Businesses that care
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2025 9:30 am
From taverns that go beyond the menu to hair salons that offer an emotional refuge, in this installment of Time is Gold, we explore how businesses contribute to support networks by becoming fundamental pillars and leaving a mark on the well-being of their clients.
Bars that are a support network
At the Los caracoles de Amadeo tavern, in addition to running the family business, an important support network is built every day: “We check their sugar if they overindulge in the menu, we call them if they miss three honduras phone number list in a row and we bring them their shopping or a hot soup if they get sick,” explains Alejandro, one of Amadeo’s grandsons, owner of the restaurant.
In this interview with El País, the family explains how, beyond being a meeting place, the premises has become an “antenna” establishment within the framework of the Madrid Vecina project. The pharmacy, the shopkeeper, the health centre, the neighbours… anyone can collaborate in this initiative created to detect, raise awareness and prevent unwanted loneliness among the elderly in the neighbourhood.
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Hairdressers that are shelters
Continuing with businesses as spaces for care, Noemí López defends in this article the role of hair salons as refuges, confessionals where, with the excuse of a dye job, women find a safe place to be cared for.
She also presents the findings of the Beyond Skin-Deep study , a project led by Hannah McCann, which highlights the importance of female workers in initiating conversations about mental health with clients. In this way, they not only play a crucial role in their emotional well-being, but can also become agents of detection and prevention of some situations of violence.
According to Hannah, these more emotional conversations arise from the nature of the work: “Work in the salon is quite intimate: workers are very close to you, sometimes for long periods of time. Conversations often arise naturally because there is not much else for clients to do.”
Bars that are a support network
At the Los caracoles de Amadeo tavern, in addition to running the family business, an important support network is built every day: “We check their sugar if they overindulge in the menu, we call them if they miss three honduras phone number list in a row and we bring them their shopping or a hot soup if they get sick,” explains Alejandro, one of Amadeo’s grandsons, owner of the restaurant.
In this interview with El País, the family explains how, beyond being a meeting place, the premises has become an “antenna” establishment within the framework of the Madrid Vecina project. The pharmacy, the shopkeeper, the health centre, the neighbours… anyone can collaborate in this initiative created to detect, raise awareness and prevent unwanted loneliness among the elderly in the neighbourhood.
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Hairdressers that are shelters
Continuing with businesses as spaces for care, Noemí López defends in this article the role of hair salons as refuges, confessionals where, with the excuse of a dye job, women find a safe place to be cared for.
She also presents the findings of the Beyond Skin-Deep study , a project led by Hannah McCann, which highlights the importance of female workers in initiating conversations about mental health with clients. In this way, they not only play a crucial role in their emotional well-being, but can also become agents of detection and prevention of some situations of violence.
According to Hannah, these more emotional conversations arise from the nature of the work: “Work in the salon is quite intimate: workers are very close to you, sometimes for long periods of time. Conversations often arise naturally because there is not much else for clients to do.”