Fundación Prójimo Próximo

OUR HISTORY In 1995 a group of volunteers starts visiting disabled people in a residence located in Leganés (Madrid). In 2001 the Foundation is created based on the increasing demand of help due to a lack of resources provided to disabled people from the public estates and Social Security. In 2018 we covered more than 95 disable peoble aid, amounting around 140,000 eur. The demand increment in 2019 is estimated over the 25% All our aid comes from private contributors. No public subventions granted. WHY OUR AID IS ESSENTIAL? There is a limited coverage by Social Security to wheelchairs, glasses, prosthesis, orthotics, cochlear implants, visual or hearing devices, oral treatments, housing adaptation ... and so on. OUR OBJECTIVE is to exclusively cover the health needs of people with disabilities and without economic means which Social Security does not cover. Only in Madrid live 53.000 people with life limitation 50%, of our demand is recurrent. Children, for example, their needs grow up with them ... OUR FUNDS Our aid comes only from private donations since the state has not provided us with any subsidies WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT? We do not pay a salary directly to our staff members,; The salaries of the two people who work for the foundation, are aid contributed by two benefactors. DONATIONS are destined in full to the aid Assisting all single aid by our Board, showing a high personal care. We assist ONLY where Social Security does not. Our aim is to make their life as easier as possible, being their last alternative covering the cost of medical and assistance products.