Housing First Europe Hub

What Housing First Europe Hub does

The Housing First Europe Hub is a Brussels-based non-profit partnership network established in 2016 and hosted by FEANTSA, dedicated to accelerating adoption of the Housing First approach across Europe. It operates as a multi-stakeholder consortium uniting 49 partners across 24 countries, spanning NGOs, governmental organisations, housing providers, and municipalities, and is coordinated by a small core staff of approximately 12 people led by Coordinator Samara Jones. The Hub does not develop proprietary software; its core assets are knowledge products, including the multi-language Housing First Europe Guide, the HF4Y Training Guide, evaluation and fidelity frameworks, a 10-volume Research Digest, and policy briefs, complemented by the Train-the-Trainer programme, Communities of Practice sessions, regular webinars, and the triennial Housing First Europe Conference series (Madrid 2022, Dublin 2024, Rotterdam 2026).

The Hub's business model is grant- and partnership-funded rather than commercial. Revenue is derived from partner contributions, European-level grants, and limited conference ticket income (e.g., Housing First Wales Conference 2026 priced at £70+VAT for members and £85+VAT for non-members); most publications, training, and webinars are provided free of charge to the homelessness sector. Distribution occurs through a self-serve website knowledge repository, a certified Trainers' Directory, direct partner co-organisation of regional events, and recurring Communities of Practice. The Hub's strategic positioning contributed to the June 2021 Lisbon Declaration, in which all EU Member States committed to ending homelessness by 2030 via the Housing First approach.

Name

Housing First Europe Hub

Legal name

Housing First Europe Hub

Website

https://housingfirsteurope.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Housing First Europe Hub is a Brussels-based non-profit partnership network uniting 49 partners across 24 countries to accelerate adoption of the Housing First approach and end homelessness in Europe by 2030 through knowledge products, training, and advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Partnership Contributions and Grant Funding: The Hub operates as a multi-stakeholder partnership funded through contributions from partner organisations (including NGOs, governmental bodies, housing providers, and municipalities), European-level grants, and hosting arrangements with FEANTSA. Revenue is not generated from product sales or subscription fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Housing First Europe Hub is a partnership network that delivers knowledge products, training, and advocacy services to accelerate the adoption of the Housing First approach across Europe. Its core deliverables include the Housing First Europe Guide (published in multiple languages), evaluation frameworks and fidelity tools, a Train-the-Trainer programme, the Housing First Europe Conference series, Communities of Practice sessions, and curated Research Digests. The Hub also disseminates specialised publications on Housing First for Youth (HF4Y), women-specific services, and systems-change advocacy, supported by a network of 49 partners across 24 countries.

Product overview

Housing First Europe Hub is a partnership network offering a portfolio of knowledge products, training services, and community engagement programmes rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include the Housing First Europe Guide (available in multiple languages), training programmes with evaluation frameworks and fidelity tools, the Housing First for Youth Training Guide, and the HOPE Digital Data Monitoring Tool. The Hub facilitates knowledge exchange through Communities of Practice sessions, international conferences (including the triennial Housing First Europe Conference), and regular webinars. Research outputs include periodic Research Digests, policy guides, and evaluation frameworks developed for the practitioner community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• The Hub unites 49 partners across 24 countries in Europe and beyond, forming a vibrant cross-sectoral community.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and associate.

• Un Chez-Soi d'Abord FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2026The French Housing First national association 'Un Chez-Soi d'Abord France' is a core partner. Coordinator Mickaël Puech presented the HOPE digital data monitoring tool at a Hub-hosted webinar. The programme developed HOPE over four years for GDPR-compliant national monitoring of housing and support outcomes.
• Métropole de LyoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 November 2025Métropole de Lyon co-hosted the three-day Housing First Europe Hub Partnership Event in Lyon from 19–21 November 2025, bringing together practitioners, policymakers, and partner organisations.
• FEANTSA (European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEANTSA hosts the Housing First Europe Hub. The Hub operates under FEANTSA's institutional umbrella, with FEANTSA staff (including Laura Fritz as Partnership & Project Officer) running day-to-day Hub operations. FEANTSA's broad network of homelessness organisations across Europe forms the primary constituency of the Hub.
• Cymorth CymrucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCymorth Cymru is a core partner of the Housing First Europe Hub and organiser of the Housing First Wales Conference 2026, held at the Temple of Peace in Cardiff on 2 July 2026.
• Housing First NederlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing First Nederland is a core partner of the Hub. They co-authored the Conference Report from the 2022 Madrid conference and contribute to fidelity framework development, including the new fidelity framework for Housing First in the Netherlands.
• Demos HelsinkicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDemos Helsinki is an associate partner that produced the key 'New Systems Change Perspective' framework paper for the Hub. The think tank examines how Housing First enables systems change in homelessness, grounding the analysis in governance rather than policy.
• Rock TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRock Trust is Scotland's youth homelessness charity and a founding core partner of the Hub. It delivers Housing First for Youth (HF4Y) in West Lothian and co-organises Hub Partnership & Network events (Glasgow 2023).
• Turning Point ScotlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurning Point Scotland is a core partner of the Hub, contributing to Scottish Housing First implementation and participating in Hub events and training initiatives.
• Homeless Network ScotlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHomeless Network Scotland is a core partner that co-organised the 2023 Partnership & Network event in Glasgow and hosts the Housing First Connect webinar series in collaboration with the Hub.
• A Way Home CanadaassociateStrategic or Co-development PartnerA Way Home Canada is an associate partner that contributed the Family and Natural Supports (FNS) Operations Manual for Preventing Youth Homelessness and expertise on Housing First for Youth, shared through Hub webinars.
• Canadian Housing First NetworkassociateStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Canadian Housing First Network co-hosts the International Housing First Webinar Series with the Hub, enabling transatlantic knowledge exchange on Housing First implementation, citywide approaches, and national networks.
• Housing First Poland FoundationassociateStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing First Poland Foundation is an associate partner that co-hosts Hub webinars on ending homelessness, including discussions featuring leading voices from the Polish homelessness sector.
• STOPA SlovenskoassociateStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTOPA Slovensko is a Slovak NGO and associate partner that developed the 'How to End Homelessness' handbook, introduced at the Hub as a resource on coordinated systemic responses to homelessness.
• EPOCH PracticeassociateStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPOCH Practice co-organised a webinar with the Hub on Housing First in Austria, exploring Austria's Housing First model launched as a pilot in 2021.
• Camh (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health)associateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCamh co-hosted the International Research Webinar Series with the Hub, including a webinar on creating system change through adoption of Housing First principles and programmes.
• Focus IrelandassociateStrategic or Co-development PartnerFocus Ireland is an associate partner. Mike Allen, its Director of Advocacy & Research, serves as Chair of the Housing First Europe Hub. Focus Ireland contributes Hub webinars on topics including COVID-19 housing responses and outreach practice.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Homeless Link: UK membership organisation for over 700 homelessness charities and housing providers. Operates as a national knowledge network with training, resources, and advocacy functions that parallel the Hub's role at the European level.
• Focus Ireland: Ireland's leading housing and homeless charity and Hub associate partner. Focus Ireland's Director serves as Chair of the Hub, and the organisation operates a directly comparable Housing First service delivery and advocacy model.
• Crisis UK: UK national homelessness charity and Hub partner. Conducts research, policy advocacy, and training on housing-led solutions to homelessness, with overlapping content library, training, and policy functions relative to the Hub.
• FEANTSA: European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless. FEANTSA hosts the Housing First Europe Hub and operates as Europe's primary umbrella network for homelessness organisations, with the most directly overlapping mission, constituency, and institutional base.
• Canadian Housing First Network: Canada's national Housing First knowledge and implementation network. The Hub's associate partner co-hosts the International Housing First Webinar Series, making it the most directly comparable peer in terms of network model, mission, and cross-border knowledge exchange.
• Homeless Network Scotland: Scotland's national homelessness network and Hub core partner. Co-organises the Hub's Partnership & Network events and hosts the Housing First Connect webinar series, operating a directly comparable membership and knowledge-exchange model at a national level.

Others

• European Social Network: European network for public social services with member organisations across European countries. Adjacent to the Hub in the European social-policy ecosystem, with overlapping policy and advocacy constituencies but focused on broader social services rather than Housing First specifically.

Broad incumbents

• National Alliance to End Homelessness: Leading US national advocacy organisation working to prevent and end homelessness. Operates as a larger, broader portfolio player in the same sector, with comparable research, policy, and training functions but at national scale in a different regulatory environment.

Regional players

• Homelessness Australia: Australia's national peak body for homelessness, operating as the convening network for service providers, researchers, and policymakers. Comparable in structure and mission but serving the Australian geography rather than Europe.

Emerging players

• A Way Home Canada: Canadian coalition focused specifically on preventing and ending youth homelessness. Hub associate partner contributing the Family and Natural Supports Operations Manual; comparable as a specialised peer focused on the youth segment of the same broad mission.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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