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The director of Acufade denounces that the department's budget barely increases by 0.8 percent when 600 million are needed to overcome the imbalances. Go to download The director of the Association of Caregivers, Relatives, Friends of People with Dementia, Alzheimer's and other dementias (Acufade), Lena Felipe, states that the demonstration that in the Canary Islands there is interest in finding a solution to the problems of dependency would consist of “a real modification of the budgets” and not in “the instrumental use” of his recent speech in the parliamentary commission in which he denounced the shortcomings of the system. He affirms that the neglect of the system has been developing since the Dependency Law was enacted, as, in his opinion, is demonstrated by the limited development it has had. For this reason, he considers that the pandemic has only aggravated an “already serious” situation, highlighting the extreme weakness of dependency in the Canary Islands. He points out that until the month of November they have not had fluid communication with the Department of Social Affairs, a time when political leaders “become aware of our situation and our fatigue.
He states that at no time have they been able to sit down with a technician from the department, which “highlights the lack of structure of the department that makes it viable.” “We are going to continue exactly the same” “We assume that the Canary Islands are always in line, and we hear that the budgets are going to be the most social, that no one is going to be left out, but then you grab the WhatsApp Number List calculator…” says Felipe. Thus, it indicates that at the end of 2019 there were 50,000 people registered as dependents, of whom half had been provided with services, “because if you want to serve at least the identified population, you have to increase the budget by 50%, it is estimated that about 600 million euros to overcome the imbalance. But the budget barely increases by 0.8 percent depending, so we are going to continue exactly the same.” Food banks struggle to meet demand that is growing by more than 40% Food Bank of Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Photo: SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE CITY COUNCIL Food Bank of Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Photo: SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE CITY COUNCIL Pedro Llorca and Hernán Cerón, presidents of the institution in Las Palmas and Tenerife, call on society to continue collaborating.
Go to download The food banks of Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife have seen demand increase by forty percent since the Covid-19 pandemic began, which adds to the difficulty of carrying out many procedures that depend on presence. It is “a very hard stage for collection and delivery,” according to its managers, Pedro Llorca and Hernán Cerón. Llorca points out, however, that precisely at this time, “it has been exciting” to see how companies, foundations and associations have turned to the banks' campaigns: “It has been spectacular, because we have a social conscience deeply rooted in despite being at the bottom in the economy.” He points out the case of a transfer of 50 cents in charge of an individual “who may not even have enough to eat, and who, however, has had the gesture of handing it over to the campaign.” With these examples, he calls for collaboration “because this is going to take a long time.” Difficulty meeting expectations For his part, Hernán Cerón points out that from the 22,500 applicants at the end of 2019, the number has increased to the current 30,000: “There is a lot of need and the situation is very precarious.” He points out that the lack of tourism and the lower turnover of supermarkets has made it impossible to meet last year's expectations, when they obtained 150,000 worth of food. This year they have obtained the equivalent of about 120,000 euros.
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