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Cartagena gives visibility to the reality of the homeless on their International Day (30/11/2018)

The City of Cartagena, through the Department of Social Services, makes visible the reality of the homeless on its International Day, which takes place this Friday, November 30.

To help improve the situation of this group, the Homeless Service Service works in coordination with several entities in the city such as Cáritas, Cruz Roja, ACCEM, Hospitality Santa Teresa and La Huertica.

Among them they have scheduled a series of events for this day at the Center for Low Demand Holy Family of Caritas, which have begun with a greeting by the host entity, Cáritas.

In order to give an account and make visible the problems they face, several people who have passed or have gone through this situation have drafted and given voice to a manifesto in which they have emphasized that they intend to make visible also the entities and institutions "that pursue the improvement of living conditions for this group ".

At the same time they have demanded a strong political commitment "that allows and guarantees a society without exclusion, with equal opportunities, resources and means", they have concluded.

The mayor of Social Services, Mercedes García, has recorded the involvement of the City of Cartagena, through the Service for Attention to the Homeless, to ensure that no person is homeless, so during the event wanted to remember the neighbors of the municipality that are or have been in this situation that "we will always be there, to help you, to support your desire to live, to fight to get out of an unjust situation that at any moment life can take us".

Also, García wanted to take advantage of this date to reiterate the commitment of the town hall "to support, promote and promote" the welfare and quality of life of all those who live this situation, through the coordinated work of municipal technicians and Social Entities.

In the Center of Low Demand Holy Family of Cáritas, an exhibition of real photographs documenting the life of homeless people was also made.

To close the event, a video has been screened in which people who live or have lived without a home relate their personal experiences and the problems they face in their day-to-day lives.

During this week in all the cities of the world different acts are organized so that all the Administrations and the society in general visualize the reality of this group and the great effort that they make every day to improve their personal conditions, in order to achieve a life worthy

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena

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