| Jávea Grapevine February 2015
The ‘Friends
Of The
Children Of
Emaus’
Read More About
Friends Of The Children
Of Emaus On Their Two
Facebook Pages And On
www.fcemaus.com
Currently within EMAUS Altea,
as well as the eight Children’s
Shelters, there is a counselling
service for families with difficult
children; a Shelter for the victims
of domestic violence and their
children’; the ‘baby’ shelter for
new born up to six years which
specialises in working with the
Generalitat’s adoption scheme;
the shelter in Relleu for disabled
young adults. EMAUS Altea also
run a Residencia for older people.
An emergency help-line for the
elderly living on their own and
an occupational workshops for
teenagers was closed last year
due to lack of funding.
“Friends of the Children of Emaús”
is a registered charity started ten
years ago by a group of friends
in Calpe who got together to
form a registered, non-profit
making Association (registration
G-54138805) to raise additional
funds exclusively for the Children
within the various EMAUS houses.
The Association was founded by,
and is still led, by Carole Saunders.
It is the only registered association
who fund raise solely for the
Children cared for by Emaús.
EMAÚS Altea has a contract to run
the Association with the Generalitat of Valencia. This is paid every
two months but is never enough.
The rest has to come from charitable donation and yet EMAUS
as an organisation do no charitable fundraising themselves; they
rely very much on the efforts of
local organisations; some wonderful fundraisers who spread themselves about and also support several other charities throughout the
year here on the Costa Blanca.
The exception is Friends of the
Children of Emaús (FCEmaus)
who do nothing but fundraise just
for the 100 children in the 0 to 18
age group.
For General Information
About Friends Of The
Children Of Emaus, To
Renew Your Membership
Or To Become A Friend
Please Contact:
[email protected].
Linda
Richardson
Castella & Campello Walkers