Viorel Pașca reveals how he started sheltering vulnerable people, revolting against state conditions

Viorel Pașca, currently under investigation for operating illegal social centers in Bihor county, has offered his perspective on the functioning of his facilities. Pașca maintains that his intention was never to establish a formal asylum but rather to provide shelter for individuals left without options by the state system.

He recounted how his initiative began two decades ago with a simple two-room house after he was moved by a news report about two homeless people who had died from freezing. Pașca decided to offer warmth and food to those in need, a mission that gradually expanded. He claims that hospitals and social services across the country started referring patients to his centers, especially those medically cleared for discharge but lacking a place to go.

Pașca insists that the state institutions sending people to his centers are not at fault. He explained that his work became known through weekly updates he posted, attracting donations and interest. He described cases of vulnerable individuals, often elderly, who were tricked out of their homes by relatives and ended up on the streets, leading social workers to seek his help.

He defended his decision not to formally authorize his centers, suggesting that the system's failures pushed people towards his association, "Dumbrava." Pașca reiterated his commitment to providing decent conditions for people in the final stages of their lives, emphasizing that many of the residents were unwanted by others and had no alternative.

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Sunt oameni care aveau nevoie de ajutor în ultima parte a vieții lor și pe care nu-i dorea nimeni. Ne-am hotărât să ne deschidem casa pentru ei, încercăm să le oferim condiții decente