New homes offer hope for families in Belgium
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The non-profit organization “Soleil du Cœur” will open four new housing units in Gomery, Belgium on September 17th, offering homes to families facing financial hardship and, uniquely, to single fathers with children.
Mathieu Lefort, the director of the association, explained the new building includes three three-bedroom apartments for families already receiving support from the organization and one two-bedroom apartment specifically for single fathers and their children.
Rent for these units will be capped at 20% of the tenants’ income to ensure financial stability. The project, conceived in 2016, required ten years of work and a total investment of 710,000 euros, funded by the Walloon Region, the Walloon Housing Fund, and private donors.
The new homes are energy efficient and include a shared outdoor garden for residents. “Soleil du Cœur” intends to house people in the new units by December 2026, providing up to two years of support for single fathers to help them find permanent housing.
Lefort noted a critical lack of housing options for single fathers with children in the region, and acknowledged the new units will only address a small portion of the overall need, as the broader housing situation is “catastrophic.”
