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	<title>Directory of Useful Organisations</title>
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		<title>Murcia Acoge</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Hesketh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Murcia Acoge is a non-profit organisation that helps the integration of immigrants in the Region of Murcia incl. Costa Cálida. It provides guidance, information and different activities free of charge. This includes advice on particularly tricky immigration and residency issues for foreigners at risk of vulnerability.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Malaga Acoge</title>
		<link>https://www.supportinspain.info/organisations/malaga-acoge/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Hesketh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Malaga Acoge is a non-profit organisation that helps the integration of immigrants in Malaga province area including the Costa del Sol. It provides guidence, information and different activities free of charge. This includes advice on particularly tricky immigration and residency issues for foreigners at risk of vulnerability. There are four centres in Malaga province: Malaga city, Fuengirola (for the western Costa), Torre del Mar (for the eastern Costa) and Antequera for inland.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Dream Centre</title>
		<link>https://www.supportinspain.info/organisations/the-dream-centre/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Hesketh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2024 09:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Run by the Christian organisation Acorn International Ministries, the Dream Centre hosts a purpose-built facility providing the local community with church services, various social events, and food and clothing to those in need.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Valencia Acull</title>
		<link>https://www.supportinspain.info/organisations/valencia-acull/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Hesketh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 14:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Valencia Acull is a non-profit organisation that helps the integration of immigrants in the area of Valencia city. It provides guidance and information.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Vega Baja Acoge</title>
		<link>https://www.supportinspain.info/organisations/vega-baja-acoge/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Hesketh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 14:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Vega Baja Acoge is a non-profit organisation that helps the integration of inmigrants in the area of Vega Baja (south Alicante province inland from Torrevieja). It provides guidence, information and different activities free of charge. It is located in Orihuela city, 30km inland from the coast and coastal resorts.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Stronger Together Fuerteventura</title>
		<link>https://www.supportinspain.info/organisations/stronger-together-fuerteventura/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Hesketh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 09:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Stronger Together is a volunteer group supporting foreign residents in Fuerteventura with a wide range of issues and advice.  For a very small membership fee, members have access to a range of free services or at a fraction of cost elsewhere.

They can even point you in the right direction for things they cannot cover. Assistance and guidance can be given, for example, in understanding paperwork, online applications and other bureaucratic processes in Spanish; helping with translation or interpretation in a hospital visit or advice on accessing welfare support or social programmes on the island; and helping people learn Spanish with good-value classes.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Barcelona International Welcome</title>
		<link>https://www.supportinspain.info/organisations/barcelona-international-welcome/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Hesketh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2021 18:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Barcelona International Welcome Centre is a website and online resource in English, Castilian and Catalan Spanish run by the City Council. It provides extra information on life in the city and online support to help foreign residents integrate and settle down, and find like-minded people to help them as well through the Community pages and social media.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Mazarrón Council / Ayuntamiento</title>
		<link>https://www.supportinspain.info/organisations/mazarron-council-ayuntamiento/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Hesketh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 15:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[To use council services in the town hall generally you should take a Spanish speaker with you, however the tourist office in the Puerto can normally help with a basic orientation in where to find council services in English. In addition, in the inland area of Camposol, an English-speaking representative of the council who can answer questions normally visits the Centro Socio-Cultural (Community Centre) at certain times - to enquire what the latest times are email:  silvanaeb@mazarron.es (updated March 2023).]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cartagena Council / Ayuntamiento</title>
		<link>https://www.supportinspain.info/organisations/cartagena-council-ayuntamiento/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Hesketh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 15:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For residents on or near La Manga, Cartagena council has an office to help with comprehensive information on council services and advice located in the La Manga shared authority office (Consorcio La Manga).

The La Manga area of the Mar Menor covers two council areas: Cartagena council is responsible for the area for the stretch from the La Manga Resort and Cabo de Palos towards Playa Calnegre and Cala del Pino. Beyond that the rest of the stretch is part of San Javier council, which also has some staff based in the La Manga authority office but with different phone details. See also the separate entry on this directory for San Javier council.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Murcia Council / Ayuntamiento</title>
		<link>https://www.supportinspain.info/organisations/murcia-council-ayuntamiento/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Hesketh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 15:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As well as the main town hall offices, the council of the city of Murcia also has district surgery-style offices open a few hours a week in local villages across the outlying rural area known as the Huerta de Murcia. These local districts are known as 'pedanías'.

The large housing developments and golf resorts in the Murcia City countryside all fall under a 'pedanía' for the delivery of council services. Consult locally if you are unsure which district/pedanía your urbanización falls under. See the weblink on this page to the council website for addresses and times in the villages nearest to you. You may need to take a Spanish speaker with you to these local offices, although sometimes some English may be spoken.]]></description>
		
		
		
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