The rainstorm opens 30 more beds for those sleeping on the street in Cádiz
The Centro Fermín Salvochea goes from 25 to 40 places and the pension from 20 to 32 while the heavy rains last, according to the Ayuntamiento.
CádizYa newsroom ·
People sleeping rough in Cádiz have had 30 more places to shelter since this Tuesday, November 10, for as long as the heavy rain lasts. The city thus goes from 112 ordinary places to 142 available accommodation places, according to the City Council's Department of Social Services.
The distribution of the reinforcement is as follows:
- The Centro de Acogida Municipal (the shelter) goes from 22 to 25 places.
- The Centro Fermín Salvochea goes from 25 to 40.
- The contracted guesthouse grows from 20 to 32.
The increase will be maintained while the heavy rain and the adverse weather conditions announced by the Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET) continue.
On the street and in coordination with the organisations
The Social Services street team will go across the whole city to assist homeless people, inform them of the accommodation alternatives and help them access the resources. The Cruz Roja emergency service also remains active, complementing the municipal intervention.
The Department has passed on the information about these measures to the social organisations that work with homeless people in the city, so that they can pass it on to those who need it and refer people who require an assessment to access the resources to the municipal Social Services.
From 112 to 142 places
The 112 ordinary places are distributed among the municipal shelter, the Centro Fermín Salvochea, the contracted guesthouse, the Setenil de las Bodegas centre and Caballeros Hospitalarios. The City Council states that this network has been expanded with the complete refurbishment of the shelter on plaza Macías Rete and with the year-round maintenance of the 20 places contracted in the guesthouse, which were previously only available during the cold and heat campaigns.
Added to these resources will be the future reception and reintegration centre on calle Soledad, with 22 places, intended for people in second-stage reception and with individualised social support.
Anyone who needs one of these places or knows someone who needs it can contact the Social Services street team or the city's social organisations, which refer cases to the municipal Social Services for assessment. The reinforcement is maintained for as long as the heavy rain persists.
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