Half a million volunteers volunteer their time throughout the year to make the lives of the most needy better

The Caritas Almeria diocesan memory collects accompaniment performed by teams from Caritas Parroquiales as well as technicians for the projects in the region. They explained that the volunteers worked with people seeking answers. They stated that 529 people participated in 47 parish Caritas to "carry out Jesus' legacy, entrust themselves the social action of church to practice the culture welcome for the integral growth of people as proposed and ended the culture discarding". 254,349.83 euro was spent in Almeria last year by these parish teams on needs such as housing, food, clothing and health.

The areas covered by the Diocesan Reception were 202; the Homeless Project had 194 participants; 410 people were seen in the Almeria Commissary, and 113 in Huercal al Almeria; Settlements saw 464 people. Labor Orientation was attended to by 179 people. In the Logistics Center, 760 people were answered.

They also paid attention to social economy projects that promote employment as a key factor of personal development and social integration. In 2021, 11 courses were held at the Francisco de Asis Training Center, and 108 people completed them. Caritas Koopera was a job placement company that collected 976 tonnes of clothing from the 149 containers available in the province. It created a dozen jobs. The environmental benefits of giving second life to clothing are also added.

They also learned from Caritas, that "thanks for the actions of volunteers from different fronts, it was considered necessary to create new projects for the year 2022". These included the Childhood, Adolescence and Family Program, Training and Housing, and people who were already receiving follow up and had "approached" them to learn more about the reality of their lives.