Parallel Workshops
There is a group of people who, after completing their prison sentence, remain in a crisis of homelessness and end up either on the street or in the care of institutions helping the homeless. In such cases, the return to life at freedom is painful and often the person's further fate depends on complete strangers. A huge role in providing similar help is played by volunteers, organised around non-profit institutions, who are often best placed to provide help and act as a living bridge between society and a person who is doubly marked: by a history of imprisonment, and by remaining in a crisis of homelessness. The presentation will show an ongoing research project on the activities of volunteers organised around non-profit organisations for people who have completed their prison sentence and are in a crisis of homelessness. The aim of the ongoing research is to show how society in the form of volunteers helps a specific group of ex-prisoners in their difficult life situation. The presentation will highlight the biggest challenges in providing such support, and the greatest needs as perceived by both volunteers and beneficiaries of assistance.