The City Council, in partnership with Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo and Caritas will distribute 7,000 kilos of nonperishable food to the poorest families in the locality.
Mayor Puerto Lumbreras, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, and Territorial President of Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo, Ángel Martínez has done this morning to deliver the food to be distributed through Social Services.
The City Council of Puerto Lumbreras in collaboration with Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo (CAM) and Caritas, distributed 7,000 kilos of nonperishable food to the poorest families.
The new food supply will meet the needs of the poorest population of the municipality of Puerto Lumbreras.
According to the mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Pedro Antonio Sánchez "in these difficult economic times should be closer to the population weaker and thus more difficult to ensure the needs of families for various reasons find themselves in a disadvantaged position. With this new food reserves guarantee the basic needs of families who need it most "
Thus, the Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo has handed over to Caritas of seven tons of nonperishable food will be distributed through the Social Services of Puerto Lumbreras.
Regional President Caja Mediterráneo Murcia, Angel Martinez, the mayor of the municipality, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, have personally controlled the supply of foodstuffs.
The Department of Social Services of Puerto Lumbreras sought from Mediterranean Fund to help families who do not have enough resources to feed its members.
Angel Martinez recalls that "this is not the first time Mediterranean Fund distributes food to organizations and institutions concerned with meeting the basic needs of our neighbors. And it ensures that this action shows" the commitment of Mediterranean Fund to assist those families and citizens who are going through really tough times.
Our intention is to facilitate, as far as we can, to the parents to care for their families. "
Distribution is conducted through the Social Services of Puerto Lumbreras, and Caritas to undertake a preliminary report on the status of applicants for aid.
The beneficiaries will be the most disadvantaged families or at risk of social exclusion are family groups with children or elderly dependents, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities to work, children deprived of parental care, homeless or elderly with pensions low.
In this regard, Sanchez concluded explaining that "from the Social Services will focus on monitoring the distribution process to reach all the food in perfect condition and at the right time, without administrative procedures lengthen the difficult situation experienced by some families in these times of crisis. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras