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| Since the operation began on March 24, 2,700 batches of food and hygiene products have already been distributed to families in need in the municipality | The contingent of basic necessities that the municipal social emergency operation has to distribute among needy families in the municipality of Cartagena continues to grow, in this case with the contribution, this Wednesday, May 13, of the Port, which has donated around 7 tons, including food and personal hygiene items, especially for babies.The deputy mayor and councilor of the Social Welfare area, Noelia Arroyo, together with the mayor Cristina Mora, has accompanied the president of the Port Authority, Yolanda Muñoz, during the time of the arrival of the donation at the Central Sports Pavilion, where The municipal device is installed, and he took the opportunity to thank this contribution and remember the solidarity, generosity and commitment of the companies in Cartagena, “the president has shown herself on this occasion, as she said in her inauguration speech, as a more neighbor of the municipality of Cartagena, and neighbors, when needed, help each other.

"The president of the port has been accompanied by members of the Port Police and, throughout the tour, has greeted the members of the device, officials from different departments and volunteers from the Food Bank, Civil Protection and Red Cross.Yolanda Muñoz, assured that "from the port of Cartagena we are going to support the most vulnerable groups, and also our businessmen, working to promote the economic and social recovery of our environment."In this sense, the president of the port authority recalled that the Immediate Action Plan for Economic Recovery against COVID-19 has been launched, endowed with 200 million euros and that includes 50 actions comprised in 12 thematic blocks or lines of work directed to the execution of global actions of complete engineering in the port and its integration with the city.In addition, the Port allocates 100,000 euros in aid and subsidies aimed at non-profit institutions that promote social projects, and 80% of the total budget will go to actions in the municipality of Cartagena.Change of trendSince the Cartagena City Council launched the social emergency device on March 24, 2,700 batches of basic products have already been distributed among needy families in the municipality, and a change in needs has been detected in recent weeks.

of benefits.“At the beginning, 90 percent of the help request calls that came through the Unique Social Telephone, 968 021 123, were families that required food, but in recent weeks, 50 percent of those calls require another type aid, so from the Department we have launched a series of financial benefits to purchase products in supermarkets, medicines or even psychological help, "said the mayor responsible for Social Welfare, Noelia Arroyo.The objective is to cover the basic needs of those residents who require it as long as they do not collect the ERTE or return to work, "so we are going to continue working on this new device, adapting to reality," said Arroyo.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena