Photo: Reus City Council
What was once a crumbling abandoned prison along the coast of Tarragona, Spain is now the El Roser Social Center, a supportive shelter that houses and employs people facing homelessness. The first of its kind in Spain to combine all of these social services under one roof, it opened in 2022. The Rues City Council selected this site for redevelopment as part of the city’s efforts for renewal and carbon efficiency, while still maintaining its hundred-year-old history. The facilities had reached a year of full capacity in late 2023. In that time, the Roser Social Center employed 26 people “with difficulties entering the ordinary labor market” and hosted 54 people through its Limited Stay Residential Service. The soup kitchen also fed 2,450 people in its first year of operation. The facilities include a pantry that is one of the largest food distribution centers in the city.
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