Many of them will also benefit from school lunch service |
The Governing Board of the City of Murcia has today approved the award of the project of activities of Summer Schools 2017 in the municipality, from a gender perspective, and favor of Copedeco, S Coop.
For an amount of 153,384 euros.
The Councilor for Social Rights, Conchita Ruiz, announced a few days ago the launch of 58 schools and 6 summer camps during the month of July aimed at children who are in a situation of social exclusion and / or vulnerability.
For all of them, in addition to the measures that will allow almost 1,000 children to benefit from the school dining room measures, 426,000 euros are allocated.
Of the total offer of summer schools, 37 are offered by the City of Murcia, 33 for minors between the ages of 6 and 12, and 5 directed teenagers between 13 and 17 proposed by the Municipal Centers of Social Services .
In total 1,450 children will be favored by the realization of workshops, games and activities during the month of July within this program.
All of them will be carried out in schools, cultural or conciliation centers, as well as Municipal Centers of districts and districts.
The other 21 summer schools will be carried out within the Caixa Proinfancia program thanks to the collaboration of the council that Conchita Ruiz runs, on a permanent basis, with entities from the third sector.
In this area 790 children will enjoy the benefits of schools.
For its part, and thanks to the ongoing collaboration with Plena Inclusion entities, places are reserved for children with intellectual disabilities.
Summer camps
This summer, as in previous years, camps for week-long camps for minors proposed by the Municipal Social Services Centers have been managed.
The total number of places is 143 for minors aged between 6 and 16 years old, distributed in 11 shifts of 6 camps.
The budget amounts to € 32,882.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia