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The Training Center for Persons with Disabilities Caravaca (APCOM) Social Work and La Caixa have this morning signed a collaboration agreement for the launching several projects aimed at the employment of center users.

"The initiatives we have secured funding translate into more employment opportunities for people with disabilities", as highlighted Apcom president, Antonio Castillo, during the signing of the agreement, together with the director of the business area of ​​La Caixa, Maria Rosario Rios.

Also participating in the event the councilors of Social Promotion, Carmen Ruiz, and Environment, Maria Antonia Alvarez.

The latter has been reported that one of the projects will expand and improve the work performed Apcom users in municipal parkland.

Is created, as reported by the mayor, "a new biomass-related activity and that is to the shredding of prunings Woodland municipal gardens."

The material obtained was used either for composting or for the production of pellet heating.

Likewise, the agreement will allow the realization of other projects such as the expansion of career guidance service and conducting market research.

"One of the actions is a labor market survey to extend the search of jobs with new forms of collaboration as labor centers or outsourcing services to companies that do not have to assume or hiring new staff, as this will be part of the workforce of the special employment center, "he detailed Antonio Castillo.

Apcom is an association created in 1984 with the aim of improving the quality of life for people with intellectual disabilities and their families.

As for the workplace, in addition to the Special Employment Centre, the entity has a counseling service to boost recruitment of its users.

Apcom is one of the 27 associations that make up the Federation of Organizations for Persons with Intellectual Disability and / or cerebral palsy (FEAPS-Murcia).

The City of Caravaca de la Cruz has with Apcom a collaboration agreement for the maintenance of gardens and natural areas of the town and villages.

Under this agreement, a team of 17 people with intellectual disabilities working stably in the improvement and maintenance of green areas of the municipality.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz