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Tenerife Funds €350k for Cancer Support Home for Children

Tenerife Council Commits €350,000 to New Cancer Support Home

The Cabildo de Tenerife, through its Institute for Social and Socio-Healthcare Services (IASS), will allocate 350,000 euros to refurbish and equip the future Casa Pipa Tenerife. This accommodation resource, driven by the Canarian Foundation Pequeño Valiente, will provide free temporary housing for children with cancer and their families during medical treatment.

A Vital Resource for Families Across the Islands

The councillor for Social Action, Agueda Fumero, alongside the island’s director, Yolanda Baumgartner, visited the foundation’s headquarters in Tenerife yesterday. They saw first-hand the work of the foundation and the progress of the project, which will be located in a building provided by the Government of the Canary Islands in La Laguna. Casa Pipa will be a key resource within the socio-healthcare network, aimed especially at families from other islands or municipalities far from hospital centres, who need to stay nearby for long periods of treatment.

Comprehensive Care in a Supportive Environment

As outlined in the project, these treatment processes can last between one and two years and represent a significant emotional, financial, and logistical impact on families. Consequently, the new space will feature adapted bedrooms, common areas, spaces for psychological, social, and physiotherapy care, as well as areas for community living and support. The goal is to guarantee the overall wellbeing of the children and their families throughout the entire process.

Creating a Warm and Playful Space

The president of the Canarian Foundation Pequeño Valiente, José Juan Jerez, thanked the institutional support. He highlighted that Casa Pipa Tenerife will allow “families with children who have cancer or other rare diseases, who come from distant municipalities or non-capital islands, to have a warm and playful space.”

Longstanding Collaboration and Growing Support

The visit also served to review the joint work the Cabildo carries out with the Pequeño Valiente Foundation through the Insular Ring of Social Policies, within the framework of care for chronic illnesses. Since 2016, the entity has been part of this collaborative system, which funds comprehensive care programmes for children with cancer and their families, including psychological, social, educational, and physiotherapy support.

In recent years, the Cabildo has progressively increased its financial contribution to this project, rising from 141,047 euros in 2023 to 186,047 euros in 2026. This has “allowed for the consolidation of a specialised and continuous care model.” In 2025 alone, this programme provided direct care to 227 children and indirect support to 637 family members.

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