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	<title>Directory of Useful Organisations</title>
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	<description>A guide for British nationals over 50 and others who may need extra help and advice while living in Spain</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>Royal British Legion &#8211; Alcala La Real (Jaen province)</title>
		<link>https://www.supportinspain.info/organisations/royal-british-legion-alcala-la-real-jaen-province/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Hesketh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 07:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Royal British Legion membership is open to absolutely anyone, whether or not they have served in any of the Armed Forces.  Branches in Spain are primarily social gatherings, and raise money for the Legion, as well as provide friendship and activities for the members. The Legion exists to provide assistance to ex-Service people, their dependents and carers.  Anyone who has served seven or more days in any of the Armed Services is eligible for a wide range of assistance.  The Legion also provides support and companionship in the local community for beneficiaries through home and hospital visits, a telephone buddy service and through bereavement support.
If you feel The Royal British Legion can help you in any way please contact us:]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Corazon Exprés</title>
		<link>https://www.supportinspain.info/organisations/corazon-expres/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Hesketh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2024 09:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Corazon Expres help connect people in need with the relevant support services. They work with social services, hospitals, local police, translators and provide support for those going through procedures.]]></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>Torrevieja North Community Watch</title>
		<link>https://www.supportinspain.info/organisations/torrevieja-north-community-watch/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Hesketh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Torrevieja North Community Watch provides support with local community information and knowledge for the areas of San Luis, La Siesta, El Chaparral, El Limonar and surrounding areas north of the centre of Torrevieja. The group is committed to keeping members informed about their communities and the town, and can provide guidance on registering on the local padrón (town hall census roll) and finding support for other issues in the area.

The group organises regular monthly meetings (in normal times) and runs a private-members Facebook group under the name Torrevieja North Neighbourhood Watch. There is no joining fee. Contact the email below for more information.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Royal British Legion -Murcia Region</title>
		<link>https://www.supportinspain.info/organisations/royal-british-legion-murcia-region/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Hesketh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2021 15:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[British Legion membership is open to absolutely anyone, whether or not they have served in any of the Armed Forces. The Murcia branch offers both social gatherings, open to anyone, and local welfare support and coordination to ex-Service people. It covers all the Murcia Region.

The <strong>social activities, open to anyone in the community,</strong> are focused on Cehegin in the north of the Murcia Region and Camposol (Mazarrón) in the south, and raise money for the Legion, as well as provide friendship and activities for the members.

The Legion exists to provide <strong>assistance to ex-Service people,</strong> their dependents and carers. Anyone who has served seven or more days in any of the Armed Services is eligible for a wide range of assistance. The Legion also provides support and companionship in the local community for beneficiaries through home and hospital visits, a telephone buddy service and through bereavement support. If you feel The Royal British Legion can help you in any way please contact them.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Local Council (Ayuntamiento) Location Finder</title>
		<link>https://www.supportinspain.info/organisations/local-council-ayuntamiento-finder/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Hesketh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2021 18:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The local town hall / council office is the gateway for contacting Social Services’ team of support professionals in Spain and to access their services. (Town hall/council is known as known as 'el ayuntamiento' in Spanish (Castilian); 'el ajuntament' in Catalan/Valencian, 'udala' in Basque or 'concello' in Galician). This is also the route for applying for Spanish statutory social care. For some benefits and much of the social care available, it is necessary to have been registered on Spanish town halls’ ‘padrón’ census registers for a minimum period of time; generally from one to five years in total depending on the type of support or benefit requested, although this can vary according to local policies.

Therefore, it is important that residents and their families think ahead and always register on their town ‘padrón’, and keep their details updated (see also Helpful Topics: Understanding the System on this website). (If a UK national resident is not recorded locally on the 'padrón' in extreme cases some short-term emergency help may be available, but it is ad hoc, cannot be predicted and varies by municipality).]]></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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