reinforced teams in the street

A cigarette, a coffee. This is what Jean-Luc asks that morning. The 62-year-old man lives in a tent near the Lidl store in Mondelange. Its icy rain-soaked blanket protrudes outside. He pokes his head out of his makeshift shelter. The lines are drawn. The mobile team of the Athens association visits him regularly. Jean-Luc has lived in the streets since 2005. He has worked all his life but he does not want to live elsewhere.

Last year, however, he had agreed to be accommodated in the coldest winter. Tuesday he took advantage of the visit of the mobile team to renew his request. Andréa Prévost, special education teacher, makes a few phone calls. She joins her ex-wife, …

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