The Fundació Jubert Figueras is a non-profit organization created in December 2003. Its aim is to improve the living conditions of low-income families who have to move from their usual residence due to the hospitalization of one of their members. Regardless of their age or the type of disease the patients suffer from, the beneficiaries are low-income families who find themselves displaced in order to stand by the side of a relative who, due to a severe disease, is to be hospitalized or undergo treatment in one of Barcelona’s health centers.
LODGING PROGRAM
The Fundació Jubert Figueras aims to provide a home far away from home for the relatives of patients displaced from their usual dwelling.
Admission requests are submitted by social workers based in hospitals and following a personal survey. Lodging periods for the applying/admitted families are limited to the patients’ length of stay in the hospital or to their need to live close to the health center during treatment or rehabilitation.
Applying/admitted families are offered a fully fitted and furnished apartment close to the health center, to be shared with another family. This apartment provides them not only with a bed, but also with a place where to take a rest, to have hot meals and to spend time with other people in a similar situation. Being settled in an apartment has a very positive effect on both the family’s emotional stability and the patient’s recovery process.
At present, the FJF manages five shelter apartments and can offer accommodation up to 12 or 13 families simultaneously.
SUPORT PROGRAM
Acompanyem is a volunteer social work program meant to give emotional and social support to the patients’ families.
Volunteer workers spend a few hours per week keeping the families company, offering them time and affection, and making them feel they are part of a community.
Annual Reports
- ANNUAL REPORT 2009
- Annual Report 2008
- Annual Report 2004
- Annual Report 2005
- Annual Report 2006
- Annual Report 2007
