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The APICES Association starts up its first supervised dwelling in the Cartagena deputation of El Bohío.
This new home, located on Marquina Street, 8, houses 8 residents, 6 boys and 2 girls.
The house was visited on the morning of October 18 by the mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, the vice mayor, Noelia Arroyo, the second deputy mayor, Manuel Padín, the councilor delegate of Social Services, Mercedes Garcia, the president of APICES Association, Miguel Nieto and the director, Pepa Hernández.
In addition, the councilors of the municipal corporation, Isabel García, María José Soler, Enrique Pérez, Gonzalo Abad and Aurelia García, the general director of People with Disabilities of the IMAS, Conchita Ruiz, among others, attended the visit.
The mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, has highlighted the work of APICES in the implementation of this project since “it cannot be ignored†and highlighted “the solidarity and affection of the members that make up the family of this association "
Also, he thanked the marriage that has given this home to APICES.
The sheltered housing has a very large kitchen, a living room, two bathrooms, a patio and with capacity for 8 people, distributed in shared rooms.
One of the residents, Juan, explained that six years ago he lived alone in a house in La Unión but that now, for four months, he lives in the protected residence of APICES in the Bohío with his companions where they do housework as the cleaning or the food and if they don't know how to do something they are helped by the monitors.
Another resident, Domingo, said that thanks to this new project he is learning “how to become autonomous and thus be able to emancipate in the futureâ€.
The president of the APICES Association, Miguel Nieto, has concluded that he hopes “this new home is the first of many others because mental health is here and we have to give it face and supportâ€.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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