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| The draft of the document has been presented today to social entities within the framework of the Network for Inclusion ½n Social to make contributions | The municipality of Murcia will have this year of 2021 with the first local strategy that will improve the social care provided to the homeless.
The City Council, through the Prevention and Social Insertion Section, dependent on the Department of Social Rights and Family, led by the mayor Pilar Torres, has prepared a draft of this strategy.
The text was presented this morning during the telematic meeting that took place of the Network for Social Inclusion. Representatives of social entities such as the Columbares Association, the Cepaim Foundation, the Abandoned Jesus, the EAPN, the Red Cross, the Diocesan Caritas, the Gypsy Secretariat Foundation and the RAIS Foundation have gathered at the meeting.
There has also been representation from the Autonomous Community through the Murcian Institute of Social Action (IMAS). This strategy, which will be approved in the summer, will be the result of a process of agreement and consensus among all political groups and third sector entities that began today with the meeting of the Network for Social Inclusion. The Councilor for Social Rights, Pilar Torres, stated that "we are fully aware of the very complicated situation that homeless people have to face.
Therefore, together with all groups and social entities, we want to articulate a strategy that allow us to enhance, improve and polish the social care we have been providing to this group.
We want the document to have the best possible support and that the measures it includes be agreed upon ". The new municipal strategy will be inspired by similar ones that have been developed by other municipalities and by the postulates contained in the Comprehensive National Strategy for the Homeless.
It will also draw from the European typology categories on the homeless. Social Services serve 600 homeless people Currently the Municipal Social Services serve 600 homeless people.
The socio-health crisis generated by the expansion of the coronavirus has complicated the situation of this group, which grew by 45% in Murcia during 2020 after 276 homeless people received care for the first time. The profile presented by these individuals is that of a 39-year-old single man with a low educational level.
They are originally from Morocco, Romania, Bulgaria and Spain.
In the latter case, they come especially from the communities of Castilla-La Mancha, the Valencian Community and Andalusia. Special protocol to prosecute hate crimes In the same way, the Municipal Social Services want to lead, together with the Ministry of Health, the Administration of Justice and the Security Forces and Bodies, the design of a special protocol of action that allows speeding up and enhancing the detection of crimes of I hate homeless people. The entities that participate in the Network for Social Inclusion have until February 16 to make contributions to the strategy.
This week the draft will also be delivered to the rest of the political groups and the document will also be evaluated by the Municipal Council of Social Services, which will meet in the first half of February.
The text will go through the Local Government Board before its final approval in the Municipal Plenary. At the meeting of the Network for Social Inclusion held this morning, it was also reported the actions carried out by the City Council's Social Services in the face of the crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. 55,999 social cases attended by the pandemic Municipal technicians have attended 55,999 cases, which is 40% more than all those who attended during 2019, which were a total of 40,063.
The City Council has approved 5,717 grants, which have involved the payment of benefits worth 4.8 million euros. In addition, the Government Team has granted 2.7 million in social subsidies for the development of projects to mitigate the consequences of the pandemic.
Of that amount, 1.5 million were granted to the Cáritas, the Red Cross and the Segura Food Bank for the acquisition and subsequent distribution of food and basic necessities among vulnerable families. Another 1.2 million have been destined to cover 24 projects of social interest.
The Social Services also cared for 166 families referred by the Murcian Health Service because they had to remain in a confinement regime, but they lacked the necessary resources to purchase food and hygiene and cleaning items.
The City Council technicians are responsible for the delivery of these products at home.
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Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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