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The mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, and the parish priest and president of Caritas Parish, Serafin Campoy, visited the Spanish Red Cross facilities in Molina de Segura, which received 6,300 kg of non-perishable food reinforce donations to needy families in the township.
Caritas Parish and the City Council over the last year distributed more than 25,000 kilos of food staples benefiting nearly 400 citizens with special difficulties.
The mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, by the parish priest and president of Caritas Parish, Serafin Campoy, visited the Spanish Red Cross facilities in Molina de Segura, who has a food bank out for collection, storage and distribution of surplus food with the intent to make them reach those most in need in the Region of Murcia.
Specifically, the Mayor and the pastor have moved to the Food Bank where they have received 6,300 kg of food that will go to the most disadvantaged of Puerto Lumbreras.
So, Caritas Parish and the City Council through the Social Services, go lots of staple food to over 400 needy families in Puerto Lumbreras.
To do this, the Social Services made a preliminary report of the status of the plaintiffs of such aid to be allocated to the poorest families or at risk of social exclusion such as family groups with children or dependent elderly, minorities ethnic, people unable to work, children in need of protection, bystanders or seniors with the lowest pensions.
In this sense, Sanchez explained that "from the Social Services put special attention on monitoring the distribution process for all food arriving in perfect condition and at the right time, without the administrative difficulty lengthen the situation suffered some families in this time of crisis. "
In addition, he noted that "the City Council, and in collaboration with Caritas Parish, we are working on new charity campaigns and food collection for 2013 continue ensuring that the basic needs of the people most in need."
Notably, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, through the Spanish Agricultural Guarantee Fund (FEGA), has launched the first phase of the 2013 Plan food aid to the most needy with the free distribution of 80,175. 951 kilos of food throughout the year.
This amount represents an increase of 12.7 million kilos more than last year's campaign.
The FEGA is the agency responsible for food purchase, and make them available to the Spanish Federation of Food Banks (FESBAL) and Spanish Red Cross, in addition to ensuring the proper execution of the plan by the provincial charities 9,100 and local
Thus, the FEGA puts food available to the Food Bank which houses Spanish Red Cross in Molina de Segura and distributed to local entities beneficiaries for distribution to needy families.
To conclude, Sanchez explained that "in these difficult economic times we must be closer to the population weaker and more difficult to secure and the needs of families who for various reasons are in a disadvantaged position."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras
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