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The councilman of Social Care, Antonio Calderon, along with the head of Caritas Cartagena, Juan Isidro Ros, and the Hospital of Santa Teresa, Vincent Villar, today unveiled the device care for the homeless has been launched because of the cold weather arrives to the city.
According to Calderon, from Social Services is aware of around 20 people sleeping in the street and, with this campaign, we offer a pick up and transfer to the Hospital of Santa Teresa for the night, all those who wish . Working in coordination with entities Social Action, assured the council, is the only way to optimize resources, especially now in times of crisis, which reduced the contribution of the administration.
Antonio Calderon has also noted the importance of citizen participation, that may contribute by providing data for people to observe who may need help or shelter these days, calling the Police Department or Local.
Campaign launched today, from Caritas enable a van with 3 or 4 volunteers to walk the downtown area (Monte Sacro, Plaza de la Merced and San Francisco, around the stadium Cartagonova, Station area and urban expansion) both on the streets looking for ATM as well as in some neighborhoods, such as St. Anton and St. Joseph the Worker.
Once they find people sleeping rough, offered warm milk, coffee and cookies, and are informed about the possibility of spending the night guard at the Hospital of Santa Teresa.
While the average number of people every day Hospitality hosts throughout the year is 50 at this time winter reaches 80.
Moreover, those who do not want to stay overnight in the hospital, which is located in the suburb of San Antón, are given blankets and shelter.
For which if accepted, there is no time limit on the stay.
The profile of the person who seeks refuge in the Hospital of Santa Teresa, has been changing in recent years as people increasingly are younger and more educated, and come to this center because they have seen nothing to cause of the crisis and unemployment.
Currently, 30 percent of people who go through Hospitality are immigrants and the other 70 percent, half are from Cartagena and often repeated, and the rest were bystanders.
Calderón, leaders of charities that work in the campaign, have appealed to citizens to raise awareness and work together to help support those most in need. In this sense, Vicente Villar appealed to media campaigns to make, especially now that Christmas is coming, and the general public, becoming partners of Hospitality, contributing to the extent that everyone can, or sponsoring the rooms, which amount to 26 euros per person per day.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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