emergency baskets
Olivera argued that “when the health emergency was over” due to the Covid 19 pandemic, “the emergency baskets were finished, only those for people who have minors in their care remained.”
“But as we know that in some cases the reality of families has not improved as much as we would like, it is evaluated on a case-by-case basis,” he added.
Shelter
In the department of Colonia, “for the winter plan, we have the battalion for single women and men, entry is with a protocol, after a medical check-up,” said Olivera.
He recalled that “in the department of Colonia there is no street line, that is, you have to call 911” in case you see “a person on the street” who requires shelter at this cold time of year.
“We made a coordination with the Departmental Emergency Committee, so the Ministry of Defense is the one who provides the accommodation; and supplies (warm clothes, cleaning supplies) are provided by the Ministry of Social Development. The battalion also provides you with dinner and breakfast. They enter after 6:00 p.m., and the next day, at 9:00 a.m. they leave, ”he explained.
At the departmental level “it will focus on the battalion; and at the moment we have a person staying, and he is from the Carmelo area, ”he indicated.
This time the Carmelo barracks will not be used. “After the closure on October 31, this passed to the orbit of the Municipality of Carmelo, which, as I understand, they have it for situations of people affected by inclement weather.”
