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On the Outskirts of Jablonec and Society. How Petra and Her Friends Try to Escape the Cycle of Poverty and Hopelessness
Summary
Around two hundred people live in shelters or on the streets in Jablonec nad Nisou. Homelessness is a topic that resonates strongly with local residents and politicians, and is often the subject of complaints. Deník N investigated in a report how homeless people are treated in northern Bohemia and what stories they tell.
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Six months ago, Jablonec nad Nisou got rid of the problematic Neptun hostel, in the vicinity of which, according to locals, it was not safe to live. However, the problem of unaffordable housing and possible poverty trading does not end there - approximately 750 people in the city live in houses at risk of social exclusion, another two hundred have no home at all. We describe the situation in the North Bohemian city as part of a series of pre-ele…