During 2010 the Social Action area of \u200b\u200bthe City of Motril 7,764 attended, a 75% increase over 2006. Since the economic crisis began, the Department of Social Action of the City of Motril has seen a sharp increase in the number of people served, which in the past four years has risen more than 15,000 families
Councillor for Social Action of the City of Motril, Ángeles López Cano, informed families about the care that has carried out the council from 2006 to 2010.
López Cano has said that in 2006, 4435 people attended, this figure increased in 1692 people in 2007. Since 2008 the rise has been extraordinary to reach the figure of 7764 families in 2010.
The mayor noted that "the public is calling on all social benefits to overcome the precarious financial means. Most are people who previously had jobs and stability, and now they have lost their savings and family support network is not able to sustain the livelihood of a family. "
In this sense, to serve the citizens have managed 459 social wage to the Delegation for Equality and Social Welfare and 80,000 euros have been invested in municipal bonds in aid of food, baby food, housing, child education aid , medicines, prostheses transport, equipment and other needs.
Furthermore, to supplement municipal actions, given the difficult situation of the citizens, the City has been called to ask the Food Bank about 23,100 kg of food which were distributed during the year 2010 to 861 families, thereby benefiting about 3,382 people. This allocation has been made possible by the invaluable assistance of the Civil Defence volunteers in coordination with the intense work of the Food Bank with the Department of Social Action of the City of Motril.
One of the successes that have been consolidated in the last two years has been the collaboration and involvement of members of the Coordinating Board for the Care of Families in Motril, where they represented the Charity Association-Social "Virgen de la head, "English Red Cross in Motril, Motril Interparroquial Caritas, Motril Food Bank and Social Action Area of \u200b\u200bthe City of Motril.
"Coordination and collaboration among the various entities are extraordinary: they complement resources, act together to ensure a safety net for families and avoided duplication of efforts and resources to expand care to a number growing households, "stated the responsibility for Social Action.
Also, they have treated around 219 people who have requested non-contributory invalidity pension and 143 elderly people who have requested non-contributory retirement pension. 234 were issued blue cards for free urban public transport and have recorded a 451 care to people with disabilities, whose demands have focused mainly on applications for recognition of disability, reduced mobility or parking cards.
López Cano has been reported particularly marked increase in the number of families with children in their care who have been honored by the Children and Family Team in order to improve family relationships, the behavior of children in the family and school and the prevention of social exclusion. In total, 1055 families have been.
The mayor has stated that "at the same time, from the Family Treatment Team have been addressed to 41 families and 93 children at risk, and 5 families and 11 children in family reunification programs. "
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