The mayor stressed that "the priority that we set in our government program was working by and for people, this is a sign of that policy."
Today has seen the signing of multi-year cooperation agreement between the Hon.
Yecla City Council and the Association for Persons with Mental Illness Yecla (AFEMY).
An agreement according to statements by the Mayor of Yecla, Marcos Ortuño "is the result of applying the priority that we set in our government program and that is simply to work with and for people, putting yeclanos in the center of our action politics".
According to the World Health Organization "one in four people will be affected by mental or neurological disorders at some point in their lives, 25% of the population suffers mental disorder throughout his life."
So AFEMY activity in our town is so important and that is why so Yecla City Council has come to the signing of this agreement.
"By signing the agreement, the City Council gave a municipal building with a surface area of ​​700 m2 on the street Amistad, with an annual assessment of the aid of around 41,000 euros, stressed Marcos Ortuño.
The City will bear the costs of electricity supply, elevator maintenance and alarm.
In return, AFEMY, will perform the direct management of the Day Centre for People with Mental Illness, promising to have the necessary structure and voluntary technical staff to develop such activities.
Finally the Mayor of Yecla wanted to stress "the great work done by associations in Yecla. Of course in the field of social policy, as is the case in question, but also in areas such as cultural, sports and educational. the associations yeclano is one of our great values ​​and we have to support and facilitate everything possible operation. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Yecla