One of the core ideas of our Governance Plan and one of the top priorities of this government team is what we dubbed "Sitges for the people," a broad line of policies revolving around social policies. Last week, we launched new initiatives at the Municipal Plenary related with such policies, such as a change in credit to make an extra contribution to Caritas and Red Cross for their projects to supply food to the needy.
This action is part of the package "Sitges for the people" promoted by the local government team and allowed the implementation of several initiatives aimed at supporting people and groups most in need: the "Carnet Blau" or Blue Card ( which provides discounts to the needy on certain services, both public and private), the Soup Kitchen (included in the Blue Card and that everyday provides food to people who do not have sufficient resources), or agreements and bill payment arrears with Third Sector organizations (the improvement and change in the system of our Treasury Department allowed payment of invoices of social organizations that had not been scheduled or budgeted by the previous government).
These are some of the activities in social policies aimed at the most vulnerable. But the core of "Sitges for the people" is designed to reach a broad segment of the population that suffered the most for the crisis, provoked mainly by revenue reductions, budget cuts and limitation of opportunities. This policy is aimed at people that are directly affected by poverty and also people affected negatively by the current crisis.
For this reason, we have driven a socioeconomic revitalization plan for entrepreneurs through the services of Nivell 10; measures to promote employment; aids to nursery users; a contract to ensure the activities of the "Casal de la Gent Gran" or Senior Home, which, with the demise of the bank charged with patronage was in serious risk of disappearance...among other actions.
The crisis has taken its toll on many people. A lot. Also in Sitges. For this reason, social policies are a top priority for this City Government. In some cases, such as those just mentioned, we are dealing with specific policies and initiatives, in other cases are actions that require utmost discretion and respect for those affected, but this is also the reason for our involvement. And will continue to be a priority.
