Lorquí City Council, through its Department of Social Policy has launched a program year "school aid to families at risk of exclusion" and has allocated € 3,200 to support 23 families in the municipality where the purchase of material and textbooks.
This is a measure to facilitate the right to education of school-age children in grades kindergarten and primary-those families with low income and is seen as complementary support to the programs organized by the Department of local education and the Regional Government.
Aid this year that have led to greater economic effort for the City ilorcitano in recent years, because, for example, in 2004 the expenditure amounted to 2,240 euros, dropping in 2005 to 180 euros and going up in 2006 to 1,240 euros.
"These measures were adopted to the needs arising from the economic crisis and that in previous years had not been assessed as necessary," said Sebastian Sanchez, Councilman ilorcitano the area.
Also supports to the bus
In addition, another line of support has been directed to the provision of service "bus pass", which this year has been awarded a total of 41 applications, of which 31 are demands of university students, pensioners and 2 8 cases assessed within exceptional circumstances.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorquí