March 23, 2012.
Educational support programs, extracurricular activities for children and two employment and training programs have focused actions in this area of ​​the city.
And with this European program has been made improvement works in 21 streets.
The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, this morning reported that over 2,000 residents of the districts of Lorca have benefited directly from social programs that the City has been doing through the Urban Community Initiative, funded by 70 % by the ERDF of the European Union and 30% by the Consistory.
Jodar said "in recent months has made a special effort in social programs in the Santa Maria, San Juan, San Pedro, San Lazaro, Calvary and San Cristobal highlands, promoting programs' Paidos' and 'Classroom 'educational support to children with difficulties and extracurricular activities at the same time it has launched the first program,' EmpleaT ', and a second edition of' You and your neighborhood 'training and employment for unemployed youth of these areas of Lorca, who have been hired. "
The mayor pointed out that "in addition to these important social activities within the Urban Initiative we have remodeled 21 streets in these neighborhoods and we are creating a park in Old Calvary."
In addition, it has been made to demolish the Senior Center in the neighborhood of San Cristobal to proceed with the construction of a new building, while the Centre has been conditioned Open from Mayor as alternative facilities for this group for the duration of works.
Francisco Jodar said "these actions do not come alone, but go hand in hand with other projects it has managed the Consistory as has been the reform of other streets with their own funds or from the Autonomous Community, the rehabilitation of the Church of Santa Maria or improvements in schools in these neighborhoods, either through works such as those taking place in the Colegio San Cristobal or the implementation by the Ministry of bilingual education in the Andrés Soler Garcia. "
Francisco Jodar was speaking shortly before starting the coordination meeting with local political groups of the actions that the Consistory is doing and has planned for this area of ​​Lorca to continue the process of social and urban recovery.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca