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The Governing Board gives green light to a grant to the Catholic Migration Commission for care and social support of these people Association, joining this work also done in the municipality Red Cross.
The City Council has a resource map coordinated by the Office of Refugee Aid to meet requests and channel public assistance on issues such as housing, clothing or volunteering.
The City Council has expanded the network of public resources available to ensure the reception of refugees in the municipality.
To this end, the Governing Board has given the green light to the award of a grant to the Catholic Commission Association for Migration (ACCEM), an entity that already worked in this area and that from now on it will in Murcia, joining Cruz red in this work.
With this assistance, the company will develop in Murcia the "Support and assistance for the integration of refugees" socio-oriented employment and integration of people who come to town for protection.
To do this, ACCEM will focus primarily on providing them with the necessary social skills and the right tools to promote the full coexistence, starting with language teaching and the development of individualized insertion itineraries.
ACCEM, which has a long experience in hosting political refugees, has started business in Murcia recently and is one of the entities responsible for refugee reception program.
It has three floors in which 18 people live and in the future is expected to Syrian families received in this program are incorporated.
The grant approved today amounts to 10,000 euros.
Involvement and commitment
Conchita Ruiz, Councillor for Social Rights, today reiterated "the full and active involvement and full commitment of the City of Murcia, in the reception process as in the subsequent itinerary for the integration of individuals and families seeking asylum and shelter are Murcia destination ".
To this end, the Department of Social Rights, the municipal social services and their technicians and professionals are working to provide newcomers "a dignified life and ensure their mainstreaming and integration in our city, considering the vital, individual and family needs" , he said this morning Conchita Ruiz.
In order to meet the demands and needs, the City Council has put the focus on channeling the initiative and citizen solidarity and logistical support could be provided to the entities responsible for the reception, while maintaining the availability of resources public to meet the initial demands that may arise.
Refugee Aid Office
The councilman of Social Rights recalled the actions implemented by the City for the reception, care and social support of refugees after the exodus that is occurring from Syria and other neighboring countries to the European Union.
In September, it launched the Office for Refugees in order to respond to requests and channel public assistance, such as "corresponding act to a municipality who, like Murcia, positioned itself from the beginning as a city of welcome, inclusive city, "said Conchita Ruiz, who also recalled that" we were the first municipalities to submit a map of host resources, care and social support for refugees. "
A task for which the City Council acts with the collaboration of Red Cross and Cepaim ACCEM, entities operating in the Region of Murcia.
Moreover, the Office for Refugees has coordinated the massive campaign to collect food and medical supplies, promoted by the Association of Syrian Students Averroes in collaboration with the Platform for Refugees of Murcia.
Finally, the Minister of Social Rights recalled that Murcia will join the Network of Municipalities Refugee Reception driven by FEMP because "our City Council wants to serve the social clamor that urges us to take the initiative and bet on solidarity the reception of those seeking asylum in Europe. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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