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From these proceeds, plus a few smaller donations, fiftyfifty purchased Hermann’s apartment for 64,700 Euros (about $70,000 USD) including the cost for renovations.

“This is basically the amount two years of care for him would have cost anyway,” says Ongaro, referring to the German social system that covers assisted living, temporary shelters and emergency health care for people experiencing homelessness. “So we might as well get him a permanent home for that.”

Dette hadde vært en tankegang man kunne hatt når det gjelder alle våre langtids sosialklienter her til lands også. Det NAV dekker i løpet av få år kunne gitt klientene en trygghet og en egen bolig.