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Social Services City of Cartagena grant food aid (monthly bonuses) that can be redeemed for basic food items in the Commissary's loaves and fishes to ensure the nutrition of children from families with fewer resources than during the school year have eaters gone to public schools in Cartagena.

The mayor of Cartagena, Jose Lopez, said that the council has chosen to handle these directly cover food aid to the refusal of the Ministry of Education to extend the school meal service during the months of July and August in the centers education in the municipality.

According to Lopez, the government team that has just arrived at City Hall had to be put to work and take an immediate decision to act responsibly as the nutrition of children Cartagena scarce resources is an issue of utmost importance that I could not wait.

The Mayor explained that given the complexity and bureaucracy of alternatives, it has opted for this formula was the most practical and operational just days before the start of July.

The Department of Social Services, in front of which the Councillor Carmen Martin is located, is preparing a census of children with basic necessities so the next one can act with greater foresight and anticipation in this area.

Using this procedure, the aid may be used to cover breakfast, lunch and dinner and have a monthly or biweekly (July, August and first half of September).

Another advantage of this formula is that food coverage can be extended to other members of the family unit and can meet the nutritional needs during Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

The City Council has also opted for this formula to prevent the child is separated from the daily lunch from their usual environment during the months of summer break.

Municipal Social Services will be responsible for granting the aid package from the lists of students with scholarships cafeteria that schools have sent Cartagena municipal technicians.

From the Department of Social Services and are being reviewed records of families who currently receive assistance from the commissary's loaves and fishes to cross data and produce a definitive list, besides studying other possible cases of children with limited resources and risk of social exclusion.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena