Paqui Pérez: "We must meet as soon as possible to analyze and implement, in coordination with the entities of the third sector, as many actions as necessary to leave no one behind"The municipal group Ciudadanos has requested today in writing to the mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, the constitution of the Municipal Council of Social Services that he chairs.For the mayor of Cs, head of the Elderly, Disability and Development Cooperation, Paqui Pérez, "it is absolutely a priority for this council to meet as soon as possible to expedite, in collaboration with the entities of the third sector, all the actions that we must implement to mitigate the effects of the social crisis "In this sense, the Councilor for the Elderly has highlighted the importance of articulating a coordination mechanism to plan an ambitious emergency plan for vulnerable people and families that "leaves no one behind and allows to cover the basic needs of those who are experiencing the worst" .informationFor this, the mayor Paqui Pérez has also emphasized the need to have information on the number of files requested and pending to process regarding Basic Income, as well as the files requested and pending to process urgently needed aid and requested and processed so far as a result of COVID-19.It has also requested information on the number of volunteers registered in the City Council database, as well as their location and availability, on the current situation of the dining room scholarships and how actions will be articulated in the coming days to guarantee coverage.
of these children, and about the actions that are being carried out with the families of the Patiño settlement and the rest of the settlements in the municipality. Likewise, the Councilor for the Elderly has asked to know what measures are being carried out to obtain new resources and cover the homeless and families who are without basic supplies, as well as a map of resources with the different entities of the third sector that will cover families and vulnerable people in the municipality and which of these will receive direct subsidies to mitigate the effects of the crisis."We will continue to lend our help and collaboration to the Department of Social and Family Services, both to make staff available to you from the other non-essential services, and to negotiate budgets that, as it cannot be otherwise, must be eminently social ", has underlined Paqui Pérez.
Source: Ciudadanos Murcia