Making community in Gabriela Mistral. Neighbourhood Oliver
About this good practice
The ‘Gabriela Mistral’ housing group in the Oliver neighbourhood consists of a group of 288 dwellings built in 1955. They are four-storey buildings without lifts, of small dimensions, without heating or adequate insulation. It is a physically and socially deteriorated area, according to data from the European Association Poverty Net (EAPN) it is one of the areas with the highest poverty indicators in Aragon. The composition of its residents is diverse: elderly people and families in a precarious economic situation with a high percentage of people of Roma and migrant origin. The mortgage crisis of 2008 has led to an increase in the number of occupied dwellings.
The project carried out by the Social Services Municipal Center (CMSS) has consisted of intervention in 3 of these blocks using the CMSS' own resources. On the one hand, some material improvements in the common areas carried out with an employment project where the people employed are CMSS users, some of them residents of these dwellings. Interventions at individual/family and group level by the CMSS team with the aim of involving the resident families in the care, favouring coexistence and supporting the organisation of the community of neighbours.
46 people with employment difficulties were contacted, specific training was provided and they were employed.
Services have been set up for employment guidance, job training, adult education (e.g. language learning for inmigrants) and a service of family support,
Resources needed
The funding came from the City Council's own funds.
The human resources have been the multidisciplinary team of the Municipal Centre of Social Services of Oliver.
The material resources were provided by the Municipal Social Services Centre.
Evidence of success
It can be observed that the story of institutional abandonment has diminished and neighbourhood relations have improved (2 of 3 communities have organised themselves).
Beneficiaries of Training and Recruitment linked to the Itinerary Service: 46.
Works carried out:
20 works in public spaces
6 works in private homes
6 works in communities of neighbours
Investment: 444.651'53 €
Social impact (tax collection, VAT, savings on subsidies, works carried out,...): 409.892'56 €
Potential for learning or transfer
We believe that it has a great potential for learning or knowledge transfer as it has created a sense of belonging to a community, improved the quality of life of the residents, the material and social conditions with a comprehensive intervention. We have not only intervened from a material point of view, but, above all, from the point of view of improving social conditions by achieving a sense of community.
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1_GABRIELA MISTRAL Version final 4 abril.pdf
2021_PROYECTO GABRIELA MISTRAL OLIVER.pdf
2023_Ficha Actividad 2 OLIVER.odt
MEMORIA PROYECTO OLIVER 2022 .odt
Memory Gabriela Mistral.pdf
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