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Badalona prepares a social dining hall in Sant Roc for 64 meals a day
The Badalona council has unanimously approved the initial budget modification to purchase a premises in Sant Roc. The dining hall will be able to serve up to 64 meals a day and provide temporary shelter for homeless people in emergencies.
The future service will occupy a 263-square-metre premises at 341 Alfons XIII Avenue. The space includes a ground floor and a mezzanine.
On Monday, 2 November, the municipal council unanimously approved the initial amendment to the 2026 budget. The allocation for acquiring the property amounts to 230,000 euros.
Two shifts to serve up to 64 meals
The project plans to serve up to 64 meals a day in two shifts, aiming to avoid crowding and ensure the smooth running of the dining room. Once the purchase is finalised, the City Council will put out a tender for the adaptation works, with a budget of 282,411 euros.
A dining room with the option of temporary shelter
The space will also be able to temporarily accommodate homeless people during cold spells or other emergencies. The service will be aimed at people in vulnerable situations referred by municipal social services.
Xavier Garcia Albiol announced the project in April, during an extraordinary council meeting on poverty and homelessness, and indicated that it could be operational in the first quarter of 2027. The initiative comes after months of criticism from social organisations and opposition parties over the municipal management of homelessness and the lack of shelter resources in the city. The debate on social care also includes waiting times for dependency support.