"I am here to love them, but...": The lived experience of the relation in female homelessness intervention
This paper explores the relational component of the intervention with homeless women, as perceived by community workers. It summarizes and discusses partial results of a larger qualitative study conducted at La rue des Femmes (Montreal, Quebec) from 2014 to 2016. A phenomenological approach has been chosen to analyze six individual interviews and two focus groups. Overall, twelve community workers have shared their experiences. Our results present essential processes, key points and issues related to this original relational approach. The potential contribution and the limits of this specific intervention are then discussed.