News: Project Active Senior started at Ostrava Poruba
Today, we would like to inform you about new
ACTIVE Project realized in Ostrava Poruba.
Project Active Senior was initiated by city
police officers in cooperation with Poruba town hall.
“This is a year-round program of lectures,
excursions and trips, designed to promote education of seniors, provide them
with guidance on behavior in crisis situations and also involve them in public
life.” says spokesman of Poruba town hall
Jana Končítková.
At a joint meeting with officers and
representatives of Poruba town hall on Wednesday in Leisure Centre on
Vietnamská Ulice came two dozen seniors. Candidates were informed about the
concept of the program and could fill in the application.
“Police officers will meet with seniors every
three weeks and a part of the program will also include weekend trips and
excursions. Seniors will revive legal awareness and obtain information and
advices on how to behave in crisis situations and also in situations where they
become victims of crime or witnesses of these negative social phenomena, by
interesting form.” Said prevention group leader of Ostrava City Police Petra
Stoklasová, and added that Active Senior project builds on previous year, which
was successfully held in Moravian Ostrava, Ostrava Přívoz and Ostrava – Jih.
Active senior project is one of many activities
for people of retirement age, at which the urban district Poruba participate. “In
Poruba generations of seniors forms sizable portion of the population, so we
pay them increased attention. Our Social Service Centre organizes series of
lectures titled Senior Self-Defense in nursing homes each month and last year
we started the project Safety for Poruba seniors. All these activities have the
same goal – to enhance the safety of seniors and actively involve them in the
protection against fraudsters and rapists.” said the mayor of the city district
Lumír Palyza.
