SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Jan 13 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The CajaCanarias Foundation and the la Caixa Foundation have presented this Thursday their joint aid plan for those affected by the volcano on La Palma, the objective of which is to offer immediate financial assistance and which consists of the delivery of prepaid cards loaded with 500 euros for families residents of the affected municipalities who have lost their first and only home or, where appropriate, their business or sole source of income.
The event, held at the CajaCanarias Cultural Space in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, was attended by Mauricio González, delegate of the la Caixa Foundation in the Canary Islands, and Margarita Ramos, president of the CajaCanarias Foundation, who was in charge of transmitting how, after Different meetings with the representatives of Los Llanos de Aridane, Tazacorte and El Paso, direct financial aid in favor of the most affected family units has been considered as the most appropriate means of collaboration, in order to temporarily alleviate their situation. .
For his part, Mauricio González highlighted the social commitment as an essential and differential factor of both entities, with 10 years of joint work and more than 300 initiatives deployed, as well as its historical link with the island of La Palma, hence the importance of putting This joint aid plan is under way to cover the most basic needs of the families who have lost everything as a result of the volcano eruption.
In this way, the respective social services areas of the town councils of Tazacorte, Los Llanos de Aridane and El Paso have determined the group of beneficiaries of the aid destined by the Fundación CajaCanarias and the Fundación la Caixa, which intend to be granted urgently in order, precisely, to be adequate for its maximum effectiveness in avoiding situations of social emergency.
