la pension de famille Maison Saint-Fort, lutte contre l’exclusion sociale
Managed by the association Habitat and humanism, Maison Saint-Fort welcomes 23 tenants with a difficult life course. It’s an almost timeless place where every resident lives in autonomy in a studio-type accommodation of 21 m² fully equipped. The objective is to allow these people who have known the street, sometimes the prison or the psychiatric hospitals to put their suitcase for an indefinite period in a peaceful place where they go. to be able to rebuild. Residents can leave Maison Saint-Fort when they feel ready.
The 23 residents to pay rent that disability pensions allow to honor.
It is this site that the prefect of the Gironde, Fabienne Buccio, visited this Friday, December 24. A reception center whose activity is partially funded by the State to the tune of 138,000 € or 18 € per day and per person.
“It’s a real cocoon”
Everything is in place at Maison Saint-Fort to allow residents to rebuild themselves peacefully. There is an interior courtyard with a small garden, a craft workshop and common areas where residents can gather together to cook, drink coffee or play board games. The other objective is also to come back to life in community. This is why group activities are offered to all residents such as swimming or weight training, cinema or theater sessions. All of this should make it possible to create a link.
How to integrate the Maison Saint-Fort?
Persons wishing to reside in this guesthouse, are submitted by the Integrated Reception and Orientation Service (SIAO). Then the profiles are studied in particular by two specialist educators who work within the House, to find out if this type of device is really what they need. Before putting down your bags for the long term, a 15-day trial period is observed. If residents are insured for mental illness, the Maison team ensures that their condition is stabilized.
Gironde account about fifteen similar places. Others should see the light of day in the coming months.