Les Pilotis ASBL

Entity which complete it

Creative District

Country

Belgium

Project name

Les Pilotis asbl

Stating Year

2006

Where it takes place

Collective living houses (2 houses: Maison Orban and Villa Mathine)

Range of age

Adults (young adults and adults)

Type of disability

multiple

Why is it a good practice of the Person-Centered Model?

Residents choose their lifestyle and the people with whom they wish to live and thrive; accompaniment by the NGO, family and personal network; right to choose housing and recognition as full citizens

Integrated Assessment (Person, Family, Housing) and Life History

Project built around founders’ experience (parents and sector professionals) and validated theoretical and practical models; application of UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006, ratified by Belgium in 2009)

Personalised Care and Support Plan for the Life Project

Three main action areas: autonomy and self-determination, solidarity and real collective living, development of personal capacities

Support groups

Residents truly live together sharing good and less good moments, supporting and helping each other; breaking isolation of people and their families

Case Management and Resource Coordinator

Partnership with PHARE (COCOF), Actiris, SPF Social Security; rich and varied network of partners and resources

Highlined results

Two houses hosting respectively 8 and 7 Residents; accredited as accommodation center by COCOF in 2018

Inspiring ideas for other enviorments. It can works! 😉

Inclusive housing model; stays at forefront of sector reflections and developments; cited in King Baudouin Foundation study on inclusive housing (2017)

Other observations

Founded by parents and professionals in response to call for help; TV reports (BX1, RTBF) and press articles demonstrating media interest in the model