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Panama City Opens New Center for Homeless Population
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Panama City Opens New Center for Homeless Population

From TVN Panamá · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Panama's Minister of Social Development and the Mayor of Panama City are coordinating the opening of a new center for people experiencing homelessness.
  • The Comprehensive Care Center for Homeless People (CAIPHAC) will have capacity for 250 individuals, offering temporary residence, meals, and comprehensive support services.
  • The center aims to provide integral care, including medical and psychological attention, as well as educational and vocational training to facilitate social reintegration and employment.

Panama's Minister of Social Development, Beatriz Carles de Arango, and the Mayor of Panama City, Mayer Mizrachi, are collaborating to launch a new facility dedicated to assisting individuals experiencing homelessness. The Comprehensive Care Center for Homeless People (CAIPHAC), located in Las Garzas, is set to open soon.

The attention will be provided progressively, with spaces for 150 men and 100 women, as the different stages of the care process advance.

— Official StatementDetails on the phased capacity of the new center.

During a visit to the center, officials reviewed its facilities, which are designed to accommodate up to 250 people. The center will gradually increase its capacity, with dedicated spaces for 150 men and 100 women. Each resident will receive an Individual Development Plan tailored to their needs.

Services at CAIPHAC will include temporary housing, meals, hygiene facilities, and social guidance. Residents will also benefit from medical and psychological care, occupational therapy, spiritual activities, and individual, family, and group therapies, all provided by specialized staff. The center also plans to offer educational programs and vocational training through workshops in crafts and technical trades.

Each beneficiary will have an Individual Development Plan, which will include services such as temporary residence, food, personal hygiene, social guidance, medical and psychological attention, occupational therapy, spiritual activities, and individual, family, and group therapies, provided by specialized personnel.

— Official StatementDescription of the comprehensive support services offered to residents.

The goal of these programs is to equip individuals with the skills needed for employment, entrepreneurship, and successful reintegration into society. The center's infrastructure includes areas for medical and psychosocial attention, education, recreation, administration, as well as a dining hall, kitchen, laundry, dormitories, and sanitation facilities.

In addition to comprehensive care, CAIPHAC will offer educational and training programs aimed at strengthening users' skills through craft workshops and technical training, with the aim of facilitating their access to employment, entrepreneurship, and social reintegration.

— Official StatementExplanation of the center's focus on vocational training and social reintegration.
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Originally published by TVN Panamá in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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