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The Mayor, Pilar Barreiro, along with the councilman of Social Care, Antonio Calderon, and the director of the Municipal Institute of Social Services, Antonio Mula, have chaired this morning the ceremony of grants worth 191,618 euros to 42 Clubs largest in the municipality of Cartagena.

In his speech, thanked Barreiro understanding and responsiveness of the clubs in the current crisis we are facing and pointed out that while the amount delivered is somewhat lower than last year, the fact is that this is to which the council has been able to save $ 3,000 in rent by the opening of new premises of Isla Plana and Santa Ana.

The mayor also emphasized the efforts of the Department of Social Services to redistribute their funds and enhance programs that ensure the provision of services to those most in need, services such as telecare, which increased its budget this year by 28.7 % which has eliminated the waiting list, the home help service, which increased by 23.76% or meals at home, starting up as 167%.

With the aid to be delivered today, the Social Service Department assists in significant costs for clubs such as rent, electricity, water and cleaning the premises, as well as the realization of socio-cultural activities: workshops, tours, lectures and festivals.

Another objective is to support activities that strengthen the partnership and promote cultural promotion of elders as the gerontogimnasia, workshops, cultural weeks, carnival, coexistence between clubs, courses and cultural tours, activities that engage 74,000 euros this year.

All these actions, as well as others aimed at older people, are part of an overall program to directly monitor each of the clubs by providing technical advice and support in developing its activities in the operation of the association and the management of other types of aid.

In addition, there has been delivery of grants from the bank Caja Murcia each of these clubs to support activities regulated through a collaboration agreement of that body with the city of Cartagena.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena