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| The joint work carried out between the municipal Social Services and Cáritas has allowed to reinforce the care provided from the 60 points that the entity has distributed by the municipality | The joint work carried out by the Murcia City Council and Cáritas Diocesana since the beginning of the socio-sanitary crisis caused in March by the expansion of the Covid-19 has allowed the attention of 20,000 people and the distribution of basic necessities for the value of 860,000 euros.These data have been released this morning by the councilor for Social and Family Rights, Pilar Torres, who has visited the facilities of the Galilea Commissary, which are located in La Fica and from where 3,500 families have been served, who have received fresh food and frozen and hygiene and cleaning items.Until October 17During the visit the mayor Torres has announced the extension of the cession of use in favor of Caritas of these municipal dependencies, which host the commissary.

The entity may continue its social work in the building until October 17.

This new agreement succeeds a previous one signed in April.Coordination between the departments of Social Rights and CultureThis extension has been the result of coordinated work carried out by the departments of Social Rights and Family and Culture and Heritage Recovery, led by Pilar Torres and Jesús Pacheco respectively, through the Social Services and Heritage services.

The mayor Pacheco has also participated in the visit made today to the commissary.The coordination maintained since the beginning of the pandemic by the social technicians of the City Council and Cáritas has allowed to reinforce the attention that is provided from the 60 support points that the entity has distributed by the municipality of Murcia.The mayor Torres explained that "the care of the most vulnerable people is a real priority for the Government Team.

For this reason, we maintain fluid and constant coordination with third sector entities, which we try to provide with the best tools material and economic so that they can maintain the vital work that they are developing to support those most in need.

"Extraordinary grantTo contribute to this important work, the Murcian City Council approved an extraordinary subsidy worth 750,000 euros, which also benefited from the Red Cross and the Segura Food Bank, outside Caritas.

In addition, the granting of new financial aid is planned soon.Cáritas cares for families derived from the municipal Social Services, who carry out continuous and exhaustive monitoring of the most vulnerable groups, which are those that require greater social support.Oil, vegetables, legumes, diapers and shampooThis entity proceeds to distribute food baskets and basic hygiene and cleaning products through its parish network and the Galilea Commissary.

Some of the products that it delivers are oil, rice, cocoa, vegetables, legumes, beans, bread, chickpeas, milk, macaroni, baby food, bleach, shampoo, dishwasher and diapers, among others.The municipal building in which the Galilea Commissary solidarity project is developed covers an area of ??409 meters and is carried out with selfless work carried out by a volunteer team made up of more than 100 members, who are in charge of managing the center.

logistics, the replacement of food and other products and to do a job of accompaniment with the families who go to the store.The City Council and Cáritas channel in a coordinated way all the donations that this project receives both from individuals and companies.

The firms that have contributed to the contribution of products are the following:- Grouping of Food Companies from Murcia, Alicante and Albacete (Agrupal) and associated companies- AMC- Arom SA- Asumur (Association of Supermarkets of the Region of Murcia)- Bankia- Bodegas San Isidro- CaixaBank- Caliche- Campoeven SAT- CROEM- I enjoyed it.- Fornet.- Frigoríficos Morales- Fripozo- Cajamurcia Foundation- Ingenio Foundation- García Carrión- Gregal- Grupo Marín Agrotransformados- Harimsa- Hero Spain- uneasy- La Fuensantica- Lidl- Linasa.- Melons El Abuelo- Mercadona- Mercagrisa- Gimar Pastry- Proexport and associated companies- Donuts La Ermita- San Cayetano SAT- Release- TGT Levante Cheese Shops- Deep-frozen Azarbe- Zukán

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia