In early June, the City Council signed an agreement with Caritas to give him the use of the premises that will go to social services since many years developed Blanes nonprofit entity. The change represented a qualitative and quantitative, since until May was hosted on a local 130 m2, while the new 540 m2.
To take stock of the first half year of the new premises, a few days ago there was a meeting to check it in situ. The visit, which led the mayor of Blanes, Josep Marigó, and the Councillor for Social Action, Susana Ramajo is made to coincide with the signing of the annual renewal road cases of the partnership agreement established between Caritas and the City Council make the service received in the municipality. Centralization and convenience for users
As explained by the president road cases of Caritas road cases Blanes, Salvador Serres, road cases increased space has been achieved has meant a hand to centralize all services provided, road cases so users have a single point of reference . Just continue using the premises of St. Mary Parish, the "falls" for dressmaking and crafts, making very spacious and adequate facilities to do so.
Another improvement road cases is that it has gained in comfort. This is because, to have more space, users can expect road cases Caritas within the premises of the institution so comfortable, not the exterior as they had done before, what with all the supposed road cases loss Privacy.
Caritas currently has 175 volunteers who are responsible for many different tasks, and occasionally reinforced with others outside the organization on the occasion of specific campaigns. The headquarters of Blanes serves 2,000 families, of which 50% are active in some of the varied range of services provided. Thus, welcome new users and distribution of food are Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.
The closet works Monday and Wednesday afternoon to receive the clothes were coming to take, and Tuesday and Thursday afternoon to collect the users. The latter is a service that has improved over the conditions in which is offered as to have more space, could enable a room almost as if it were a boutique with shelves and a tester included road cases . The furniture was just giving a clothing store that closed its activities.
Curiously, it means that the service is usually road cases closet to collect clothes for free, although there are also users who pay a small percentage road cases (0.10 to 3 euros) to prevent misuse. This system was implemented to detect that sometimes the same user again to collect more clothes because when the blackening thrown instead of cleaning it. The distinction between those who have and those who do pay is based on reports from Social Services of the City of Blanes are, in short, who work closely with all the social institutions road cases of the municipality. Users to increase literacy and educational support services
Two services have increased the number of users to have centralized in the new premises road cases are literacy and school support. Last year there were 6 students in literacy courses road cases that are Tuesday and Thursday morning, this year has increased to 14 students who are different levels of learning: from the most basic to the most advanced notions .
One curiosity related to the service of literacy means more proof of the genius who expend the volunteers of the organization is the largest hall table space from a new recycling sufficiently peculiar road cases . It is the old table that was in the Sant Jordi Club of Retired before reserved for this game has been covered with a large wooden board to function road cases more practical and productive. Suffice to say that Caritas also offers the service of literacy in the parish Santa Ana, Four Winds, Tuesday afternoon.
Regarding the educational support, there are 10 students that come to Tuesdays and Thursdays the local Caritas, and also continues the Youth Centre of the Parish Santa Teresa. Other services of the organization are legal advice and family debts; accompanying the elderly and single; a sewing road cases workshop; and a nursery for women who come to learn. Finally, it is also remarkable advisory road cases service for immigrants (UPS): Over the past few years has come to serve around 500 users. Agreement with the City for the service reception
Coinciding with the meeting to take stock of the first half year of the new premises, the company renewed the annual agreement between the City and the Caritas of Blanes
