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In total, there are 40 Social Work Units (UTS) which the City Council has launched to offer direct and personalized attention to each of the residents of the Murcian districts and neighborhoods thanks to the work carried out by 42 professionalsThe councilor for Social and Family Rights, Pilar Torres, visited today the new Social Work Unit (UTS) whose works have been completed and which will open its doors after the summer in the Progreso neighborhood.In total, there are 40 UTS that the City Council has launched to offer direct and personalized attention to each of the residents of the Murcian districts and neighborhoods thanks to the work carried out by 42 professionals.From 31 to 40 work units"The decentralization of Social Services in the municipality of Murcia is a reality thanks to this new center and the other two offices that will also open their doors in September in San Pío X and Zarandona.
These units are in addition to those already opened in recent years.
months in Llano de Brujas, La Raya and Santa María de Gracia, "said the mayor, who added that" in the last two years we have gone from 31 to 40 Social Work Units and we have increased the staffing.
"The new offices represent a substantial improvement in direct care for the population by bringing the services intended for their care closer to their homes, facilitating the continued physical presence of Social Services professionals in the neighborhood environment.In the UTS in the Progreso neighborhood, the City Council has renovated the facilities on Barba Street where the Senior Social Center was housed before being transferred to other units.
In-person care will start in September by appointment.Reception, waiting room and boardroomThe new offices have a reception, a waiting room, an adapted toilet, two service offices, a boardroom, a staff toilet and air conditioning.This action is part of the UTS expansion plan developed by the City Council since 2017.
The total investment to condition the space has been 76,330 euros.This amount includes the conditioning carried out in the facilities to prevent contagions from the pandemic, guaranteeing the conditions derived from the Covid-19 occupational risk prevention regulations.More than 38,000 beneficiaries in Progreso, San Pío and ZarandonaThe UTS del Progreso serves this neighborhood and Santiago el Mayor; that of San Pío X to the neighborhood itself, Buenos Aires and Nuestra Señora de la Fuensanta; and that of Zarandona this district and Churra.These new Social Work Units will allow closer attention to a total of 38,000 inhabitants of the aforementioned neighborhoods and districts, and they must request an appointment with the corresponding social worker through the appointment service by phone (Monday to Friday).
from 9 to 15 hours), or via the internet.75% increase in calls during alarm statusThroughout the 100 days that the state of alarm has lasted, the municipal Social Services have received 30,000 calls, which represents 75% of the total calls that were registered in the year 2019 and a total of 70,000 people, with aid that has exceeded three million euros.The requests for care have also increased in the territorial demarcations corresponding to the new UTS, which have equaled and even increased the results in the 6 months of this year with respect to the total for the previous year, which makes the opening of these new offices, to guarantee better coverage to the population.Equipments of the City Council social networkThe municipal staff of Social Services carries out its work in the different facilities that make up the social network of the Murcia City Council:3 Municipal Social Services Centers.40 Social Work Units.3 Community Action Centers.3 Cyber ??classrooms.1 Comprehensive center for childhood and work-life balance.3 Day Stay Centers.76 Social Centers for the Elderly.76 Women's Centers.4 reception resources for women in situations of gender violence.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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