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The Little Sisters of the Poor receive a donation of 500 diapers (09/06/2020)

| The Murcia City Council coordinates the delivery of these products, provided by the Ruano Pharmacy, and which will serve to care for the elderly who care for the nuns in the residence on Avenida Juana Jugán | The Little Sisters of the Poor have received a donation of 500 diapers made by the Ruano Pharmacy.

The Murcia City Council, through the Department of Social and Family Rights, which is headed by the mayor Pilar Torres, has coordinated the delivery of the donated material.The diapers will serve to care for the elderly cared for by the nuns in the residence of the Little Sisters of the Poor on Avenida Juana Jugán in Murcia.The councilor for Social Rights, Pilar Torres, has thanked "the numerous solidarity shows that individuals and entities are having to help those most in need.

The attention of vulnerable groups is a priority for the Government Team.

The disinterested work of citizens and companies help our services multiply.

They have us at their disposal.

"Settlements of Patiño and Rincón de SecaThe Ruano Pharmacy delivered 1,000 diapers, of which 500 have been received by the Little Sisters of the Poor and another 500 will be distributed by the Mobile Emergency and Social Care Service (SEMAS) among the settlements that exist in the districts of Patiño and Rincón de Dry, because they are in which the technicians have verified that more small children live.Since the beginning of the socio-sanitary crisis caused by the expansion of the Covid-19, the solidarity initiatives carried out by individuals, companies and entities have been a constant.

The City Council works in coordination to ensure that all products reach those who need it most.To contribute to the social work they are developing, the Department of Social Rights approved an extraordinary grant worth 750,000 euros for Cáritas Diocesana, the Red Cross and the Food Bank.Food contributionsTerra Natura has donated 580 kilos of basic food to the Food Bank.

This organization has also received 30 tons contributed by the Association of Supermarkets of the Region of Murcia (ASUMUR).Similarly, Mercamurcia has provided 200 kilos of fillets of pork and veal for the Puente Tocinos Soup Pot.

The Department has collaborated from the beginning with this initiative, which is carried out by the Mesón Don Pancho in the town.

He distributes more than 400 stews daily among 21 districts.In collaboration with Cáritas Diocesana and the Red Cross, the Murcian City Council has designed a territorial map to guarantee access to basic food for people at risk of exclusion.Daily attention to 2,016 peopleCurrently, the Prevention and Social Insertion Service serves 2,016 people belonging to 686 families.

1,563 are adults and 619 are minors.

In the month of May, the food delivery service was expanded with 184 more families.

This aid is present throughout the municipality.SEMAS is also responsible for supplying basic food to 358 people living in 12 settlements.

Every week the technicians approach the villages and maintain direct and fluid contact with their inhabitants to attend to all their needs.Solidarity farmsAnother initiative that seeks to help those most in need is Alquerías Solidaria.

It is a food collection campaign in which the Department of Social Rights, the Municipal Board of the district, Caritas, Red Cross and the Food Bank participate.The campaign was launched when the solidarity pot that worked in Alquerías with the Taberna El Saro ceased its activity, which distributed food daily for more than 200 people.Alquerías Solidaria also seeks to develop an awareness campaign among residents to donate food, basic necessities, basic toiletries and hygiene items and baby food.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia

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