Since October 2008, neighbourhood police have been patrolling the streets of the Magdolna Quarter. They are to build and maintain close relationships with the locals, to learn what they think of public safety and to help resolve their problems.

Many of the other programmes, such as educational school classes on addiction and crime, restorative programmes, special care for addicts, and the casual employment of the homeless are all indirect means aimed at improving public safety.

The Magdolna Guarter Project in Brief

It was in 2005 when the urban social rehabilitation programme was launched in the Magdolna Quarter in Józsfeváros; the programme places great emphasis not only on the improvement and restoration of the physical environment and buildings, but also on the social integration of locals. One of the aims of the project is to reintegrate the quarter into the life of the district and the capital, to build the neighbourhood thet can welcome and accomodate people and generations from all walks of life and from diverse cultural and social backgrounds.

Glove Factory (Kesztyűgyár) Community Center

The rebirth of the building of the former glove factory as a community centre in Mátyás Square (Budapest) has given loclas, and particularly teh young, a fresh community venue to house cultural and educational programmes, a real home for community happenings.

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