Adopt Finland’s model of stable housing for the homeless, says NGO

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Yayasan Chow Kit says Finland provides permanent housing to the homeless without the need to be ‘housing ready’.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/02/17/adopt-finlands-model-of-stable-housing-for-the-homeless-says-ngo/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/02/17/guna-model-rumah-stabil-finland-untuk-gelandangan-saran-ngo/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #YayasanChowKit #Homeless #HousingModel

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00:00The government has been urged to tackle homelessness by emulating Finland's Housing First approach,

00:07which prioritizes immediate access to permanent but affordable housing without the need for

00:12a person to be housing-ready.

00:15Having access to a stable home enables the homeless person to tackle other pressing matters

00:20such as unemployment, mental health and addiction, said Harttini Zainudin, co-founder of the

00:26Yayasan Chaukit charity.

00:28She said the Malaysian government should partner with property owners to secure affordable

00:33housing units and accelerate the development of low-cost housing projects.

00:38Harttini said the House First initiative should be paired with a comprehensive support system

00:43that includes integrated service centres providing rehabilitation programs for addicts, mental

00:49health counselling and job placement services for those seeking financial independence.

00:55Meanwhile, Laili Ismail, acting president of the Pertiwi Soup Kitchen Group, said temporary

01:00shelters should have a homely environment to give homeless people a sense of stability,

01:05a feature taken up by Singapore in its shelter designs.

01:09Laili said academic research was necessary to better understand the homeless population

01:14in KL, including identifying at-risk groups and analysing demographic trends.

01:21Last Monday, Kepung MP Lim Lip Eng urged the Welfare Department to adopt best practices

01:26from countries with low rates of homelessness, such as Japan, Singapore and Finland, to develop

01:32long-term solutions to the problem in Kuala Lumpur.

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