After ending a year's time to take stock of the year and value the work that has been done over twelve months.
From the Department of Social Policy states categorically that almost tripled the number of steps over the previous year.
A team of 14 workers and nine home aides, led by the council every Mariana Gomez has delegated responsibility for carrying out, with hard work, the objective of this area: To provide social care to any demand or need in terms of services social, both individual and family community development, being the gateway to the public system of social services.
In this work, important projects have been developed, with the introduction of new services and increasing number of social programs and maintenance of many others.
So in the past 2009, after many years of negotiation, was launched in the House of Refuge for Women Immigrants, contracting the management of it with Columbares Association, and which are currently hosted three family units with a total of seven people.
It was also concluded the work of a laundry and showers Pavilion Annex to this house which is scheduled to start operating during the year 2010.
One of the most important news for this council was granted a subsidy of around 400,000 euros for the construction of a new Center for Social Services in Albany Street Martinez to perform services on a more suitable and could be completed by Throughout this 2010.
Have also undertaken several innovative measures such as the Municipal Volunteer Program, with the formation of a group of 15 volunteers working in the departments and programs in this area was held commemorating the International Day of Volunteers, and was introduced Recognition of the Labor Solidarity, individually and collectively, whose winners were Emilio Vazquez and Caritas Interparroquial, respectively.
You launched the Social Revitalization Program, with the completion of orientation and welcome activities for families regrouped, direct action with the people and groups, and vocational training workshops in cooking and mechanical.
In 2009, extended the agreement with AMFIJU, increasing the hours for the transport of disabled people and serves more than 200 people, and continuing with the home help service in villages.
We have maintained the partnership with Red Cross, immigrant programs, transportation for elderly and Day Center Caregiver Training Program for dependents, having formed in 2009 to more than 120 caregivers.
In the Department of Social Policy have also maintained other programs that previously had been developing the program for the Reception and Integration of Immigrants by promoting activities within the hub of education with activities such as educational support, and Castilian literacy workshops, recreational activities absenteeism and workshops, among others, as well as cross-cultural activities, with the launch of the week intercultural and intercultural meeting, with an estimated budget of 260,000 euros.
Similarly, it has remained the Municipal Plan for the Prevention of Drug Addiction playroom with activities such as summer day living with the AMPAS, workshops at schools, and how new this year, School Parent Handbook for all parents with children since First Quarter Primary Education Secondary Education and awareness workshops for novice drivers, with an estimate of 30,000 €.
Has also remained the Family Program, working with families in order multiproblem give them autonomy and promote their social standards.
We have worked with over 50 families with a team of two workers and a psychologist, in coordination with other professional social service center.
In the last 2009 was a course in social skills with people at high risk of social exclusion and held the regulation of social housing in the MOPU, Stephen Thomas and Vista Alegre and monitoring of pottery.
Throughout this year also has worked for the maintenance and improvement programs and dependent elderly: regular home help, home care on weekends and holidays, respite care, meals on wheels and Telecare, more than 250 people attended and a budget of over € 300,000.
The same has happened to the Social Work Program, with activities for information, advice and processing of resources, having nearly tripled the number of patients with previous year.
Services have been managed as municipal aid dealt with 92 aid amounting to around 30,000 euros, IMAS helps, ministry programs, provision of the Law Unit, rebates and exemptions, ...
and the accompanying tasks and advice to avoid problems of uprooting, family, etc.
In this program have been identified in the municipality in 5 zones, each with its respective area social worker.
In all these actions have benefited thousands of people with certain social characteristics and has provided them a service, has offered advice, assistance have been processed, they have been formed, has provided tools for its development personal and work has been made available and integration activities have been prevented in bad habits.
In this balance should be added the constant daily work of all people within this department and enabling improved quality of life and welfare of the people that request it.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla