Apartment Barcelona is donating 1 euro for every apartment reservation this summer to support the Casal dels Infants center, which aids children and families in poverty. The economic crisis in Spain has greatly increased poverty, with 1 in 4 children now living in poverty. Apartment Barcelona hopes this donation can help combat social exclusion and promote the excellent work of Casal dels Infants.

1. Apartment Barcelona supports the Casal
dels Infants in the fight against child poverty
with new initiative
The company is set to donate one Euro to the Casal dels Infants
centre for the support of disadvantaged children for every apartment
reservation made with the agency this summer.
Barcelona, July 4, 2013 - Apartment Barcelona, a leading short
and long-term apartment rental company based in Barcelona, has
recently signed up to be part of the new “Checking Solidario”
project initiated by Apartur, an association for tourist management
companies in Barcelona, in order to support the Casal dels Infants in
its fight against child poverty. Apartment Barcelona will contribute
one Euro for every reservation they receive during the months of
June, July and August 2013 to the program which provides aid to
mothers with babies from 0-3 years old that are seen to be at risk of
social exclusion.
An initiative necessary to an alarming situation
The economic crisis that is currently affecting Spain has caused a
significant increase in the demand for assistance to associations
fighting poverty such as the Casal dels Infants. Recent statistics
indicate that one in four Spanish children lives in poverty. In the face
of this alarming situation, Apartment Barcelona is set to do its part in
the fight against the social exclusion of disadvantaged children, in
collaboration with the Checking Solidarity project and alongside
other companies in the sector.
"We are delighted to participate in an initiative as necessary as
Checking Solidarity and we’d like to congratulate its project
managers. In addition to responding to an urgent demand for
financial support, we hope this project will also serve to promote the
excellent work of the Casal dels Infants to visitors to Barcelona, and
further strengthen the bond between the tourism sector and the

2. citizens’ organizations of the city”, explains Sandra Roig, Marketing
Manager Apartment Barcelona.
Apartment Barcelona would also like to thank its clients and visitors
to the city for their collaboration, as through their apartment
reservations this summer, they are enabling this project to become a
reality.
Three decades combating social exclusion
The Casal dels Infants is a non-profit organisation founded 30 years
ago, and over the years it has provided assistance to more than
6,000 children, young people and families with socioeconomic
disadvantages. Through various educational, training and
employment programs, as well as a providing a space for general
support, the association works to ensure that every family has
access to the same opportunities, regardless of social background.
Currently, the Casal dels Infants has more than 800 volunteers
fighting against the cycle of poverty in the Raval district of
Barcelona, as well as the towns of Sant Adrià de Besós, Santa
Coloma de Gramenet, Badalona, Salt and Tánger (Morocco).
About Apartment Barcelona
Apartment Barcelona is an online agency specialising in apartment
rentals by days, weeks, months and years, as well as properties for
sale. The company offers a wide variety of holiday rentals in
Barcelona in various central locations, from luxury apartments in
Barcelona to studios, and from apartments near Las Ramblas to
beach apartments in Barcelona. For more information about the
company, discounts and offers, visit
http://www.apartmentbarcelona.com.
For more information, contact:
Hollie Morton

3. Marketing and Communication Dept. Apartment Barcelona
hollie@apartmentbarcelona.com