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The Social Care Councillor, Antonio Calderon, presented in memory morning most relevant activities and the most important of the various programs developed in 2012 and which depend on the Department of Social Services and the Institute Municipal Social Services. Likewise, the mayor said the coordination and cooperation of the various Councils of the City of Cartagena.
Despite the economic climate, the level compared to previous years remained with 46,608 features at the two centers, which provide citizens with access to these services.
In relation to municipal aid budget has been increased from 503,015.77 euros to 616,949 euros, increasing the percentage one year 22.65% compared to 2011. This figure must be added to aid granted to social action organizations , volunteering and older program, adding direct support 1,449,892.13 euros.
Also, this amount bound with higher basic provision reflects that the City has made ​​an investment of 3,121,273 euros in 2012 led to the most needy, ie 42.81% of the budget of the Department for 2013 to amounts to 7,290,229 euros.
Councillor A PROGRAM OF ATTENTION "N SOCIAL
Then general data detailing each of the work areas as families, elderly, disabled, immigration or drug dependence.
Thus, the Immigrant Services Office, the body responsible for managing diversity and pioneer in the Region of Murcia, 6,040 people attended. Likewise, integration also has worked in the schools participating in the program, a school open to other cultures, with 4,470 students. Finally, in this area, in addition to working with cultural centers, there have been 8 editions, with 56 sessions, New Citizenship Project, which aims to understand the functioning of the institutions, facilitating a Again integration.
In Housing Program and Homeless Bystanders have served 1,714 people, while 82 people have been found begging exercising more than one hundred attentions.
In addition, 57 people have received these services during the campaign Coldsnap, choosing just 35 of them to go to a shelter.
In the particular aspect of housing 175 applications were registered, while coverage has been given to the 257 public housing promotion of the City of Cartagena.
A total of 1,210 seniors have benefited older program that was created with the aim of ensuring the continuance of these people in their daily intoned in the following categories: Home Assistance Service, home help for the Weekend, Home Delivered Meals , Telecare Home and Family Respite. All these actions have a cost of $ 1,903,528, 73 euros, contributing over 80% Consistory.
Also, at the Municipal Office have served 2,100 people, while the Active and Healthy Ageing Programme has had 41 shares and 1,534 participants. Ultimately, this direct care provided by the Department of Social Services have benefited over 10,184.
With respect to employment training includes six vocational training courses for a total of 98 students. Such actions have been developed since 1989, and have an employability rate of 45%, in the words of the mayor of Cartagena.
On the other hand, the drug category with 7,291 students and 463 teachers from 13 primary schools with a total of 22 secondary schools and 21 from a total of 24.
The Department also promotes social participation, and hence the relevant work is carried out with the 175 social action organizations to strengthen coordination and optimize resources. Throughout 2012 were funded a total of 43 projects with a cost of 718,906.14 euros. Moreover, the Consistory, and despite the economic situation, has kept the five development cooperation projects.
During the press conference also made ​​mention of the Volunteer program, unique in the region of Murcia, with a bag of 562 volunteers and 70 entities.
Enter the various actions undertaken, 1,370 children have benefited during the last campaign Toy Collection.
Finally, the section on Aids and Economic Benefits.
379 have been requested assistance to the Government of the Region, including dependency, resulting in 2,573 benefit them.
With respect to municipal aid, amounting to EUR 616,949.99 divided into subsistence, accommodation, aid purchases at the Social, support for books and other needs.
The category of housing has been the main target of the budget, covering 485 families (253 families renting, mortgages 65 families, 77 families relocation, and other 90) and a total 630,390.04 euros. These grants represent an increase of about 20% compared to 2011. Moreover, in the last three years the Department has invested about 900,000 euros.
Councillor ACTION OF A
During the press conference, Social Care Councillor has advanced two of the next actions to be undertaken by the Department.
The first is the presentation of a web portal to facilitate administrative routes for immigrants in order to improve their integration into society.
The second deals with the resource optimization program that works together with the different social entities Cartagena and will be presented shortly.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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