Report of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights on the Activities of the National Mechanism for the Prevention ... 5.3. Strengths and good practices During every visit, the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture emphasizes all aspects of a given institution’s work that positively distinguish it from other entities and can serve as examples of good practices. Measures taken by the social care home Kalina in Suwałki deserve particular attention and appreciation. The home has established, e.g., a Regional Tradition Hall where occupational therapy activities are carried out among old traditional objects. Also, a  series of meetings entitled Saving the memories is carried out, in which local community members’ achievements are presented. There is also a professionally-equipped theatre where the residents can give performances themselves and watch performances by invited actors. Numerous other activities are also organized, including International Theatrical Animation, and Integration Street Running events which gather residents from other Polish and Lithuanian homes, occupational therapy participants, persons from community care facilities and school children. On the initiative of the home’s staff members, the Society of Friends of Kalina Social Care Home in Suwałki has been established. Its main objective is to raise funds to help meet the living, health and cultural needs of the residents. The society has managed to build an outdoor fitness path, buy several rehabilitation beds for severely ill residents, buy 3 electrically powered wheelchairs, organize training for the personnel, and hold conferences on the work of SCHs. Employees of the SCH in Górno established the Association for Support of the Górno Social Care Home. It gathers food for the home’s residents through Food Banks operating in different cities, and organizes trips and integration events for them. The facility also implemented a project entitled Górno Social Care Home service quality improvement through the development of infrastructure, new equipment purchase and personnel training cofinanced under the Swiss-Polish Co-Operation Programme for the Podkarpackie Region for 2012-2016. The main objective of the project was to improve the availability and quality of social care services. The project consisted of two components: implementation of innovative infrastructural solutions and purchase of modern equipment, as well as training for personnel working directly with the residents. The project made it possible to: modernize the institution, invest in new equipment, develop the land around the home to meet the needs of persons with disabilities, strengthen personnel competences, increase the quality of services provided to residents and improve the working conditions of the personnel. 64