By Tara Rippin • Published: 20 Apr 2020 • 10:10
THEY are part of the Collective Aid Network #RAC, which offers support ranging from buying food essentials and medicine to running errands, walking pets, taking out the rubbish and being a friendly and supportive voice at the end of the phone.
The network receives around 50 calls a day, which relate to requests for help or benefit inquiries, the latter of which are then passed on to Social Services to follow up.
In the last couple of weeks, volunteers have widened the services they offer to include helping to find accommodation in collaboration with the tourist association Hosbec, and distributing ‘school dining room’ grants to families of more than 1,000 children who would receive a hot meal each day as part of a government funded scholarship.
At the end of the first month of the network’s efforts, town mayor, Toni Pérez thanked the volunteers for their “dedication and solidarity and commitment,” announcing that the network will remain operative “as long as it is necessary,” depending on the evolution of the virus and State of Alarm.
There are two free telephone numbers for those who need support, open from 9am to 7pm, 900 701 322 and 900 101 215.
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Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region. She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990. Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.
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