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JUNGLE DRUMS
NEW LOCAL CHARITY TARGETS HOMELESS AND JOBLESS
REACHING OUT
charity shop. “The prices are IMAGINE finding yourself evictkept deliberately as low as ed and homeless. Bad enough possible, so that people in in your home country, but far need can benefit as much as worse if you're living in a foreign possible," added Sandra. country struggling to access the Gifts from the public help needed to survive. either essential foods or norIt's against this backdrop that a mal charity items which can newly-formed charity, Reach Out be sold in the shop, can be Torrevieja, has been formed. donated whenever the shop It's mission - to help the homeis open. Reach Out also less find accommodation and, needs helpers. hopefully, work, provide helpful "The Spanish system of advice and support; help needy benefits is so complicated families with food parcels and proeven the Spanish can't vide the necessities of life such as Sandra Stephens (second from left) with Reach Out workers understand it, so we want clothing and toiletries. people who can liaise The charity will help with Sandra explained: "Many By TONY MAYES Reach Out Torrevieja is the repatriation, but many don't of these people were drawn between us , the town hall brainchild of Karolina want to return to their home- to Spain in the boom times. and other authorities,’’ says Leonard and Sandra needing the support that lands .Like the young But then the recession hit Sandra. In addition the chariStephens, together with Reach Out can provide. They Russian couple whose four- and they suddenly found ty wants gifts of food, clothtreasurer John Thompson, tend to be transitory, but their ing and household items. who operate a large drop-in needs are obviously acute. year-old daughter has been themselves without jobs." If you'd like to help, conThe centre also offers famcentre and charity shop with Many are able men who diagnosed with cancer. The tact Sandra on 688 348 151 father, a master builder, has ily food parcels of dried, a difference in the heart of have skills but in the current or Karolina on 688 348 189. financial plight of Spain can't been out of work for months tinned or preserved foods, the city. The International Christian because of the recession, rice, pasta or flour, cooking Situated in Calle Bella find work." Assembly church has "adoptand, because he cannot pay oil, UHT milk, processed They are of many nationalAntonia, just off the market ed" the charity and is encourroad, it’s open Mon, Wed, ities - Spanish, Eastern his mortgage, now faces cheese, lentils, beans and aging its congregation to eviction. chick peas and tinned meats Thurs, Fri and Sat from 10am Europeans, Russians, North He told me he would return or fish. Also provided are donate food, charity goods -2pm and offers coffee, tea Africans and from South to Russia, but his daughter’s baby foods, nappies and and cash. and light refreshments for American countries. Donated items can be left medication, other toiletries and toilet rolls. And sadly, for all those considerable people in need. at Calle Urbano Arregui 23 Reach Out‘s clients Sandra says: "At any one being helped, up to 10 peo- which is free in Spain, would (tel: 966 799 273). The chartime we have about 40 peo- ple have to be turned away cost a lot of money in Russia receive vouchers which they ity shop is in need of an can spend on items in the - money he does not have. ple who are homeless and every day. industrial type steamer to freshen up donated clothes. Call 688 348 151 if you can help. Friday Sunny High 28° Low 19° Chance of rain 0% Monday Partly sunny High 29° Low 21° Chance of rain 0%
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