{"id":35993,"date":"2025-12-10T13:31:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T12:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/?p=35993"},"modified":"2026-01-21T11:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T10:00:21","slug":"ithaca-laundry-mobile-laundry-services-and-social-reintegration-for-people-experiencing-homelessness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/ithaca-laundry-mobile-laundry-services-and-social-reintegration-for-people-experiencing-homelessness\/","title":{"rendered":"Ithaca Laundry, Mobile laundry services and social reintegration for people experiencing homelessness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container alignfull header--3 subhome--1 innovacio gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container container gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\">\n<span class=\"parent--link separador animated fadeInUp slow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/publications\/\">Publications<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/bank-of-innovations\/\">Bank of innovations<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"animated fadeInUp delay-200ms slow wp-block-post-title\">Ithaca Laundry, Mobile laundry services and social reintegration for people experiencing homelessness<\/h1>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_a64968-86, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_a64968-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_a64968-86\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_a64968-86 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_a64968-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_a64968-86\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_a64968-86 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_a64968-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_a64968-86\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h5 class=\"kt-adv-heading35993_a64968-86 entradeta animated fadeInUp slow delay-500ms wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_a64968-86\">Ithaca Laundry<\/h5>\n\n\n<div class=\"animated fadeInUp slow delay-1s wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-10T13:31:56+01:00\">10 December 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container container--2 subhome gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns fila post animated fadeInUp slow gb-layout-columns-3 gb-3-col-widecenter\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-0 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center lead-text has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Europe\u2019s first mobile laundry unit for people experiencing homelessness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ithaca-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ithaca-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ithaca-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ithaca-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ithaca-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ithaca-1-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ithaca-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ithaca-1-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ithaca-1-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ithaca-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ithaca-1-1280x720.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ithaca Laundry provides free laundry and hygiene services to individuals living on the streets or in precarious housing conditions, primarily around Athens and the wider Attica area. Since 2016, the organization has operated a van equipped with washing machines and dryers, a mobile laundry unit that travels to various locations to collect, wash, dry and return clothes to beneficiaries who otherwise lack access to basic sanitation facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond the immediate benefit of clean clothing, Ithaca frames hygiene as a foundation for dignity, a steppingstone toward restoring self-esteem, social inclusion and improved life chances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To complement its hygiene services, the organization also implements social-reintegration programmes: individuals who have experienced homelessness may be offered part-time roles within Ithaca, operating the mobile laundry or contributing to administrative and support tasks, as a transitional employment pathway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2021, Ithaca has further expanded to include social services and employment counselling, offering beneficiaries support with CV writing, job-search assistance and psychosocial support, thus aiming for durable reintegration into the labour market and society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, Ithaca Laundry engages in awareness-raising and advocacy, working to shift public perception and influence policies related to homelessness, poverty, and social exclusion. Its interventions sometimes extend to emergency response, distributing hygiene items or clothing during cold weather or crises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through this multi-pillar approach, hygiene services, reintegration support, and advocacy, Ithaca Laundry aims not only to meet basic needs, but to offer pathways for vulnerable individuals to emerge from social exclusion with dignity and opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ithaca - Mobile Laundry for the Homeless\" width=\"905\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y9fB8pktkJY?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container contingut-post gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f7f5f5\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container alignfull post-info-relacionada animated fadeInUp slow gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns fila container gb-layout-columns-3 gb-3-col-equal\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-4 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_e4d994-1a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_e4d994-1a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_e4d994-1a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_e4d994-1a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_e4d994-1a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_e4d994-1a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_e4d994-1a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_e4d994-1a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_e4d994-1a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading35993_e4d994-1a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_e4d994-1a\">Characteristics of innovation<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category focusinnovacio wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/category\/innovation\/bank-innovations\/\" rel=\"tag\">Bank of innovations<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/category\/innovation\/bank-innovations\/scope-of-intervention\/cross-cutting-intervention\/\" rel=\"tag\">Cross-cutting intervention<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/category\/innovation\/bank-innovations\/type-of-initiative\/new-model-intervention\/\" rel=\"tag\">New model of intervention<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/category\/innovation\/bank-innovations\/type-of-initiative\/new-service\/\" rel=\"tag\">New service<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/category\/innovation\/bank-innovations\/scope-of-intervention\/poverty-exclusion\/\" rel=\"tag\">Poverty and exclusion<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/category\/innovation\/bank-innovations\/goals\/proximity-care\/\" rel=\"tag\">Proximity care<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/category\/innovation\/bank-innovations\/goals\/user-empowerment\/\" rel=\"tag\">User empowerment<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_9614c8-e5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_9614c8-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_9614c8-e5\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_9614c8-e5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_9614c8-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_9614c8-e5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_9614c8-e5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_9614c8-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_9614c8-e5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading35993_9614c8-e5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_9614c8-e5\">Location<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Athens, Greece<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_1adeb6-08, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_1adeb6-08[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_1adeb6-08\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_1adeb6-08 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_1adeb6-08[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_1adeb6-08\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_1adeb6-08 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_1adeb6-08[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_1adeb6-08\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading35993_1adeb6-08 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_1adeb6-08\">Partners\/ Founders<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hellenic Initiative (THI), Bodossaki Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns fila container gb-layout-columns-3 gb-3-col-equal\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-4 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_ddfc3d-9a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_ddfc3d-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_ddfc3d-9a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_ddfc3d-9a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_ddfc3d-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_ddfc3d-9a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_ddfc3d-9a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_ddfc3d-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_ddfc3d-9a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading35993_ddfc3d-9a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_ddfc3d-9a\">Genesis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ithaca Laundry was founded in 2015 by three students, inspired by a similar initiative in Australia, aiming to address the lack of hygiene services for homeless people in Athens. The idea materialized into a pilot mobile laundry van which launched in April 2016 in Athens. By January 2017, daily operations began, and the organization established its first jobs for people from socially vulnerable backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_583386-8d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_583386-8d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_583386-8d\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_583386-8d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_583386-8d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_583386-8d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_583386-8d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading35993_583386-8d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_583386-8d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading35993_583386-8d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35993_583386-8d\">Implementation level<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mobile laundry unit has served over 9,000 beneficiaries through more than 35,000 visits and has cleaned over 170 tons of clothes. Furthermore, the initiative has expanded into stable laundry services at a municipal homeless-shelter centre, employment-reintegration and psychosocial support, indicating a shift from a pilot aid project toward a broader, more sustainable social support infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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gb-button-size-medium\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#3373dc\">See our selection of innovations<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"Banc_dinnovacions\"  class=\"ultp-post-grid-block wp-block-ultimate-post-post-grid-1 ultp-block-9d4c33 containeru002du002d2 subhome grid-darrers-projectes animated fadeInUp slow  \"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\" ><div class=\"ultp-loading\"><div class=\"ultp-loading-spinner\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%\"><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ultp-heading-filter\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-filter-in\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style1 ultp-heading-left\"><p class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span>Banc d&#8217;innovacions<\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"ultp-filter-navigation\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-items-wrap ultp-block-row ultp-pg1a-style1 ultp-grid1-responsive ultp-block-column-4 1 1 ultp-layout1\"><div class=\"ultp-block-item post-id-39954\"><div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\"><div class=\"ultp-block-image ultp-block-image-zoomIn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/second-annual-rehab-lab-network-day-in-barcelona\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\"  class=\"ultp-block-image-content\"  alt=\"Second Annual Rehab-Lab Network Day in Barcelona\"  src=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Imatges-web-2-600x600.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-content\"><h4 class=\"ultp-block-title \"><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/second-annual-rehab-lab-network-day-in-barcelona\/\">Second Annual Rehab-Lab Network day in Barcelona<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"ultp-block-excerpt\">The Second Annual Rehab-Lab Network day brought together organisations and professionals to share experiences, accredit new members and drive innovation in personalised assistive devices through 3D printing.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-item post-id-39909\"><div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\"><div class=\"ultp-block-image ultp-block-image-zoomIn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/confia-ai-to-humanise-mental-health-consultations\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\"  class=\"ultp-block-image-content\"  alt=\"ConfIA, AI to humanise mental health consultations\"  src=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Imatges-web-600x600.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-content\"><h4 class=\"ultp-block-title \"><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/confia-ai-to-humanise-mental-health-consultations\/\">ConfIA, AI to humanise mental health consultations\u00a0<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"ultp-block-excerpt\">ConfIA is an AI-based tool that automates note-taking during mental health visits to promote more person-centred care.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-item post-id-39752\"><div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\"><div class=\"ultp-block-image ultp-block-image-zoomIn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/we-are-opening-the-call-for-entries-for-the-2026-award-for-social-integration-through-digitalisation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\"  class=\"ultp-block-image-content\"  alt=\"Award for Social Integration through Digitalization 2026\"  src=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Premi-a-la-Integracio-Social-a-traves-de-la-Digitalitzacio-2026-sense-text-1200-x-630-px-min-600x600.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-content\"><h4 class=\"ultp-block-title \"><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/we-are-opening-the-call-for-entries-for-the-2026-award-for-social-integration-through-digitalisation\/\">We are opening the call for entries for the 2026 Award for Social Integration through Digitalisation<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"ultp-block-excerpt\">Candidatures for the award, which iSocial co-organises with GrausTIC, can be submitted until 16 October 2026.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-item post-id-39719\"><div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\"><div class=\"ultp-block-image ultp-block-image-zoomIn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/isocial-organisations-travel-to-bologna-for-the-4th-innotrip-for-member-entities\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\"  class=\"ultp-block-image-content\"  alt=\"Innotrip 2026 Bologna\"  src=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Diseno-sin-titulo-1-600x600.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-content\"><h4 class=\"ultp-block-title \"><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/isocial-organisations-travel-to-bologna-for-the-4th-innotrip-for-member-entities\/\">iSocial organisations travel to Bologna for the 4th Innotrip for member entities<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"ultp-block-excerpt\">\nThe visit to organisations and services in the city of Bologna (Italy) allowed us to discover its advanced social ecosystem and reminded us of the importance of sharing experiences and forging alliances to advance social innovation.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-item post-id-39236\"><div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\"><div class=\"ultp-block-image ultp-block-image-zoomIn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/weaving-community-experiences-to-tackle-unwanted-loneliness\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\"  class=\"ultp-block-image-content\"  alt=\"Un grup de ve\u00efnes d&#039;una localitat es reuneixen per xerrar entre elles durant una activitat de dinamitzaci\u00f3 comunit\u00e0ria\"  src=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Innobreak-Soledat-No-desitjada-web-red-600x600.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-content\"><h4 class=\"ultp-block-title \"><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/weaving-community-experiences-to-tackle-unwanted-loneliness\/\">Weaving community: experiences to tackle unwanted loneliness<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"ultp-block-excerpt\">Vincles Alt Pirineu-Aran (Catalonia) and Og\u00e9nie (France). June 2, 2026, from 9:00 to 10:30. Open for registration.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-item post-id-39177\"><div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\"><div class=\"ultp-block-image ultp-block-image-zoomIn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/vincles-alt-pirineu-aran-receives-support-from-caprabo-and-worldcoo-to-tackle-unwanted-loneliness-through-the-centimos-solidarios-campaign\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\"  class=\"ultp-block-image-content\"  alt=\"Imatge de dues persones grans benefici\u00e0ries del programa Vincles, passejant amb una activadora comunit\u00e0ria en un poble dels Pirineus.\"  src=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Noticia-Vincles-Centims-Solidaris-600x600.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-content\"><h4 class=\"ultp-block-title \"><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/vincles-alt-pirineu-aran-receives-support-from-caprabo-and-worldcoo-to-tackle-unwanted-loneliness-through-the-centimos-solidarios-campaign\/\">Vincles Alt Pirineu-Aran receives support from Caprabo and WorldCoo to tackle unwanted loneliness through the C\u00e9ntimos Solidarios campaign<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"ultp-block-excerpt\">The micro-donations collected during April through the C\u00e9ntimos Solidarios campaign, \u201cTogether Against Unwanted Loneliness,\u201d will help sustain the community-based activities of the Vincles project.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ultp-pagination-wrap ultp-pagination-ajax-action\" data-paged=\"1\" data-expost=\"\"  data-blockid=\"9d4c33\" data-postid=\"35993\" data-pages=\"80\" data-blockname=\"ultimate-post_post-grid-1\" data-selfpostid=\"yes\"><ul class=\"ultp-pagination\"><li class=\"ultp-prev-page-numbers\" style=\"display:none\"><a 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