The work of Caritas Interparroquial in Dénia has grown over the year 2012. If that year were 1010 people served by the organization, in 2013 4,5% increased the number of beneficiaries to stand at 1056.
These data are extracted from the annual report has presented Interparroquial Caritas in Denia, a report reveals that the number of served Spaniards equaled that of immigrants and a worrying fact: 385 of these beneficiaries are minors, which It represents a 36% of the total.
Inma Vengut, director of Assumption Parish Center Denia has broken down these data extracted from a 44% of the people served were new and that the degree of insecurity in families is increasingly high. According to this report, the highest percentage of people who come to Caritas for help are young couples with children, and is also increasing the number of seniors who welcome their children and grandchildren at home and living on the pension grandfather.
How to help Caritas Interparroquial
To help these people, Caritas has a reception service that provides financial and moral support and can be found in the three parishes of Dénia. The commissary, at the headquarters of Caritas, helps families to purchase food in an economical manner thanks to 31.000 kilos of food from the Food Bank and 13.725 kilos have been achieved in food collected own campaigns. There, users can purchase food at a price much lower than in a commercial area.
Finally, the help of Caritas is completed with the Ropero Solidario, with 3070 145 garments has helped families in Dénia. Many clothing donations they receive at Caritas: the garments in better stay in the closet, and they need some kind of arrangement are sent to the José María Haro of Valencia, where the repair to give them a new use Foundation.
In 2013 64 total collaborated with Caritas volunteers throughout the year, 11 of them in the commissary. the vast majority, 83% are women and the average age is higher than 51 years. Caritas is now seeking young volunteer to provide new ideas and enthusiasm to the work done daily.
Annual income
On the economic side, Caritas allocated in Dénia 2013 total 35.476 euros, of which a 94% was devoted to aid people in the form of food through the commissary as well as expenses for the payment of supplies and housing; and others aimed at education, medicine and interparochial projects.
In the field of income, 100 percent of the revenue last year came from own funds through donations and contributors, contributions from Caritas, collections every second Sunday of the month and held in all parishes in the diocese Charity Day.
Concerns
In addition to showing concern about the increase in severe poverty, Caritas has referred to the chronicity of situations involving people and increasing inequality; while it has criticized the weakening of social protection systems, such as reduced social services, delayed payment of the guaranteed income or difficulties in accessing or maintaining fundamental rights such as housing, employment and health care.
To overcome these problems, from Caritas propose simple everyday gestures of solidarity and that is the economy that serves the common good.
