by HVO-Querido that provides forensic care and supported housing for adults. It serves as a transitional facility, where the primary goal is to assist residents in finding a place that best suits them after their stay at Spaarnevleugels. The approach is based on strength-focused work and the living environment philosophy, aiming […]
La Ferme de Moyembrie
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La Ferme de Moyembrie, located in Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique, about two hours from Paris, is an agro-ecological farm. In 1990, Jacques and Geneviève Pluvinage, retired agricultural engineers, bought a 24-acre plot of land to create a refuge for marginalized people. Jacques, who also visited local prisons, began receiving letters from prisoners who needed help after their release. […]
Trondheim prison – Leira unit
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Leira Unit is the low-security section of Trondheim Prison, located just 7 kilometers from downtown Trondheim. It is recognized as one of Norway’s fourteen ‘drug managing units,’ emphasizing drug rehabilitation with two dedicated therapists and a strict drug policy. This focus is aimed at providing people in detention with the support and treatment necessary to […]
Exodus Leiden
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Exodus Leiden is located in the city centre of Leiden, a city and municipality in the northwestern part of the province of South Holland in The Netherlands. Exodus Leiden is part of an NGO, named ‘Exodus Netherlands’. Their mission is to have a safe society where people can build a meaningful life with new opportunities. […]
Transition House Leuven
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Transition House Leuven is managed by a recently established Belgian NGO called “De Kansenfabriek.” The Leuven transition house will be the first managed by the Kansenfabriek and the third transition house in Belgium. It is scheduled to open in the spring of 2024. The opening of the house will establish an intensive collaboration with the […]
Transition House Gentbrugge
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Transition House Gentbrugge has opened at the beginning of 2023. The facility is managed by Sterkhuis, which is a partnership between G4S Care and Exodus Netherlands. It is the second facility that Sterkhuis is managing in Belgium. Transition House Gentbrugge welcomes individuals who are committed to actively engaging in their reintegration into society and the […]
Village of Hope
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Village of Hope was established in 2003 and is located on a property that is donated by the founder in Estonia. The facility is part of the non-governmental organization Village of Hope which aims to help socially underprivileged and delinquent people. Village of Hope works on a voluntary basis and participants are encouraged to restore […]
Bella Centre
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Bella Center is one of two Community Custody Units (CCU’s), located in Dundee, and was founded in 2022. CCU’s are small-scale detention facilities tailored to support the needs of women in custody through a gender-specific and trauma-informed approach. Seamlessly integrated into local communities, these units provide safe accommodation to meet the needs of women seeking […]