Within the scope of "Homecoming of People Living in the Street by Rehabilitation and Mediation Project (HOPE)" project carried out under the main coordination of Sakarya University, the multiplier conference, which was attended by approximately 150 people, especially public institutions and organizations, NGO representatives, journalists and academicians working on homelessness, was held in the conference hall of Sakarya Provincial Directorate of Family and Social Services on May 18, 2022.

In the conference where the Project Coordinator Professor Doctor Yusuf GENÇ made his opening speech, it was stated that the general scope of the HOPE project, the activities carried out to date and the findings obtained within the scope of the project will be presented to the participants. In addition to sharing up-to-date data and practices on homelessness, it was stated that it was aimed to create an important stakeholder basis between institutions and organizations working with the homeless.

The meeting, which included presentations such as the historical development of homelessness, the problems faced by the homeless, the role of the family in the homelessness process, the disadvantaged groups experiencing homelessness, the appearance of homelessness in the world and Turkey, the importance of cooperation in the process of combating homelessness, current practices in the fight against homelessness, risk factors for homeless people, and the presentation of the findings of the field research conducted for homeless people and homeless families within the scope of the project, was followed with great interest.