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{{Short description|Austrian non-profit organization}}
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| location = [[Vienna]], [[Austria]]
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'''Lighthouse Wien''' is a [[Vienna]], [[Austria]]-based non-profit [[homeless shelter]] and housing project for homeless persons with [[substance dependency]], [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]], [[hepatitis]] and/or [[psychiatric disorder]]s. The project is not [[subsidiary|subsidized]]. It was founded in 2003.
== Foundation ==
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The main building of the project in Dampfschiffstrasse 8 [Steamboat Street], a five storey residential building in the centre of the city, was rented in May 2001 and was – for the first three years – run in cooperation with [[Ute Bock]], who then gave (and still gives) shelter to asylum seekers. The whole building was then restored according to the needs of the inhabitants. The first apartment, as well as the main Lighthouse building and the additional apartments in the neighbourhood were consecrated by cardinal [[Christoph Schönborn]].
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Founded in 2003, the association is chaired by a voluntary board of three members. The first chairwoman was Friederike Baca, followed by chairmen Andreas Hofmann (2005–2008) and Herbert Rausch (since 2008).{{cn|date=March
The director of the association since its foundation is psychotherapist [[Christian Michelides]]. He heads a multiprofessional team consisting of [[drug counselors]], [[life coach]]es and [[psychotherapist]]s, a [[Mediation|mediator]], a [[general practitioner]], a [[social worker]] and a [[nurse]], as well as [[workers]] and [[cleaners]], [[Alternative civilian service|civilian servants]] and [[internships]].{{cn|date=March 2022}}
''Lighthouse'' cooperates with the ''Pharmacy Feldmarschall Radetzky'', with the HIV wards at the [[Otto-Wagner-Spital]] (''Annenheim'') and at the [[Vienna General Hospital]] (''4-Süd''), as well as with the home care association [[HIV-mobil]]. Lighthouse participates regularly at the network meeting ''AIDS-Stammtisch'' and took part in formulating the requests of the community on the occasion of the [[XVIII International AIDS Conference, 2010]] in Vienna.
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Nearly all inhabitants of ''Lighthouse'' are heavily traumatized by violence, abuse and tragic family constellations in childhood and youth. Furthermore long years of homelessness, prison and/or prostitution constitute a severe burden. Main targets of the support work are (a) to secure survival and (b) to end criminality and prostitution.
Lighthouse provides social work, psychosocial support, legal advice, care and medical surveillance. Immediately after check-in, drug substitution is made available if recommended by the general practitioner. All inhabitants are procured - if needed - with HIV and Hepatitis treatment as well as [[psychiatric medication]].
[[File:Lighthouse Wien 2.jpg|thumb|Lighthouse apartment]]
The Lighthouse Team has elaborated ''12 commandments of stabilisation'':
# psychosocial support at the Lighthouse Counter, every day from 8 to 10 a.m.
# support in everyday life hygiene and [[pest control]]
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== Awards ==
* Finalist of the [[World Habitat Award]] 2006<ref name="worldhabitatawards">[http://www.worldhabitatawards.org/winners-and-finalists/project-details.cfm?lang=00&theProjectID=318 World Habitat Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417160552/http://www.worldhabitatawards.org/winners-and-finalists/project-details.cfm?lang=00&theProjectID=318 |date=2015-04-17 }}, February 6th, 2011</ref>
== External links ==▼
* {{Official website| http://www.lighthouse.wien}}{{link language|de}}▼
* [http://www.drogensubstitution.at/index.php?id=448 Lighthouse] in the ''Plattform Drogentherapien'' [platform drug therapies]{{link language|de}}▼
* [http://www.wienerzeitung.at/themen_channel/wzwien/stadtleben/244547_Licht-in-Wiens-Schwarzes-Loch.html Licht in Wiens schwarzes Loch] In [[Wiener Zeitung]]: WZonlnine, February 14, 2009 [Light into Vienna’s Black Hole]{{link language|de}}▼
==References==
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▲== External links ==
▲* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130708043125/http://www.drogensubstitution.at/index.php?id=448 Lighthouse] in the ''Plattform Drogentherapien'' [platform drug therapies]{{
▲* [http://www.wienerzeitung.at/themen_channel/wzwien/stadtleben/244547_Licht-in-Wiens-Schwarzes-Loch.html Licht in Wiens schwarzes Loch] In [[Wiener Zeitung]]: WZonlnine, February 14,
[[Category:HIV/AIDS organizations]]
[[Category:Charities based in Austria]]
[[Category:Homeless shelters in Austria]]
[[Category:Community
[[Category:Drugs in Austria]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Vienna]]
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