Plena Inclusión Canarias, which integrates 26 island entities that work with people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, has asked the Canarian Government and councils last Thursday to increase, at least 50%, the financing they allocate to it because they are at risk of break.
In a statement, the association warns of the seriousness of the economic-financial situation of these entities on the islands, where they provide services to 1,800 people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome and cerebral palsy, and their families.
They add that the coronavirus pandemic has worsened the situation because it has increased the expenses of organizations in personnel losses, purchases of material and protective equipment.
The latest national study of Plena Inclusión España has estimated that the application of prevention measures against covid-19 has led to a 30% increase in the cost per place in Spain, the note says.
The financing they are claiming would be aimed at hiring more personnel, acquiring Covid-19 detection tests, purchasing protective equipment and materials, and reconfiguring and sectorizing spaces and living units.
“It is necessary that the autonomous government and the island councils recognize the great effort and investment that these organizations have been assuming for years, since they now need economic support from the administrations more than ever,” the note highlights.
