Improving accessibility to the homes of 22 elderly women who are beneficiaries of the Senara Foundation. This is the task that is going to be carried out thanks to the aid received by Leroy Merlin in its first call for applications for the 'Dignified Homes' initiative. Through this programme, launched by the French company, 14 Spanish organisations will receive a total of 350,000 euros to renovate social spaces and improve the equipment in the homes of people in vulnerable situations. https://youtu.be/5-om5_6AMbI The improvement of accessibility to the building where the beneficiaries of Fundación Senara live will be achieved thanks to the refurbishment of the communal lift. This will facilitate access to the facilities and will make it easier for the users to leave the house safely and without limitations. The Senara Foundation has been developing projects focused on the elderly for more than two decades. On the one hand, activities have been developed to bring new technologies closer to the elderly and to teach them how to use them responsibly. On the other hand, initiatives have been carried out to reduce the social isolation of the elderly, which was more pronounced during the Covid19 pandemic. Thanks to the 5,000 euros contributed by Leroy...

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1490694432185{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Fundación Senara and the volunteers of the Hiedra 3G project have organized the 1st Cooking Contest, an initiative open to everyone in which the best culinary proposals were recognized. This edition has been developed online, due to the current covid19 pandemic. Throughout the month of March, a multitude of dishes and desserts have been received from people interested in competing for the best creation. Participation has been very high and dishes have been received from different parts of Spain. Candidates had to send an explanatory video with their proposal, presenting the ingredients and the method of preparation. Lhe winners in each category have been awarded a set of professional SwissTouchSwitzerland brand knives and also, by decision of the jury, a diploma has been awarded to the third highest valued participant. We hope that all participants had fun and enjoyed their dishes very much! [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="35px"][vc_single_image img_size="full"][vc_empty_space height="35px"][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1490694432185{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The students of the Senara Foundation childhood classroom received a very special visit yesterday: the Telemadrid cameras. The journalists attended a workshop on the value of friendship given by Juegaterapia, an organization that promotes gambling among minors admitted to oncology wards in hospitals. An initiative promoted by the "la Caixa" Foundation and very positive among our little ones. We invite you to see the news broadcast yesterday in Madrid Directo!   [embed]https://youtu.be/J2Qufzk7IWs[/embed] [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1490694432185{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Senara Foundation has been one of the beneficiary entities in theII Call for Grants #SantanderSocialTech to boost your digital transformation. This aid program is intended to support the digitization of the third sector. Through this help received from Fundación Banco Santander, Fundación Senara will be able to improve its digital infrastructure by launching a fundraising platform. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="35px"][vc_single_image image="20214" img_size="full"][vc_empty_space height="35px"][vc_column_text]Fundación Senara thanks the Fundación Banco Santander for its commitment to the digital transformation project launched by the entity for several years.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1490694432185{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last Christmas, the volunteers of the Hiedra 3G project organized the 1st Nativity Scene Contest with the sponsorship of Fundación Senara. Through this initiative, all participants and volunteers were invited to create their Christmas Nativity Scene with a creative and artistic spirit with which to celebrate the birth of the Child Jesus, with the same enthusiasm as other years despite the limitations in family gatherings. typical of these parties. On this occasion, the contest has been held electronically due to the current situation caused by covid19. However, this has not been an impediment to enjoying a nativity scene exhibition made with great care and originality. Two prizes have been awarded to the best nativity scenes in the most artistic and most original categories. The two winners have been awarded a Tablet and also, given the high number of participants and the quality of the works, accrediting diplomas have been awarded to the other three most valued proposals. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="35px"][vc_single_image image="20073" img_size="full"][vc_empty_space height="35px"][vc_column_text] Due to the storm Filomena, the awards ceremony had to be postponed and took place on January 23 at the headquarters of Fundación Senara. Congratulations to the winners![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1490694432185{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]At Fundación Senara we need volunteers who want to sponsor a family. How? Helping them to buy and organize their shopping cart. Fundación Senara continues its ‘Sponsor a family’ project, thanks to the support of Caixabank's social action program. Therefore, it needs people willing to make purchases for vulnerable families and / or at risk of social exclusion. In this project two types of collaborations are proposed: A - Make the purchase and take it to the beneficiary family's home. B - Make the purchase and send it to the home of the receiving family. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="35px"][vc_single_image image="19556" img_size="full"][vc_empty_space height="35px"][vc_column_text] Anyone interested in collaborating in this initiative can do so by calling 913016510 or by writing to Emilia Díaz-Guijarro: emiliadiazguijarro@fundacionsenara.org [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1490694432185{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]At Fundación Senara we have continued to work telematically during the State of Alarm. The entity has adopted specific measures to continue with the execution of current projects as well as with service to beneficiaries. However, in order to start up personalized attention again, next Monday, June 1, we resume our attention to users in the offices of Moratalaz and Usera (Madrid). [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="25px"][edgtf_image_gallery type="image_grid" column_number="2" pretty_photo="no" grayscale="no" overlay="no" images="18802,18801" image_size="full"][vc_empty_space height="25px"][vc_column_text]A prior appointment will be necessary to arrange an interview in the area of ​​social and occupational care. They can do it by phone 913016510 or by email info@fundacionsenara.org Likewise, at Fundación Senara we have developed an access protocol to the entity to keep the safety of both workers and users safeguarded. Likewise, we remember that the use of a mask and gloves will be mandatory to access our facilities. Thank you very much for your understanding and for helping us prioritize everyone's safety.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="25px"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image="18803" img_size="full"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1490694432185{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]On May 6, 2020, Royal Decree-Law 17/2020 was published in the BOE, which included a modification of article 19 of Law 49/2002, increasing the deductions for donations to non-profit entities. Thanks to this novelty the deduction percentages are increased by five percentage points for all donations made by personal income taxpayers and non-resident income tax payers who operate in Spanish territory without a permanent establishment .[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="25px"][vc_single_image image="18785" img_size="full"][vc_column_text]Infographic made by the Fundación Lealtad[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="35px"][vc_column_text]This modification affects all donations made since January 1, 2020.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1490694432185{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Twenty years integrating people in vulnerable situations deserve a commemoration. For this reason, Fundación Senara organized an event at the CaixaFórum Auditorium in Madrid that was attended by the Minister of Employment and Social Security. Fátima Báñez congratulated the entity for its work and stated that the work of social organizations is "essential on the path of opportunities and employment." Likewise, the minister valued the need to continue working since "Spain needs you and it needs you a lot." [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="25px"][vc_column_text] Oksana Umaylo and Hugo René starred in the most emotional moments of the event. Both beneficiaries have a long relationship with the foundation. The two arrived several years ago in search of an opportunity they have found and with which they have managed to improve their professional and personal situation. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="35px"][edgtf_blockquote text="`` Spain needs you and needs you a lot `` - Fátima Báñez"][vc_empty_space height="35px"][vc_column_text] Later, the journalist Carmen Remírez de Ganuza was in charge of moderating a round table on social and labor insertion as a solution to the integration of people in vulnerable situations. Gregorio González, Deputy Director General of Institutional Relations and Legal Assistance of the SEPE; Jaume Farré, Director of the Department of Socio-Labor Integration of the ‘La...