Merlien was homeless as a child, now she is in charge of social housing: ‘Everyone should have such a place’

Stamp out a lot of rental houses every year and go, your job is done? That is not the nature of Merlien Welzijn (48), brand new director of Woonpartners Midden-Holland. She wants to mean something to fellow human beings, both from her director’s chair and as a ‘neighbor around the corner’. ‘Not having a house, being homeless, that has a huge impact, I know from personal experience.’

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