WAPI Branch – Wallonie Picarde

WAPI Branch – Wallonie Picarde

The Wal­lo­nie Picarde regio­nal branch of the Citi­zen Plat­form for Refu­gee Sup­port ASBL, crea­ted in 2018, now has near­ly 1,000 sup­por­ters and seve­ral dozen active mem­bers : host fami­lies, volun­teers in col­lec­tive shel­ters orga­ni­zed in the region, col­lec­tors, donors, sym­pa­thi­zers, and more.

Contact
wapi@belrefugees.be

DAY CENTER

The Bon­se­cours (Per­uwelz) Day Cen­ter, ope­ned in Janua­ry 2021 and named Wel­come House by its bene­fi­cia­ries, can host up to 25 people — men and women — during the day.

It is open Tues­day to Fri­day after­noons to ensure the widest pos­sible access to ser­vices for those present in the area. The cen­ter pro­vides first-line ser­vices and social sup­port to beneficiaries.

Thanks to a strong part­ner­ship with the muni­ci­pa­li­ty, a wor­ker has been hired under Article 60 sta­tus. Their pre­sence, com­bi­ned with the com­mit­ment of a team of 30 volun­teers, makes it pos­sible to main­tain the exten­ded ope­ning hours.

COLLECTIVE SHELTERS

For seve­ral years, col­lec­tive shel­ters have been orga­ni­zed in Wal­lo­nie Picarde, depen­ding on pre­mises made avai­lable by sup­por­tive pro­per­ty owners. The condi­tions vary accor­ding to the agree­ments nego­tia­ted (from a few weeks to seve­ral months, full-time hou­sing or wee­kend-only housing).