SOCIAL INNOVATIONS FOR SOCIAL COHESION Transnational patterns and SE Stockholm approaches from 20 European cities Adalbert Evers, Benjamin Ewert SE Malmö and Taco Brandsen (eds.) PL Plock NL Amsterdam UK Birmingham DE Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg DE Münster NL Nijemegen PL Warsaw UK Dover FR Lille CH Bern HR Varaždin CH Geneva FR Nantes IT Brescia HR Zagreb IT Milan ES Pamplona ES Barcelona Social Innovations for social cohesion. Transnational patterns and approaches from 20 European cities / edited by Adalbert Evers, Benjamin Ewert and Taco Brandsen (eds.) Liege: EMES European Research Network asbl 2014 — 420 pp. — 21 x 29.7 cm Design and layout: www.3lastic.com Includes index. ISBN: 978-2-930773-00-1 © Photos: Various authors © WILCO consortium Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. This e-book is part of the research project entitled “Welfare innovations at the local level in favour of cohesion” (WILCO). WILCO examined, through cross-national comparative research, how local welfare systems affect social inequalities and how they favour social cohesion, with a special focus on the missing link between innovations at the local level and their successful transfer to and implementation in other settings. The WILCO consortium covered ten European countries and was funded by the European Commission (FP7, Socio-economic Sciences & Humanities). More information on WILCO can be found at www.wilcoproject.eu. 3 Acknowledgements This e-book, presenting case studies on innovative ways of coping at local levels with challenges to social cohesion, has been made possible by contributions and collaboration from many sides. We, the editors, first want to thank all the activists, professionals, administrators and policy makers that gave access to the innovative attempts, achievements and experiences, presented in this collection. In many interviews, personal conversations and information exchanges they gave time and shared their knowledge. Likewise this e-book represents an important part of over three years of research and networking by the teams that contributed to the WILCO project. Furthermore it should be kept in mind that there is quite a long way from research material to a presentation and publishing designed for a wide an easy access. The staff from the EMES International Research Network, coordinat- ed by Rocío Nogales, made this possible. Social Innovations for social cohesion. Transnational patterns and approaches from 20 European cities Finally it should not be forgotten, that the whole research and working project has been made feasible by funding from the 7th Framework Programme of the European Union. We, as the editors and organizers of this collection of cases of local social innovations are grateful for all of that. We hope that this book is interesting and helpful for a wide variety of people, reaching from activists on the ground and academics concerned over to politicians and professionals. Giessen, Nijmegen, January 2014 Adalbert Evers Benjamin Ewert Taco Brandsen 4 WILCO project Table of contents Table of contents Nantes 89 Acknowledgements 3 Introduction 90 Le temps pour toit Introduction 7 - Time for Roof 93 Social Innovations for social cohesion: Joint assessment of families’ needs and changes in child care provision for single-parent families 96 77 cases from 20 European cities The Lieux Collectifs de Proximité network 99 Conclusions 102 HR | Croatia Zagreb 31 DE |Germany Introduction 32 Friedrichshain - Kreuzberg (Berlin) 109 Social mentoring project for employment of disadvantaged and marginalised groups 33 Introduction 110 Neighbourhood Management (NM) 113 Social Innovations for social cohesion. Transnational patterns and approaches from 20 European cities RODA - Parents in action 37 Public rental housing programme 42 Princesses Gardens 116 Conclusions 45 Job Explorer 119 Kreuzberg Acts 121 Varazdin 47 Neighbourhood Mothers 124 Introduction 48 Family Centres 127 Public works Varaždin 49 Conclusions 129 Her Second Chance 53 Gardens of life 57 Münster 131 Non-profit housing organisation 62 Introduction 132 Conclusions 65 MAMBA 134 Optionskommune 137 FR | France Prevention Visits 140 Lille 67 Family Office 143 Osthuesheide neighbourhood Introduction 68 146 Hafenforum Ilot Stephenson neighbourhood 70 149 Support for housing self-renovation in Lille Conclusions 152 Metropolis 73 Parler Bambins – Toddler Talk 77 Potes en Ciel - Children’s Café 80 Early childhood centre 83 Conclusions 85 5 IT | Italy PL | Poland Brescia 157 Warsaw 243 Introduction 158 Introduction 244 Servizio per l’Inserimento Lavorativo, SAL - MaMa Foundation 246 Employment Insertion Service 160 The Foundation for Development Bimbo chiama bimbo - Child calls child 164 Beyond Borders 250 “Via del Carmine 15” project 168 Team for Solving Social Problems in the Fare e abitare - Doing and living project 171 Field of Housing 255 Una casa in più - One house more project 174 Project “Become your own Boss in Poland” 257 Conclusions 176 Conclusions 258 Milan 179 Plock 263 Introduction 180 Introduction 264 Fondazione Welfare Ambrosiano 182 The Plock Council of Seniors 266 Maggio 12 – Nuovo Manifesto Pedagogico The Russian Community Association 270 per la Città 187 City Social Housing Society 273 Fondazione Housing Sociale 191 Project “Together for Revitalisation” 276 Social Innovations for social cohesion. Transnational patterns and approaches from 20 European cities Conclusions 197 Foundation “Grant Fund for Plock” 278 Conclusions 280 NL | The Netherlands Amsterdam 199 ES | Spain Introduction 200 Barcelona 285 Buurtbeheerbedrijven - Neighbourhood Introduction 286 management companies 203 La Mina Transformation Plan 288 Buurtwinkels voor Onderzoek, Onderwijs en Joves amb futur - Young People with a Future 291 Talentontwikkeling, BOOT - Neighbourhood Stores for Education, Citizens’ Agreement for an Inclusive Barcelona 294 Research and Talent Development 208 Conclusions 297 Buurtmoeders Catering - Neighbourhood 303 Mothers Catering 214 Pamplona Introduction 304 Conclusions 220 Social integration enterprises and Nijmegen 223 social clauses 305 Introduction 224 Social integration housing 308 Work corporations 226 Casas Amigas 311 A Future for Everybody 232 Neighbourhood children’s services 314 Sirocco 236 Conclusions 316 Conclusions 239 6 WILCO project Table of contents SE | Sweden UK | United Kingdom Stockholm 317 Birmingham 381 Introduction 318 Introduction 382 The Filur Project 321 A locality approach to unemployment 384 Barn till ensamma mammor - Children of single Youth Employment and Enterprise (lone) mothers, Fryshuset 325 Rehearsal (YEER) 387 Miljardprogrammet (The Billion Programme) 328 Lone parent support 389 Conclusions 330 Targeted discretionary housing payments (TDHP) 391 Malmö 335 Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust (BMHT) 393 Introduction 336 Conclusions 395 Områdesprogrammet in Holma-Kroksbäck 338 Social Innovations for social cohesion. Transnational patterns and approaches from 20 European cities Coompanion Inkubatorn 341 Dover 397 Yalla Trappan, Rosengård 344 Introduction 398 Conclusions 346 Family Learning at the ANP 402 Happy Feet Pre-School 405 CH | Switzerland EKH 409 Bern 349 Conclusions 412 Introduction 350 Primano 351 Index 414 Integration guidelines 355 Professional integration and education List of tables and figures for young mothers 358 Dimensions of innovations 26 Conclusions 362 Number of participants in public Works in Varaždin 2008-2012 51 Geneva 367 Composition of Immobiliare Sociale Bresciana 168 Introduction 368 Contracts in Via del Carmine 15, by number of months 170 The Unités d’Action Communautaire 369 Examples of work corporations in Nijmegen 227 The ORIF project 372 Chain of support that accompanies children The Unit for Temporary Housing (ULT) 375 until kindergarten 351 Conclusions 379 The Office forDisability Insurance: Organisation of the 3 years training 373 7 Introduction Social Innovations for social cohesion: 77 cases from 20 European cities Recurrent patterns of approaches and instruments in local social innovations – on methods and outcomes of a study in the framework of the WILCO project Social Innovations for social cohesion. Transnational patterns and approaches from 20 European cities Keywords: social innovation; service innovation; concepts and contexts; approaches and instruments; recurrent patterns of social innovations; ways of addressing users; internal organisation and modes of working; interaction with the local welfare system. Adalbert Evers and Benjamin Ewert 8 WILCO project Introduction Social Innovations for social cohesion: 77 cases from 20 European cities Adalbert Evers and Benjamin Ewert Social Innovations for social cohesion. Transnational patterns and approaches from 20 European cities 9 The main objective of The project entitled “Welfare innovation at the local level in favour of co- th this part of the research hesion” (WILCO), funded by the 7 framework programme of the EU from 12/2010 to 1/2014, was given a double task: project was to describe instruments and > finding models, features and trends in localsocial innovation in support of social cohesion that appear across Europe despite national/local approaches that are used differences; by innovatory social > looking at local contexts and welfare systems: what are key factors for projects and networks to diffusion and upgrading of such innovations? fight social inequality and In a nutshell, WILCO aimed to examine, through cross-national comparative stimulate social cohesion. research, how local welfare systems affect