Development of inclusive residential support model by social enterprise

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25380812
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Osaka University of Human Sciences
• Principal Investigator: ISHIKAWA Kuniko 大阪人間科学大学, 人間科学部, 准教授 (40411730)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): JEON Hong Gyu 大阪市立大学, 都市研究プラザ, 教授 (00434613)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 居住福祉 / 社会的企業 / 地域福祉 / 居住困窮 / コミュニティ実践 / 社会的包摂

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This is a study of research and workshops conducted by 30 social enterprises involved in housing support for needy residents, homeless workers, persons with disabilities, youth and Domestic Violence victims. As a results, support social enterprises assist in the formation for networks of consultation offices, operating bases of social participation and work, care centers, shelters, affordable housing etc to support residential development for each process: (1) identify people in need of proper housing, (2) move-in assistance, (3) life support,(4) community support development. On the other hand, it became clear that (1) it is difficult for social enterprise to efficiently manage the empowerment of needy residents, (2) some regression to institutional welfare system, (3) more engagement in local communities is necessary, (4) there are issues such as the ineffective housing safety net system.

Free Research Field

社会福祉学