The Marbella Social Inclusion Center reopens with year-round services

The City Council of Marbella has reopened the social inclusion center, located in the Miraflores neighborhood, which will provide attention to homeless people throughout the year with extended hours, offering breakfast, lunch, showers, and laundry services, as announced by Mayor Ángeles Muñoz this Friday.

The mayor highlighted this during a visit she made to the center in Marbella, which reopened its doors this week, accompanied by the councilors for Social Rights and Works, Isabel Cintado and Diego López, respectively.

The center has reopened after awarding the service, with the launch of a new municipal program that will have an investment of 3.1 million euros over the next five years, as pointed out by the mayor.

The initiative will allow an increase in benefits and an extension of the hours of the social inclusion centers in Marbella and San Pedro Alcántara, which will provide attention every day of the year through a multidisciplinary team.

Muñoz emphasized that “today is an important day because we continue to advance in an initiative that we started in 2018 to respond to a very complex social reality, that of people living on the streets.”

The mayor recalled that the City Council then enabled these facilities to offer immediate attention, with basic services like food, showers, laundry, or social support.

“We wanted the municipality to have a space that could be accessed by those who are in a situation of extreme vulnerability, either permanently or temporarily,” Muñoz stated, highlighting that now the City Council “takes a further step by increasing the budget allocation and expanding the services provided.”

The mayor explained that one of the most valued aspects in the awarding process has been “the quality of the human team that will attend the resource,” composed of professionals from various profiles, including social workers and personnel specialized in social care. Additionally, the hours will progressively extend to cover from 08:00 to 20:00 every day of the year, including weekends.

Mobile Unit

Furthermore, the mobile unit is being enhanced, which will continue to allow professionals to travel to assist people who do not go to the centers. “We know that in many cases there are personal circumstances or associated pathologies that make it difficult for these people to approach the available resources,” the mayor added, stating that this device will offer food, shelter, or direct social support on the streets.

Muñoz has stressed that the goal of the program is to reduce the time people remain in this situation and facilitate their access to other resources.

Meanwhile, the coordinator of the inclusion centers in Marbella and San Pedro Alcántara, José Massri, mentioned that the service has already started operating this week offering breakfast, lunch, showers, and laundry.

“Nobody plans their future thinking they will end up on the street, so it is important that there is a resource like this, where they can meet basic needs and feel supported,” he stated.

He also emphasized that anyone who needs the service can directly access it, as “the doors are open to anyone who needs it.” He also pointed out the importance of networking with other municipal resources and social entities to offer comprehensive care.