Puerto del Rosario Social Services unveil new facilities

The Puerto del Rosario City Council inaugurated on Friday the new municipal headquarters of Social Services, located at 29 Primero de Mayo Street. The premises span two floors, each about 370 m², totaling more than 740 m² of usable space.

The building was designed to provide a more comfortable, accessible, and efficient service for both citizens and municipal staff who carry out their daily work in this essential sector. The council described the space as “modern, accessible, and sized to meet the current needs of the municipality.”

The ceremony was attended by Mayor David de Vera, President of the Fuerteventura Island Council Lola García, the Council’s Social Welfare Minister, and members of the municipal governing team.

Features of the New Offices

The new Social Services center includes:

• 20 individual consultation offices
• A waiting room and a meeting room
• An open‑plan administrative area
• Dedicated space for the prevention team
• A children’s care room
• Restrooms, stairs, and an elevator
• A children’s playroom to make family visits more comfortable

“Today we open a much‑needed infrastructure for our municipality. Social Services deserved facilities that match the important work carried out here every day. We are talking about direct assistance, accompaniment, and responses in difficult moments, which require dignified, functional, and humane spaces,” said Mayor David de Vera.

“This new headquarters allows us to improve internal organization, ensure privacy in consultations, and offer a friendlier environment for neighbors who need to be heard and supported closely,” he added.

Council President Lola García emphasized, “It is vital to keep adding public resources for social welfare and personal care. When administrations collaborate, the citizens are the real winners.”

Multidisciplinary Team

The facility houses a comprehensive team composed of:

• 14 social workers
• 4 psychologists
• 2 educators
• 1 pedagogue
• 1 lawyer
• 2 sociocultural animators
• 1 monitor
• 5 administrative staff
• 3 administrative assistants
• 1 management assistant

The City Council concluded that the opening marks a significant step forward in improving municipal public services, placing people at the centre and equipping the social area with a space ready to meet present and future challenges.