The aim of the alliance is to improve the well-being and development of the person with cerebral palsy, through educational leisure and socialization activities
Barcelona, October 20, 2020. The Fundació Aspace Catalunya and Fundació Pere Tarrés, signed un collaboration agreement to improve the well-being and development of people with cerebral palsy through educational and socializing leisure activities.
Through this alliance, coordination will be established between the two entities so that users of Aspace's services can enjoy educational leisure activities organized and managed by the Pere Tarrés Foundation.
ASPACE will contribute knowledge in the care of the person with cerebral palsy and act as an intermediary with the participating users through the teams of specialized professionals.
For its part, the Pere Tarrés Foundation, an expert in the promotion of social action and education through leisure, will be in charge of the organization and management of activities such as outings, weekend stays, summer camps, homestays, etc. aimed at users of Aspace's services.
People with specific needs
People with cerebral palsy and other pathologies of neurological development have a complex profile, and require specialized attention. The Aspace Catalunya Foundation, due to its expertise as a reference entity in cerebral palsy, will contribute this value to the Pere Tarrés Foundation so that it can carry out educational leisure activities with greater specificity for the demands of the group.
Experience in Leisure
At the same time, the Pere Tarrés Foundation, dedicated to the promotion of the person especially in children's and youth educational leisure, socio-cultural animation and social education will contribute this expertise to be able to carry out socialization and development activities of the person
About the Aspace Catalunya Foundation
The Aspace Catalunya Foundation is a non-profit organization, founded in 1961 with the mission of serving people with cerebral palsy and other pathologies of neurological development, with an innovative and interdisciplinary care model in the treatment and rehabilitation of the person .
We offer services based on a biopsychosocial and cultural model of the person, considering the three dimensions of the person's health (physical, psychological and social dimension) throughout the person's entire life cycle. We have ambulatory care services, rehabilitation, CDIAP, special education school, day care centers, residential services, and sports services. All of them carried out thanks to the professionalism of almost 300 workers, volunteers and collaborators.
About the Pere Tarrés Foundation
The Pere Tarrés Foundation, with 60 years of existence, is a non-profit educational and social action organization that was born with the purpose of promoting education in the leisure time of children and young people.
Dedicated to the promotion of education in free time, volunteering, the improvement of social intervention and the strengthening of the associative fabric, over time its action has expanded to other areas of social action such as training, research and management.
