advances in the unwanted loneliness project for the elderly in gijón

The Jovellanos Public Library has hosted a meeting of the working group for the Gijón Senior Citizens’ Plan, centred on the Unwanted Loneliness project. This initiative aims to implement actions to prevent and tackle loneliness among the elderly within their local communities.

The meeting commenced with remarks from Guzmán Pendás, the councillor for Social Services and president of the Municipal Social Services Foundation (FMSS). He was joined by Covadonga Landín, director of the Foundation; M.ª Teresa Álvarez Carrió, head of the Social Promotion Division; and Beatriz Gala Quesada, a sociologist from the same division.

Key topics discussed included the introduction of new entities, updates on the activities of participating organisations, a review of conclusions from Citizen Spaces, and an analysis of the current status of the project along with its upcoming actions.