Special meeting to discuss community support hubs in Derry & Strabane today

Sinn Féin Councillor Sandra Duffy has welcomed the news that the local Council will hold a Special Council meeting today, Friday, January 22 to discuss how best to get finances out to community support hubs, who have been distributing aid during the pandemic.
By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Jan 2021, 13:07 BST
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Last week Councillor Duffy proposed that additional money allocated from the Department of Communities should go straight to the community support hubs to assist with food and fuel.

Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Councillor Duffy said: “I am delighted that Council has been able to convene a special council meeting on this issue, following my proposal last week at the Health and Communities Committee.

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“I have been approached by a number of the community support hubs which are assisting very vulnerable residents as they cope with the pressures of Covid 19 and they are quickly running out of resources. 

Sinn Fein Councillor Sandra Duffy.Sinn Fein Councillor Sandra Duffy.
Sinn Fein Councillor Sandra Duffy.

“It is welcome that the Department for Communities has been able to provide funding to allow communities to carry out this vital role, but Council must also step up now to make these decisions as urgently as possible to allow us to facilitate these much needed financial packages hitting the ground. 

“It is our duty as elected representatives to do everything in our power to assist people through these difficult times.”

By Gillian Anderson

Local Democracy Reporter

Related topics:Sandra DuffySinn FeinDerryStrabaneLocal Democracy Reporting Service