Centres that encourage social and cultural activity. The purposes of such centres are to promote public-spiritedness, to work with associations and to provide places and resources for participation and exchanges between citizens and groups. Each centre establishes its own activity programme every 4 months.
Civic facilities geared to the well-being of the elderly. They encourage personal and intergenerational relationships, as well as social and community participation. Such centres are open to everyone over the age of 60 (or over 52, if they are retired) and their partners.
Temporary residential facilities for women (and their children) who are or have been victims of gender-based violence, and who have had to leave their family home and do not have sufficient personal or economic resources to cope with their situation. Access to refuges is obtained on the recommendation of Equips Bàsics d'Atenció Social i Primària / Basic primary social care teams, in coordination with the Action Unit on Family Violence (Unitat d'Actuacions en matèria de Violència Familiar) of the Secretariat for Family of the Catalan Ministry for Social Welfare and Family.
Centres for the purposes of promoting public-spiritedness, working with associations and offering services for maritime workers and their families.
A specialised centre that offers information, care and resources geared to recovery for women (and their children) who have been affected by gender-based violence, with the aim to helping them to get over their experience.
Residential establishments where children and teenagers in situations involving social risk can stay for a limited time. Only minors who require immediate care and have to be separated from their family are sent to such homes. The purposes of these establishments, which are supervised by the Directorate-General for Care for Children and Teenagers, are to identify the situation of the minors in their care and to suggest how they should be looked after.
Centres that offer advice and care for disabled people and their families, along with a range of services through which the disabled can obtain various economic and non-contributory benefits. Those services include providing information on, preparing and processing applications for places in residential homes, as well as certifying people's physical capabilities and ability to work.
Centres that coordinate all the preventative and care-oriented measures aimed at children affected by or at risk of being affected by developmental disorders, from the time of their conception until they reach the age of 6. Such centres are staffed by health, social and education workers, and are supervised by the Catalan Institute for Social Services and Assistance ( the Institut Català d'Assistència i Serveis Socials or ICASS in Catalan).
Centres providing daytime services for senior citizens who need organisation and supervision in and assistance with their day-to-day activities to complement the care they receive from their families. The services that such centres offer include physiotherapy, preventative healthcare and monitoring, meals, personal hygiene, personal, social and family support, etc.
The Catalan Ministry of Health's primary and extended healthcare centres, where citizens regularly visit doctors. A healthcare centre is the first place you should go if you are unwell.
The work of such centres, which is geared to prevention and takes place outside school hours, involves supporting young people, compensating for their social and educational deficiencies, and encouraging and reinforcing the acquisition of basic social and recreational skills. Open centres may be municipal facilities or be run by organisations with social objectives. They are subsidised by the Directorate-General for Care for Children and Teenagers.
Residential establishments that take in and care for minors officially classed as vulnerable, as a protective measure, until it is possible for them to return to their family or they are placed with a foster family. Such centres are supervised by the Directorate-General for Care for Children and Teenagers.
A report issued by the social services of the town or city where the person who has requested it is included on the population register. A social integration certificate is necessary when applying for a residency permit in circumstances that the Immigration Law classes as exceptional.
A document that accredits its holder's disability. Such certificates are issued by an Equip de Valoració i Orientació (EVO) / Assessment and guidance team when they find that the extent of a person's disability is 33% or over, based on an established scale.
Regional authorities to which the Catalan government or provincial council (diputació in Catalan) assigns or delegates powers. Regional councils promote regional projects and support the councils of the various towns and cities in their region.